Bloom Archives
Mike Leonard
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Bloom’s Greatest Hits: Judge David F. Hamilton
The chambers of United States Court of Appeals Judge David F. Hamilton are like no other.
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Bloom’s Greatest Hits: Dawn Johnsen—Law Professor
It was four years ago, on April 9, 2010, that Dawn Johnsen withdrew her name from consideration as President Barack Obama’s choice to become…
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Bloom’s Greatest Hits: How True Was ‘Breaking Away’?
As part of Bloom’s Greatest Hits and in anticipation of this season’s Little 500 bicycle race, we look back at this story published in…
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Bloom’s Greatest Hits: Women Who Helped Shape Our Town
From February/March 2015: When Mary Alice Dunlap was appointed by the Bloomington City Council as the city’s first woman mayor in 1962 after the…
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Amy Freel Makes Sure IU Athletes Eat Veggies
BY MIKE LEONARD Amy Freel smiles and acknowledges the challenges that come with her job as director of sports performance nutrition for Indiana University…
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Manila Social Club: NY Celebrity Eatery Has B-town Roots
BY MIKE LEONARD Within the first year of opening the Manila Social Club, Filipino-born and Bloomington-raised Björn DelaCruz has seen rave reviews in The…
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Lynn Coyne: Community Leader
BY MIKE LEONARD Lynn Coyne can pinpoint a transformational day in his life in the summer of 1958. He was 14 years old, and…
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Sobremesa Farm: A Permaculture Endeavor
BY MIKE LEONARD There is simply not an adequate English translation for the Spanish word sobremesa, says Robert Frew, co-owner of Sobremesa Farm. “It’s…
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Tony Alongi: Bloomingfoods General Manager
BY MIKE LEONARD Tony Alongi laughs and says maybe it was just luck that he found himself in the right place at the right…