Bloom Archives
Tag: Janet Mandelstam
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How to Become an Organic Gardener
BY JANET MANDELSTAM Ferrol Johnson wants local gardeners to think of the soil as âa pet or a friend.â At his Abundant Harvest Farms…
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John McCluskey, Jr.: Educator and Author
BY JANET MANDELSTAM Like many who come to Bloomington, John McCluskey, Jr. âfigured weâd be here a couple of years.â And like many, âWe…
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Business School Prof Offers A 5-Step Plan for Retirement
BY JANET MANDELSTAM Actual retirement may occur at 65, 70, or any age, but planning for retirement canâand shouldâbegin decades earlier, according to David…
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Know Your Numbers: It Could Save Your Life
BY JANET MANDELSTAM Numbers can tell us a lot about the state of our health. Knowing our blood pressure, cholesterol, and blood sugar readings…
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Are You at Risk for Diabetes? Hereâs Where to Get Help
BY JANET MANDELSTAM If your blood sugar level is higher than 100 but lower than 126, you are pre-diabetic. If your blood sugar level…
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Artistic Aquatics: Need to Chill? Rent Fish!
BY JANET MANDELSTAM If gazing at fish can ease stress and reduce anxietyâas many studies claimâthen Ben Caswell must be one of the mellowest…
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New Director Has Big Vision For Brown County Art Guild
BY JANET MANDELSTAM When Jaime Sweany became director of the Brown County Art Guild last year, it was âwith a sense of reverence for…
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Storytellers Guild: Keeping Alive the Oral Tradition
BY JANET MANDELSTAM Thereâs a big difference between telling a story and reading a story from a book. A âtoldâ story, says Stephanie Holman,…
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A Cloth Diaper Program Saves Money and Landfill
BY JANET MANDELSTAM The young mothers at Bloomingtonâs First United Church realized that âwe have quite a few families at the church whose kids…