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EDITORIAL: A Feast for Woes

By Editorial Board · Sunday, June 14,2015 7:19 p.m.

Following the season finale of popular HBO series, Game of Thrones, the IDS Editorial Board deems the show's criticized violence is serving a grim purpose.

Susan Bright, co-owner of Nick's English Hut, speaks during the city hall meeting Wednesday in response to her "Bum Commerce on Kirkwood" note written in early June. Bloomington residents gathered to express their opinions on how to deal with what Bright defines as "bums" on Kirkwood Ave. This references homelessness, crime, and panhandling on the avenue.

City Council holds special forum

By Annie Garau · Wednesday, June 10,2015 11:31 p.m.

To address the growing controversy surrounding crime, panhandling and homelessness on Kirkwood, a city council forum invited provided a platform for community members to share their thoughts and questions. 

Becky Armbruster, founder and runner of The Good House, stands at the front porch of the building on Saturday. The Good House provides short term housing for patients that come from outside of town to treatment at IU Cancer Center. Armbruster estabished The Good House with family, friends, and nurses from the hospital's help in 2012 after her husband passed away to help people who are facing cancer treatments.

The Good House

By Anicka Slachta · Wednesday, June 10,2015 11:31 p.m.

Ever since her husband died, Becky Armbruster hasn’t been good with times or dates. Her life is divided — before and after.

EDITORIAL: Glum commerce

By Editorial Board · Wednesday, June 10,2015 9:58 p.m.

Nick's English Pub's letter demonstrates a need for better ways for businesses to address homelessness but Boxcar Book's reaction demonstrates a missed opportunity for the civic engagement advocates to make a positive impact.

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COLUMN: Should we go to German colleges instead?

By Eduardo Salas · Wednesday, June 10,2015 9:56 p.m.

There’s a lot of reason to be paying attention to Germany lately. Never mind President Obama’s recent visit to the Bavaria region of the country for the G7 — and the scandalous revelation he drank non-alcoholic beer while he was there (#beerghazi?) — or Jeb Bush’s saber-rattling follow up in Berlin in front of an audience that sees the Iraq war as striking American disaster. The real reason is that, as a growing number of American students have discovered, Germany wants to pay for your college degree.

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