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The state health department reports ten new confirmed cases of H1N1 Influenza A, after reporting fifteen new cases yesterday; a low-flying helicopter will buzz Bloomington tomorrow doing aerial photography for Indiana University; a growing coalition opposes logging of the backcountry of Yellowwood and Morgan-Monroe state forests; the Monroe County Community School Corporation board meeting tonight includes a discussion of collective bargaining with employee unions and the uncertainty over the next year's budget; local emergency room doctor Rob Stone talks about his plan to rally for affordable healthcare at tomorrow's WellPoint Anthem shareholder meeting; we examine current trends in the local real estate market with Elizabeth Kehoe from the Bloomington Board of Realtors.
FEATURE
Sean Meyer is a nuclear weapons policy expert and project manager of the U.S. Nuclear Weapons Policy Initiative with the Union of Concerned Scientists. He spoke in Bloomington last night invigorated by what he calls the renewed and urgent national bipartisan discussion of the role and future of nuclear weapons. Indiana should have a critical role in this discussion through Senator Lugar and Senator Bayh and their votes on key issues such as whether to ratify the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty. Sean Meyer says nuclear weapons have become a global liability, and the U.S. should take urgent yet practical steps to reduce the nuclear threat on a path to a nuclear weapons-free world in a WFHB exclusive.
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Local union leader Tom Szymanski speaks truth to power after getting energized at this weekend’s National Labor Relations Board conference.