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Andrea Marsh gripped the paddle and lunged to her right, eyes fixed on the incoming plastic ball. She cocked her arm back and with subtle force delivered an underhand stroke, tapping the ball over the net.
Ta-Nehisi Coates positioned himself behind the podium. Looking out into the audience of more than 1,000 patrons, his eyes scanned the perimeter of the auditorium. With an emphatic fervor, he began to deliver a message to young writers.
Beyond the piles of books and computers at the Monroe County Public Library sat four barrels of food ready to be distributed to underprivileged people.
Goniela Barcom descended down a meandering spiral staircase. When she reached the bottom, approximately 30 feet underground, she stood wearing a white lace bridal dress accesorized with a hair brooch and a set of pearl earrings. She held a bouquet of white and purple tulips.
Even as national and state efforts have continuously attempted to improve HIV health outcomes through various policy and system intervention strategies, Indiana’s HIV care system remains fractured, public health professionals argued Thursday.
Lawmakers and education professionals examined the erosion of funding available to public schools at “Our Public Schools: Valuable — and at Risk” Tuesday.
Nearly 200 participants, many accompanied by their dogs, participated in the 20th annual Run For the Animals, a 5K race or walk, all the proceeds of which benefit the programs and services of the Monroe County Humane Association.
Grande Lum, director of the United States Department of Justice Community Relations Service and “America’s Peacemaker,” spoke Thursday in the Monroe County Library auditorium.
Workers at Centerstone’s Peer Run Support Center know how to help individuals suffering from mental illness and addiction. They know because they’ve been through it themselves.
In the throes of winter when sub-zero temperatures become too much, most Hoosiers retreat to their homes and take refuge in four walls, a roof and the ability to adjust their thermostats.
It was pitch dark. The light emanating from the stars was shaded by thousands of trees. Connor Richardson and Kenzie Denton, both IU students, were lost. Encircled by more than 200,000 acres of forest.
Marilynn O’Bannon sits at a table basking in the company of her peers. For her it’s an escape from millennials, teenagers and other adults younger than her. It’s about companionship.
More than 50 protesters — brandishing expressive signs and miniature handmade windmills — gathered at Sample Gates to march and deliver a letter to the office of President Michael McRobbie, calling for University administrators to take a leadership role in the fight against climate change.
The panelists at Tuesday night’s economic development forum at the Monroe County Public Library were tasked with delivering a hypothetical two-minute elevator speech about economic development and climate in Bloomington.
There’s pushing, shoving, falling and bruising. All the skaters consider it a full contact sport. It’s roller derby.
Community members assembled at Banneker Community Center on Sunday afternoon to discuss black education in Monroe County. The meeting was the first in a series of Wisdom Circles exploring local issues.
There are two combustible propane tanks in the corner of a wicker basket. With the click of a button, the propane is ignited and the pilot fires a steady flame into the hot air balloon.
Flames of the candles glimmered faintly as the twilight filtered through the windowpanes. Wick after wick was ignited as community members stepped up to a microphone to give their prayer requests.
Ron Masters was tormented for 25 years after his brother’s suicide. He said he had nightmares, went through behavioral changes and experienced symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder. “I knew something wasn’t right,” Masters said. “It took 10 years for the symptoms to manifest when my wife and others around me noticed my change in behavior.”