Tuesday, Mar 9, 2010
The Indiana National Guard has made a five-year commitment to agricultural development in Khost Province, Afghanistan. As the first Agribusiness Development Team, or ADT, finishes up its deployment, the second ADT organizes to replace them.
Friday, Mar 5, 2010
Counselors often tell soldiers the price is freedom is high—very high. Not just for the soldiers, but also for their families.
Thursday, Mar 4, 2010
Monroe County officials say they’ve come up with a way to save about $60,000 a year by starting a health clinic. WFIU's Regan McCarthy has more.
Wednesday, Mar 3, 2010
For the better part of the last two decades, Indiana University’s Atkins Center has kept up the mission of its namesake by partnering with grade schools to offer mentoring and guidance from minority students at IU to a younger generation.
Tuesday, Mar 2, 2010
It’s been almost ten years since lawmakers passed the federal No Child Left Behind Act, but experts say test results show the law has failed to close the education gap.
Monday, Mar 1, 2010
Following the retirement of Indiana’s junior senator, Evan Bayh, the state’s Democratic party is forced to replace the man who’s been its most visible figure for the last two decades.
Tuesday, Feb 23, 2010
In his first State of University address since October 2008, IU President Michael McRobbie spoke of the many things that have changed in Bloomington and the country in the past 16 months. Among them: the relationship between the university and the state, especially in terms of funding. WFIU’s Daniel Robison has more.
Monday, Feb 22, 2010
Find out what Indiana University's Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies and the School of HPER are doing to contribute to the relief effort in Haiti.
Friday, Feb 19, 2010
8th District Congressman Brad Ellsworth made it official Friday by announcing in an e-mail that he plans to run for the U-S Senate seat soon to be vacated by Evan Bayh. One 8th District leader says he thinks the congressman gives Democrats a renewed chance of keeping the seat, but Republican strategists say their tactics won't change much.
Friday, Feb 19, 2010
Though the Indiana National Guard's Agribusiness Development Team is posted to Forward Operating Base Salerno, a hot spot in eastern Afghanistan, it’s seen relatively few casualties. But there are still insurgent attacks on the base where the team is stationed.