Bloom Archives
Category: Our Town
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Andy Mallor: B-town’s Best-Dressed Lawyer
BY ZAK SZYMANSKI It’s a hot summer evening and Bloomington attorney Andy Mallor is driving 170 miles to a hearing scheduled for the following…
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John Whikehart: Educator
BY STEVE RAYMER Even before Ivy Tech Community College Chancellor John Whikehart cut the ribbon in September incorporating the John Waldron Arts Center into…
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John McCluskey, Jr.: Educator and Author
BY JANET MANDELSTAM Like many who come to Bloomington, John McCluskey, Jr. “figured we’d be here a couple of years.” And like many, “We…
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Alvin Rosenfeld: Anti-Semitism Scholar
BY DEB KENT It has been called “the longest hatred,” and it has long held the attention of Alvin Rosenfeld, founder and director of…
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George Taliaferro: First African American Drafted by the NFL
George Taliaferro, IU Class of 1949, has two powerful reminders of his undergraduate years: an athletic record impressive enough to make him the first…
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Ruth & Ralph Young: Lovers
BY LEE ANN SANDWEISS Ruth and Ralph Young’s love story started with a glance 78 years ago, and today they still only have eyes…
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Kevin Pope: Cartoonist (Photo Gallery)
BY LEE ANN SANDWEISS Kevin Pope has a funny way to live—literally. Humor has been his bread and butter for almost 30 years. “I…
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Tyagan Miller: Photographer
BY LEE ANN SANDWEISS Trying to be a better teacher is what led Tyagan Miller to become a professional photographer at the age of…
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Don Fischer: Sportscaster
BY JEREMY SHERE For the past 38 years, Don Fischer has been the voice of Indiana University football and basketball. He’s done play-by-play for…
