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We’ve seen almost three times the normal amount of rain for June and more is on the way; strong wind south of Worthington knocks over several empty train cars; an AFL-CIO rep discusses tomorrow's picket of the Bloomington Chamber of Commerce for its lobbying against the Employee Free Choice Act; a new GLBT rights organization in Bloomington will stage a sit-in at the marriage license counter in the Monroe County Justice Building; sixteen local agencies receive grants from the city of Bloomington's Jack Hopkins social services fund; 22 new cases of H1N1 in Indiana bring the state total up to 223; a downtown parking space along Grant Street is converted to on-street bicycle parking; the Indiana Department of Natural Resources will offer a public forum in Bloomington on the first comprehensive assessment of Indiana forests since the eighties; a local jail reform group will provide support to incarcerated dads this Father's Day.
FEATURE
The Dalai Lama’s personal representative to the Americas announces the Dalai Lama's plan to visit Bloomington again, in May of next year. Lobsang Nyandak speaks frankly on Tibet’s future prospects and the Dalai Lama's three commitments for the remainder of his life as we go on-location to the local Tibetan Mongolian Buddhist Cultural Center in this WFHB radio exclusive.
VOICES IN THE STREET
Our weekly public opinion feature Voices in the Street finds out what local residents think about the taxpayer-funded federal bailout of the American automotive industry.