Bloom Archives
Category: Our Town
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Michael Hamburgerâ¨: Geologist
BY ELISABETH ANDREWS If youâre committed to sustainability, you should probably be thinking about earthquakes and volcanoes, says geologist Michael Hamburger. âNatural disasters are…
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Marybeth Kelsey: Childrenâs Author
BY LEE ANN SANDWEISS When Marybeth Kelsey opened Moon Stones in March 2001, she posted the first dollar she made, for luck. It worked.…
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Osamu James â¨Nakagawa: Photographer
BY HANS IBOLD Bloomington photographer Osamu James Nakagawa, a 2009 John Simon Guggenheim Fellow and associate professor of photography at the IU Henry Radford…
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Hannah Fidler: â¨Advocate for Social Justice
BY MANDY CLARKE Boyfriends, shopping, promâŚ. When you think of a 17-year-old girl, the first thoughts that come to mind probably arenât volunteer work…
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Michael Uslan: Geek Makes Good
BY JEREMY SHERE This summer, as moviegoers pack multiplexes to catch The Dark Knight Risesâthe latest installment in the Batman epicâmost will not be…
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George Huntington: Bloomingfoodâs GM
BY NANCY HILLER In George Huntingtonâs family, community service is a tradition. Great-grandfather John Homer Huntington was a member of the city council that…
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Dr. Eric Trueblood: Air Force Physician
BY ELISABETH ANDREWS Picture this: Youâre in the desert outside Kandahar, Afghanistan, with nothing around you but a flimsy tent and a giant fuel…
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Dennis & Jerry Clerkin: Bridge Champions
BY JANET MANDELSTAM While other 7- and 8-year-olds were chasing fly balls or reading comic books, Dennis and Jerry Clerkin were playing bridge. âThat…
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David Fletcher: Doctor of Desserts
BY ELISABETH ANDREWS David Fletcher wanted to open a dessert shop, but he had a âmedicalâ problem: what was he going to do about…