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Traffic around Memorial Stadium is crazy as the Indiana University football team prepares for its first home game of the season, the first test of IU's new game day traffic plan; Bedford police arrest the lover of a man shot dead yesterday; Bloomington is a partner in the first electronic information network allowing doctors and hospital to share patient health data; the Bloomington City Council backs Mayor Mark Kruzan’s 2010 budget in a preliminary vote taken last night; the new Bloomington non-profit arts organization The Quarry Projects Limited seeks to create an arts center committed to promoting the use of clay in contemporary art-making and advancing visual arts in the region; Baron Hill will hold a forum on economic issues tomorrow in New Albany; Orange County Home Grown Arts hosts a storytelling and music event tonight in Paoli.
FEATURE (PART ONE of a TWO-PART SERIES)
Last night Congressman Baron Hill held a local town hall forum on healthcare. More than 800 people filled the auditorium of Bloomington High School North, almost evenly divided between advocates of healthcare policy reform and those opposed to it. It’s hard to say how many of those in attendance were local residents, as we do know that there were entire busloads of anti-reform activists brought in from outside Bloomington proper. Lots of cheers, lots of boos, and plenty of opinions as we take you on-location in the first of our two-part series of highlights.
VOICES IN THE STREET
Monday is Labor Day, and so our weekly public opinion feature Voices in the Street asks Bloomington residents speak their minds on labor unions.