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COURTESY PHOTO Festival goers enjoy Bluegrass music at the Bill Monroe Bean Blossom Bluegrass Festival in 2006. Some festival goers made a trip from as far as Minnesota to participate in the festival.

Get ready for the Bean Blossom experience

By Michael Zennie · Wednesday, June 11,2008 8:23 p.m.

This year’s festival starts Saturday and runs through June 21. It features 50 bands including J.D. Crowe and the New South and the legendary Dr. Ralph Stanley and the Clinch Mountain Boys. Stanley is a bluegrass hall of famer and has enjoyed mainstream success in recent years with his song, “O Death” appearing on the “O Brother, Where Art Thou?” soundtrack.

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McCain's Math

By Thomas Wachtel · Wednesday, June 11,2008 8:23 p.m.

Our two presidential candidates have all both been tagged, by some combination of their own campaigns and the media, with some defining characteristic. Barack Obama is the “change” candidate. Hillary Clinton, while she was still around, was the “experience” candidate. John McCain, of course, with his military service and time spent as a prisoner of war in Vietnam, was prepackaged as the military and foreign policy candidate – which was supposed to be a boon to him, since the United States is, after all, currently at war. Unfortunately for McCain, it would appear that he doesn’t actually know anything about Iraq, the troops who have been stationed there or how the war is being run.

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Water wars

By Georgia Perry · Wednesday, June 11,2008 8:21 p.m.

I have spent 20 summers of my life in Indiana and one in Long Island, N.Y. Long Island, for me, was essentially an unpleasant blur of large Italian men in tank tops bragging about flat pizza, and that’s all I care to say about it. Regarding Indiana summers, though, I do have something to say: I’ve never seen weather like this before.

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PETA campaign opts for 'shock value'

By Deanna Krinn · Wednesday, June 11,2008 8:21 p.m.

A blood-splattered human being covered with plastic wrap on a Styrofoam tray isn’t something that would be offered next to other items in the meat section in any supermarket, and with good reason. However, Ashley Byrne doesn’t see much of a difference between this and any other packaged unit of chicken or beef.

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Acts of gods

By Brian J. McFillen · Wednesday, June 11,2008 8:20 p.m.

Thunder, lightning, torrential rain, tornadoes, floods ... Southern Indiana’s weather has been going bonkers lately, and it looks like it’s far from ready to take a break. But while you and I have been staying indoors, sipping cocktails made from fermented beets and yelling obscenities at the neighborhood chipmunks, the politicians have been busy ignoring the facts behind this sudden, dramatic shift in the local climate. There is a clear, scientific, logical and totally rational explanation for all of this: The gods are angry at Bloomington.

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New interns lay groundwork for university sustainability

By Whitney Mitchell · Wednesday, June 11,2008 8:14 p.m.

Senior Isabel Estevez has her hands full this summer. Revamping a Web site, creating and maintaining a blog, producing podcasts, writing press releases and meeting with campus leaders and news outlets are only part of her efforts to spread the word and promote campus sustainability.

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Juneteenth celebration marks 10 years in town

By Savannah Worley · Wednesday, June 11,2008 8:13 p.m.

Although Juneteenth is not officially observed by the state of Indiana, this weekend the Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center will commemorate its 10th year of bringing the celebration to IU and Bloomington.

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Man’s best friend receives new place to play

By Bryan Payton · Wednesday, June 11,2008 8:12 p.m.

Dogs and dog owners all over Bloomington and Monroe County will have a new place to spend time together. On Saturday, Karst Farm Park is set to open the new Karst Dog Park, sponsored by Canine Companions.

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Fun Frolic comes to town

By Alexandra R. Moses · Wednesday, June 11,2008 8:11 p.m.

The west parking lot of Memorial Stadium will be transformed into a miniature amusement park Friday as the 51st annual Fun Frolic comes into town.

Taste of Terrastock

By Greg Winget · Wednesday, June 11,2008 7:58 p.m.

Four artists, along with local Bloomington act Poison Oak, will play a prequel to the Terrastock festival this Wednesday at Bear’s Place, giving locals an opportunity to experience the psychedelic sound.

Skybetter is interning at Ms. Magazine in L.A.

Something to write home about

Wednesday, June 11,2008 7:50 p.m.

Growing up in downtown Chicago, IU senior Rachel Skybetter thought she'd fit right in to another big city, but explains how Hollywood is not all it's made up to be.

Playin' the blues

By Ben Fearnow · Wednesday, June 11,2008 7:45 p.m.

The Ragin’ Texans, alongside local bluesy groups Nine Below Zero and The Mizfits, will reunite this Sunday during this year’s Blues in Bryan Park music concert.

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Taste of Terrastock

By Greg Winget · Wednesday, June 11,2008 7:20 p.m.

The definition of psychedelic music has changed since its beginnings in the 1960s. Branching off into a huge array of styles over the years, modern psychedelia has become extremely varied, and the term can easily be applied to anything from stoner rock/jam groups to druggy folk and drone.

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Playin' the blues

By Ben Fearnow · Wednesday, June 11,2008 6:30 p.m.

In the ’80s and early ’90s, local Bloomington band the Ragin’ Texans performed with such guest acts as John Mellencamp, Lou Reed and R.E.M.’s Michael Stipe.

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