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Bloomington Animal Shelter
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Volunteers Save Lives Fostering Baby Animals
Spring and summer see an increase in the number of newborn animals. Both WildCare, which rehabilitates wild animals, and City of Bloomington Animal Care…
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Animal Shelter Renovation Aims To Keep Rescue Animals Healthier
When the Bloomington Animal Shelter hosted an official ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate its newly renovated and extended building in June, a 6-month-old shelter dog…
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25 Couples Who Contribute to Our Community (COVER STORY / PHOTO GALLERY)
The virtues of volunteering can’t be overstated—the hours volunteers spend in service support worthwhile causes, nonprofit organizations, and the larger community. But as the…
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100 Reasons to Love Bloomington (August Cover Story)
BY CARMEN SIERING WITH BARB BERGGOETZ & ELISABETH ANDREWS, ILLUSTRATIONS BY MIKE CAGLE It’s a wonderful town. It was no easy task honing down the…
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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…
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B-town Animal Shelter Has New Kitten Nursery
BY CELIA GRUNDMAN When the Bloomington Animal Shelter completed its kitten nursery in May, staff members quickly realized they would have to take down…