Bloom Archives
Category: Community
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A Day to Remember: Lee Hamilton Gets the Medal of Freedom
BY CARMEN SIERING Although he represented Indiana from 1965 to 1999 in the United States House of Representatives, served as vice chair of the…
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There’s So Much to Do and See At Monroe County Public Library, And It’s All Free!
BY CARMEN SIERING If there is one thing Marilyn Wood, director of Monroe County Public Library, would like to emphasize, it is that the…
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Ivy Tech Expansion Means More Opportunities for Local Students
BY JEREMY SHERE Phase II of the Ivy Tech Community College–Bloomington main campus expansion is nearing completion. Students, faculty, and staff should expect to…
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‘The Accidental Mayor’: Tomi Allison’s Memoir Revisits Her Years at City’s Helm
BY MIKE LEONARD Tomilea “Tomi” Allison acknowledges that she was well into her 13th year as Bloomington’s mayor before she attended a conference about…
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New Initiative Seeks to Ban Single-Use Plastic Bags
BY CAIRRIL MILLS In many places throughout the world, going shopping means taking along a bag or basket to bring purchases home. If a Center for Sustainable…
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Community Justice & Mediation Center: A Local Agency that Helps Heal Conflict
BY BARB BERGGOETZ A youth slashes the tires of a man’s car. Two neighbors argue about a dog’s loud barking. Groups of kids clash…
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Feature Story: Guarding FDR — Secret Service Agent Val Nolan Jr. (Video)
EDITED BY ELISABETH ANDREWS Val Nolan Jr. was known to the Bloomington community as an exceptional scholar of uncommon breadth. While serving as a professor in Indiana…
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Leon Varjian
BY MIKE LEONARD Indiana University graduate and prankster Leon Varjian was found dead at his New Jersey home this week after he didn’t show…
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ELF: Looks Like an Egg, Rides Like a Bike, Is Solar Powered
BY KELLY KENDALL If you’ve seen one, you’ve probably smiled or, at least, looked twice at those contraptions that resemble big, bright eggs cruising…