Bloom Archives
Tag: Mike Leonard
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Cover Story: College Sports in Crisis
BY MIKE LEONARD Renowned sportswriter and commentator Frank Deford is unsparing in his criticism of intercollegiate athletics. “It is an inequitable system. It is…
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Two Jacobs School Grads Star in Opera about Charlie Parker (Video)
BY MIKE LEONARD At age 42, Lawrence Brownlee has been called “one of the world’s leading bel canto tenors,” been nominated for Male Singer…
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Nick Cullather: CIA Historian
BY MIKE LEONARD In 1981, after earning a degree in political science from Indiana University, Nick Cullather bought a one-way ticket to Washington, D.C.,…
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Will Angelo Pizzo Have Another Hit Movie? ‘My All American’ Scoring Big in Previews (Photo Gallery)
BY MIKE LEONARD Movie industry analysts say that despite a few notable exceptions, sports movies are rarely successful, and Angelo Pizzo already has two…
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Catching Up with Dave Coverly (Photo Gallery)
BY MIKE LEONARD When Dave Coverly says, “I’ve been extraordinarily lucky,” it might sound too self-effacing coming from a cartoonist whose “Speed Bump” panel…
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Robert Meitus: Lawyer-Musician
BY MIKE LEONARD It’s a typical day at the office, which means Robert Meitus is a little disgusted and not surprised in the least.…
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Orangutans Playing ‘Pong’! It’s All Happening at the Zoo (Photo Gallery)
BY MIKE LEONARD While the Indianapolis Zoo features exhibits and events that attract visitors year-round, summers see the largest crowds, with schoolchildren on summer…
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Feature Story: ‘Pigeon Hill: Then and Now’ — Photography (and Words) by Jeffrey Wolin
BY MIKE LEONARD Jeffrey Wolin’s photo essay “Pigeon Hill: Then and Now” is prominent in a concurrent three-venue exhibit in Bloomington at the Indiana…
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Bloomington Minister Joined Martin Luther King Jr. in Selma
‘I knew Martin Luther King Jr. before he was Martin Luther King Jr.’ BY MIKE LEONARD The Rev. Joe Emerson’s face reddens and his…