Bloom Archives
Category: Community
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Police Social Worker Helps Those in Need Find Services
Melissa Stone’s gray polo shirt has a Bloomington Police Department (BPD) badge on one side and the words “Social Worker” on the other. She…
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New Special Victims Unit For Sex Crimes & Domestic Violence
When Erika Oliphant stepped into her new role as Monroe County prosecutor in 2019, she wanted to improve the experience of sex crime and…
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In a Town Called Kotz: B-town native Mike Cagle is now working 30 miles above the Arctic Circle.
While many people in Bloomington know me as an artist and illustrator, several years ago my life took a drastic turn and I, in…
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Prof Günther Jikeli Honored For Influence on Jewish Life
This fall, when Indiana University professor Günther Jikeli was named to an international list of “The Top 100 People Positively Influencing Jewish Life,” he…
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Bloomington Volunteer Network: Making Connections for 40 Years
Next year is a big one for the City of Bloomington Volunteer Network (CBVN). In August, after 19 years as assistant coordinator, Lucy Schaich…
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Guest Column: Growing Up Taliaferro
While I consider Baltimore, Maryland, my childhood home, I was born in Los Angeles, where my father, George Taliaferro, was a member of the…
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‘Votes for Women’: The Local Suffrage Story at History Center
A research fellowship honoring one of Indiana’s most significant suffrage activists is helping a local historian tell the story of Monroe County women who…
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Kits Designed to Save Pets In Fires & Other Disasters
According to the American Veterinary Medical Association, about 40,000 pets die in household fires in the United States every year. In response to those…
