Archive for July 2009

July 1, 2009

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Cultivating Afghanistan: Finding Profit in Farming

As part of its mission in Afghanistan, the Indiana National Guard's Agribusiness Development Team must determine which products farmers should raise.

July 1, 2009

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Ivy Tech Bloomington Faces Influx in Enrollment for Fall

Ivy Tech Bloomington plans for a student increase for the fall semester.

July 2, 2009

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Kokomo Auto Workers Rush To Use Up Benefits Before They Expire

This week, health benefits ran out for many retired auto workers in Kokomo. Worse, some members of Kokomo's Local 292 were given just one week of notice.

July 2, 2009

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Advocacy Group Protests Amendment Against Same-Sex Marriage Rights

"A Bloomington gay rights group hosts a Marriage-Counter Sit-in for Equality at the Justice Building today."

July 6, 2009

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Bids For Columbus Commons Millions Lower Than Expected

Bids for the construction of the new Commons in downtown Columbus have come in millions of dollars lower than projected.

July 7, 2009

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State Health Commissioner Advises Hoosiers on Health

Unemployment is causing many Hoosiers to lose their health insurance. State Health Commissioner advises Hoosiers on how to stay healthy in a tough economy.

July 8, 2009

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Howey: Fernandez Is No Surprise as Obama Nominee

Former Bloomington mayor John Fernandez has been nominated by President Obama to a position in the Department of Commerce.

July 8, 2009

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IU’s Sustainability Office Faces Struggle to Carve Role

How is the new Office of Sustainability is trying to establish itself on a campus that has a reputation for inertia on environmental issues?

July 9, 2009

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Howard County Tax Revenue Down 17 Percent

Tax collections are down this year in Howard County due in large part to Chrysler's bankruptcy.

July 10, 2009

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Cultivating Afghanistan: Securing the Soldiers

Khost Province, Afghanistan is an area so dangerous that constant security is crucial to the humanitarian mission of the Indiana National Guard's 119th ADT.

July 10, 2009

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Art on B-Line Trail Culminates from Cultural Exchange

The B-Line Trail is officially open and is not only busy with joggers, but artists.

July 10, 2009

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Bloomington Police Patrol B-Line on Two Wheels

The Bloomington Police Department finds a new way to patrol the new downtown corridor.

July 15, 2009

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Refusal of Atheist Bus Ad Sparks Community Debate

A ban on a possibly controversial atheist advertisement by Bloomington Transit has caused a discussion within the city's religious community.

July 15, 2009

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Kruzan Can’t Predict Council’s Budget Reception

Bloomington's 2010 budget aim to offset a revenue shortfall. But Mayor Mark Kruzan says his aim is like state lawmakers -- keeping rainy day resources intact.

July 16, 2009

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Indiana’s Health Care Status at Forefront

Millions of Americans are without health care. Where do Hoosiers rank in the system?

July 17, 2009

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IU to Raise Tuition, Lower Costs, Freeze Salaries

Indiana University's next budget will raise tuition, but also makes sweeping changes in an effort to lower costs to undergrads who make their homes in-state.

July 20, 2009

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Cultivating Afghanistan: A Day on FOB Salerno

A look at a day in the life of the base which is home to the Indiana National Guard's 119th Agribusiness Development Team.

July 22, 2009

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Cultivating Afghanistan: Anthopologists and the Insurgency

The ADT soldiers use specialized social scientists, both in Afghanistan and back home in Indiana, to better understand Afghan societies.

July 22, 2009

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Direction of 13-Year Old’s Trial Rests With Brown County Judge

A Brown County judge is set to decide whether a 13-year-old boy from Nashville facing allegations of murder will be tried as an adult or as a juvenile.

July 22, 2009

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Proposal Calls For Bloomington Employees to Receive Blanket Raise

Bloomington’s non-union city employees will get salary increases in the coming year, but they won’t correspond to results of work evaluations.

July 22, 2009

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Goodnight Meets With Metals Manufacturers on Trip to Italy

Following a trip to Italy, Kokomo Mayor Greg Goodnight says he met with other manufacturing companies than just a planned confab with automaker Fiat.

July 23, 2009

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Urban Dig Rewriting Lost Neighborhood’s History

Urban renewal in the 1960s changed the landscape of many American cities, including Indianapolis. But now an archeological dig looking into what was lost.

July 28, 2009

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Columbus Awards Commons Bid To Local Contractor for $12.4 Million

The Columbus Redevelopment Commission has awarded a $12.4 million bid on the new downtown Commons to a Columbus-based company.

July 29, 2009

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Interpreters Offer Solutions For BPD Language Barrier

As WFIU's Emily Loftis reports in part two of her series "Interpreting the Law," there are steps a city with limited resources can take to improve access...

July 29, 2009

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IU Likely Won’t Change Fees Despite Legislative Prodding

Though Indiana University administrators say even further meetings with state lawmakers are unlikely to result in lower bills for students and parents.

July 29, 2009

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Facing Lawsuit, Bloomington Transit Votes to Allow Atheist Ads

In order to settle a suit filed against it, the Bloomington Transit Board has voted to allow an advertisement from an atheist group to be posted on city buses.

July 30, 2009

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Monroe Council Raises County Tax to Fund Youth Shelter

Monroe County residents will give up another one-one-hundredth of a percent of their paychecks as part of a Juvenile County Option Income Tax increase.

July 30, 2009

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New Exercise Laughs Away Stress

Stress free exercise for people of all ages. Laughter clubs are a community based association where all are welcome.

July 30, 2009

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Technology Enhances Global Change

The influence of technology on media is driving new business models journalists should follow.

July 31, 2009

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Cultivating Afghanistan: NGOs Critical of the Military

American-led coalition forces are waging a complicated counterinsurgency in Afghanistan, where critics say well-meaning military projects can be problematic.

July 31, 2009

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Meeting Over a Beer? Sure, say “Ask The Mayor” Guests

President Barack Obama sat down Thursday night for a beer with two parties trying to work out a dispute. But does the tactic work if you're not the President?

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