Archive for December 2009

December 1, 2009

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“I Buy Bloomington” Campaign Kicks Off

Bloomington Mayor Mark Kruzan and local business owners are asking area shoppers to shift at least ten-percent of their holiday purchases to local businesses.

December 2, 2009

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Sustainability Studies Teach IU Lessons in Management

While the jury is still out on how important sustainability surveys are, IU administrators are finding out it's not easy being green.

December 2, 2009

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Council Still Owes 27K for Youth Services Grant Overspending

Monroe County still owes about 27-thousand dollars on two grants the Youth Services Bureau received but then overspent. WFIU’s Regan McCarthy reports.

December 2, 2009

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Maryland Rolls Over IU in Big Ten/ACC Challenge

The IU men's basketball lost by 12 points to Maryland in its annual Big Ten/ACC Challenge game.

December 3, 2009

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Kwanzaa Principles Bring Unity

A program that aims to enhance tradition and culture among the African-American community promoted a service program on Wednesday.

December 7, 2009

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Santa Train Reaches Out to Rural Communities

Usually, just seeing Santa is the highlight. The scene was quite different in Solsberry Saturday morning.

December 8, 2009

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Captain William Kidd’s Cannon Displayed

The Indiana University HPER hosted an open house displaying a cannon that once mounted the ship of Captain Kidd.

December 8, 2009

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Ivy Tech Students Engage in Annual Diversity Day

Ivy Tech students, faculty and staff gathered around the Student Commons and stepped into a culturally diverse world at the annual Diversity Day.

December 9, 2009

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Dems Say Prop Tax Caps a Choice Between Conscience and Reelection

Some Democratic lawmakers see a vote on property tax caps as a gamble between following their conscience or continuing their political career.

December 11, 2009

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Monroe County “Paperless Initiative” Looks to be Green, Save it

Monroe County council members have voted to establish a fund intended to reduce the amount of paper generated by county departments.

December 15, 2009

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Columbus High School Renovation a Referendum on Referendums?

Leaders of the BCSC say they'll ask for improvements to a school construction plan -- and hope to get more bang for their voter-approved buck.

December 16, 2009

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Lilly Endowment Gives $60 Million to IU Medical School

A $60 million Lilly Endowment grant being given to the Indiana University School of Medicine will help the school recruit twenty scientists.

December 16, 2009

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IU Falls to Kentucky in Battle of the Border

Maurice Creek was the first IU freshman to score 31 points against Kentucky. But even that sensational performance wasn't enough.

December 17, 2009

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Monroe County Drug Court Celebrates Ten Years

The drug court system restores lives of substance abusers. The National Association of Drug Court Professionals takes the lead in the court structure system.

December 22, 2009

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Marberry First African-American Female Warden in Indiana

Indiana only federal prison facility underwent a leadership change, hiring the first African-American female warden.

December 29, 2009

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Griffin Pleads Not Guilty to Professor’s Murder, Held Without Bail

25 year old Michael James Griffin is being held in the Monroe County Jail in connection with the Sunday death of Indiana University English professor Don Belton

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