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Severe thunderstorms this morning flood local roads and cause power outages; city planners OK two new four-story apartment buildings just north of the downtown core; friends and family of the late Libby Yarnelle move the upcoming memorial service to a public park to accommodate an anticipated large turnout; city officials will throw a party Friday to celebrate the opening of the B-Line Trail; Attorney General Greg Zoeller will be in town tomorrow to talk about the state's stash of unclaimed property in Monroe County and an upcoming help session for homeowners facing foreclosure; this fall Indiana University will welcome its first group of "Yellow Ribbon" military veterans using a new GI Bill to cover the costs of college.
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Henry Glassie is a professor of folklore at Indiana University and the featured speaker at the recent annual membership meeting of the historic preservation group Bloomington Restorations, Inc. Glassie is a treasure trove of information on Indiana’s historic structures and the lineage of our vernacular designs traced from their origins in Europe. Have you ever wondered why so many Indiana courthouses have domes on top?
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