Bloom Archives
Tag: Jim Krause
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Lara Lynn Weaver: Activist and Musician
BY CAIRRIL MILLS Lara Lynn Weaver faced a life crisis as she approached her 45th birthday. She felt obsessed with the material world. “It…
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Mary Sue Hosey: Teaching Kids to Dance for Nearly 50 Years
BY ROSIE PIGA PIZZO In 1966, at age 15, Mary Sue Hosey started teaching dance at the Dixon Dance Studio in Cambridge City, Indiana.…
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IU Poet Ross Gay Receives National Book Award Recognition
BY JULIE GRAY Poet and Indiana University creative writing professor Ross Gay learned that he had been nominated for the National Book Award in…
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Guy Loftman: Radical
BY MIKE LEONARD Guy Loftman smiles after reminiscing about his undergraduate years at Indiana University from 1963 to 1967, when he was a co-founder…
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The Toy Chest: New Upscale Kids Store with a Heart
BY BARB BERGGOETZ Once an aspiring neuroscientist, Hilary Key chose instead to focus on what makes her most happy — children and philanthropy. The…
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Storyzilla Story Show: True Tales Told Monthly
BY CARMEN SIERING It’s as old as human culture — people sharing tales of love and loss, sadness and joy. In Bloomington, the tradition…
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The Science of Love Is IU Prof’s Specialty
BY ELISABETH ANDREWS “My goal is to get people to take seriously the science of love,” says Justin Garcia, an assistant professor of gender…
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Steve Philbeck: Teacher
BY BARB BERGGOETZ Teacher Steve Philbeck considers himself an entertainer, of sorts. Some colleagues may cringe at that idea. But this Bloomington High School…
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Feature Story: Bloomington’s Literary Lights
Eight local authors who have gained national prominence in fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. BY JEREMY SHERE, PHOTOGRAPHY BY JIM KRAUSE Bloomington’s literary landscape has,…