Bloom Archives
Kentucky
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Under the Weather: How Climate Change is Messing with Monroe County
Indiana’s seasons aren’t quite what they used to be. Wet springs that lead to floods are often followed by summers with dangerously high temperatures.…
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Mary & Morris Hickman Foster Parents
In 29 years of foster parenting, Mary Hickman and her husband, Morris, helped raise 54 foster children alongside their own four children. Some of…
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‘Unknown, Untold, and Unbelievable Stories of IU Sports’
When it comes to sports stories, many are like fish tales—exaggerated beyond recognizable truth. But writers John C. Decker, Pete DiPrimio, and Doug Wilson…
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Delinquent Gallery—A Place for Lowbrow Art
Movie monsters and robots replace portraits and landscapes at Bloomington’s latest addition to the art scene. That’s because Delinquent Gallery co-owners Chris McVillain and…
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A Magical Fish and the City it Spawned
One hundred and 11 years ago, work was completed on our courthouse in the Square. But the origins of that building, of the weathervane…
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County History Includes Whiskey Barrel Mystery and an Auction (PHOTO GALLERY)
On June 22–23, 1818, in the first public sale of real estate in the newly formed Monroe County, commissioners sold parcels of land by…
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Global Minded Project Expanding Horizons Through Travel
Even before she founded the Global Minded Project (GMP) last year, Bloomington native Malissa Waterford knew she wanted to bring two of her interests—travel…
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Adria Nassim: Disabilities Advocate
BY CRAIG COLEY As a person with autism, cerebral palsy, and a learning disability that makes abstract reasoning and spatial relations difficult, Adria Nassim…
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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…