Bloom Archives
World War II
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What Are You Reading?
BY CRAIG COLEY Jo Ann Vogt Coordinator, Indiana University Writing Tutorial Services If Jo Ann Vogt, 62, could make everyone read just one book,…
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Anti-Semitism On the Rise: Where We Stand in Bloomington
There is no doubt that acts of anti-Semitism are increasing, in this country and around the world. Polls show that fewer people know about…
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New Exhibit at Waldron — How Mexican Workers Aided the U.S. in WWII
As American men were heading to the frontlines during World War II, Mexican braceros, or “manual laborers,” were heading to the United States to…
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Live A Dream makes Senior Citizens’ Dreams Soar
Though the hot air balloon never got off ground due to a hole in the fabric, Live A Dream’s Bloomington event still made lift-off…
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Celebration to Honor Hoosier War Correspondent Ernie Pyle
In this time of political discord, when it seems the two major parties find it hard to agree on anything and the media is…
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Remembering The Hole
For three decades, it was the place where members of Bloomington’s African American community could be themselves and have a good time. Then, it…
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The Plight of Asylum-Seekers
With a hold on refugees being resettled in our town, the Bloomington Refugee Support Network has turned its attention to helping those in desperate…
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Photographer Pays Tribute to Veterans by Volunteering with Indy Honor Flight
The message Mark Kidd received in 2014 was clear: “You can’t not do this.” The message was from the head of Indy Honor Flight,…
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High-Tech Bloomington On The Rise (GALLERY)
For the past decade, multiple stakeholders have been seeding Bloomington with infrastructure, venture capital, accelerator programs, and more in an effort to attract and…