Bloom Archives
Category: Community
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Gay Bloomington: Then & Now
BY MIKE LEONARD, PHOTOGRAPHY BY SHANNON ZAHNLE At age 95, Frank Banta liked to remark that he never came out of the closet as…
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Indiana Newsdesk: WTIU’s New Local Show
BY ADAN KENT-ISAAC WTIU Public Television has launched a long-awaited addition to its local programming: a traditional-format news show. Hosted by anchorman Joe Hren…
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Bloomington in Winter (Photo Gallery)
[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”] When temperatures plummet and streets are icy and slushy, it’s easy to forget that winter can be one…
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New IU Book Examines Resurgent Anti-Semitism
BY CARMEN SIERING In an effort to understand the most recent forms of an old and persistent hatred, Alvin Rosenfeld, founder and director of…
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At the Outer Limits
BY JANET MANDELSTAM IU geology professors David Bish and Juergen Schieber watched the launch from Cape Canaveral on November 26, 2011. They, along with…
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Krampus Come to Bloomington
Krampus Night celebrations kicked off 6:30 p.m. on Saturday at Rev. Ernest D. Butler Park. “Angels,” dressed in white, handed out “naughty” stickers, for those wanting…
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Meet Bob & Becky Appelman: Their Customized Van Runs on Compressed Natural Gas
BY JANET MANDELSTAM It was the $2,000 tab for gasoline that caused Bob Appelman to seek a more economical way to enjoy the traveling-and-camping…
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Taking to the Hills on a Snow Day (Photo Gallery)
Bloomingtonians woke up to a blanket of snow on Friday, December 6. With schools and a number of local businesses closed, many people spent…
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An ‘Ancient’ Rookie Makes His Mark on Car Racing
BY JESSE LOUDENBARGER The sound of the engines, the smell of dust and fuel, the heart-stopping competition as racecars roar bumper-to-bumper and side-by-side through…