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MCPL Sensory-Friendly Films Mean No âShushingâ Allowed
With the lights up and the volume down, the Monroe County Public Library (MCPL) Autism & Sensory-Friendly Movie program flips all expectations of what…
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Baby BoomersâFive Times More Likely to Have Hep C
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that in 2016 there were 2.4 million people living with hepatitis C in the United…
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The Life of Bob Hammel In a Movie and a Memoir
The subject of the upcoming WTIU and Naptown Media documentary Bob Hammel & Bloomington: A 50-Year Love Affair prefers asking questions to answering them.…
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Rose Hill Cemetery Bicentennial: A Brief History and Curious Facts
Like many memorial parks built in the 1800s, Bloomington’s Rose Hill Cemetery is a meditative space with meandering paths and open vistas.
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Bloomâs 13th Annual Wedding Guide
Each of the four couples featured here found ways to express their individuality even as they upheld the wedding traditions of their communities and…
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Virginia Githiri: PopKorn Professor
Virginia Githiri believes that when people hold back any of their talents, âsomething in the cycle of humanity is broken.â So she intentionally keeps…
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Scott Sandersâ Childrenâs Books Encourage Kids to Go Outdoors
IU Press has just reprinted two childrenâs books with a simple plot: families go for a walk.
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âPorchLight with Tom Roznowskiâ Airing Saturdays at 8 p.m. on WFIU
Since July, WFIU-FM has been airing PorchLight with Tom Roznowski in which the local musician and author discusses finding the extraordinary in the everyday.…
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History Center to Host Annual Puzzle Fest Day
Since 2016, the Monroe County History Center has set aside a day to celebrate puzzles as part of International Puzzle Day.
