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Tag: Nicole McPheeters
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Nobel Prize Winner Elinor Ostrom Honored at IU (PHOTO GALLERY)
When Indiana University political science professor Elinor Ostrom won the Nobel Prize in economic sciences in October 2009, she was the first woman to…
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Shalom Celebrates Two Decades Of Helping Those Less Fortunate
The coming year is full of significant milestones for Shalom Community Center, a resource agency for those experiencing extreme poverty and homelessness, and for…
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‘Votes for Women’: The Local Suffrage Story at History Center
A research fellowship honoring one of Indiana’s most significant suffrage activists is helping a local historian tell the story of Monroe County women who…
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The Ryder: For 40 Years Part of the B-town Scene
Printing issue No. 1 ominously on April Fools’ Day 1979, The Ryder is the sole survivor of a half-dozen or so free alternative publications…
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A Very Good Boy Has a Very Good Day: Jordy the CASA Dog Turns 5
Jordy the CASA dog is accustomed to the daily grind. He knows 37 commands, adheres to a strict diet, and spends much of his…
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Check Out a Zine or Learn to Make One at the Public Library
When local nonprofit bookstore Boxcar Books closed in 2017, the Monroe County Public Library (MCPL) was the recipient of more than 300 zines, increasing…
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Holocaust Survivor Eva Kor (1934-2019): A Woman of Peace and Forgiveness
For decades, Eva Mozes Kor carried the weight of Auschwitz with her. At the age of 10, her parents and her two older sisters…
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Monroe County CASA Celebrates 35 Years of Advocating for Kids
In the early 1980s, things began changing for children who were the victims of abuse and neglect. “There was a grassroots movement that led…
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IU Student Film Supports Sexual Assault Survivors
After their film Rolling won one of four Best Picture awards and a Best Performance award at Indiana University’s local Campus Movie Fest 2018,…