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Tag: Carmen Siering
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Frances Trix, Experienced Worker in Transit Camps, Says ‘Bloomington Is Good Place for Refugees’
BY CARMEN SIERING In November 2015, after the terrorist attacks in Paris, Governor Mike Pence announced he was suspending the resettlement of Syrian refugees…
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This Holiday Season, Start a New Tradition — Shop Locally
BY CARMEN SIERING When holiday shopping starts in earnest on Thanksgiving weekend, many folks can’t wait to pack into the big-box stores, pushing and…
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A Moving Ceremony in Korea Honors Brother Killed in Action Decades Ago
BY CARMEN SIERING When Brenda Lott was 6 years old, she learned that her brother, Cpl. Daniel Dulin, had been killed in action in…
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The Story of Lennie & Jeff: How a Young Couple Fell Out of Love And Built a Food and Beer Mini-Empire
Even as a divorced couple, Lennie Busch and Jeff Mease make impressive partners.
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Martinsville Artist Creates Miniature Replica That ‘Genuinely Moves’ President Carter (Photo Gallery)
BY CARMEN SIERING For someone who says he learned about art on the “know as you go” plan, Thomas Norpell, 70, has some impressive…
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You Can “Test-Drive” Assisted Living In a Bell Trace Transitional Apartment
BY CARMEN SIERING Moving into an assisted living community can be a big decision, but since 2014, Bell Trace Senior Living Community has been…
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Eric Sandweiss: Professor of ‘Public History’
BY CARMEN SIERING Transitions can be difficult, so in 2002, when Eric Sandweiss was considering a position as the Carmony Chair of History at…
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Brave Green Beret Finds a Home in Indiana
BY CARMEN SIERING Greg Stube is the first to admit that the injuries he suffered during Operation Medusa in Afghanistan were life altering. When…
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Local Group Creates STANDwithPRIDE
BY CARMEN SIERING When a lone gunman killed 49 people and injured 53 others at Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida, on June 12, the…