Bloom Archives
Steven Higgs
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The Fight to Save Our Forests and Wildlife
There was a time when the whooping crane had no protections. Back then, there was no Endangered Species Act, no national wildlife refuges—in fact,…
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Quarry Festival of Books Invites Readers to Meet, Chat with Authors
Local bibliophiles will have the opportunity to meet and converse with nearly two dozen regional authors at the second Quarry Festival of Books, co-sponsored…
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‘A Guide to Natural Areas of Southern Indiana’ Describes Wonders of Region’s Unspoiled Areas
BY JULIE GRAY “A true measure of civilization is what it leaves unspoiled,” observes noted frontier-fiction writer James Alexander Thom in his introduction to…
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The Quarry Festival of Books: A Smash Hit in First Year (Photo Gallery)
On Labor Day Saturday, September 3, the first Quarry Festival of Books took place in Dunn Meadow. Just two blocks from the Fourth Street…