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Sugar-coated history
Our legislators didn’t get the ‘doomed to repeat it’ memo The Ku Klux craven attempt to make the concept of critical race theory a major legislative issue in the Indiana General Assembly makes one thing clear: we need to bring critical race theory into our…
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“Get Back” adds an invaluable look at The Beatles. But.
Beatles scholar Glenn Gass wishes someone had captured any other phase than the Beatles’ magical misery sessions Glenn Gass is a Beatles scholar. The professor emeritus at Indiana University is known for teaching the first for-credit course on rock and roll at any major university…
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“There’s someone up there fighting for their life”
The routes IU Health Lifeline helicopters fly have changed … and so have the type of patients they carry The night sky near my home has been eerily silent for more than a week now, and a little less sad. Nearby Bloomington Hospital closed in…
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In honor of two great men
They weren’t just well-known physicians It’s our fate to open the newspaper or hear from a friend that someone we know has died, and, suddenly, the mind goes to memories of that person and interactions with them. In the last month, two of the most…
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Don’t worry, Bee happy
The Bee wishes everyone a Thanksgiving holiday that reminds us that there are things in life to be thankful for. Like IT people. The Bee is thanking its IT specialist, who will remain anonymous, except in the credits to this publication, where his name is…
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The Squirrel Chatterer
The founder of the IU Squirrel Club returns for a visit with friends in Dunn Woods As the late day inched toward dusk, Emily Jones had reason to feel that it had been a very good afternoon. The Indiana University graduate and former IU employee…
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Twilight of the Poplars
The enigmatic past of the IU office building that will soon be no more As Indiana University moves to shutter the doors of the Poplars Building and prepare for its demolition, one thing about the nondescript and flawed building will live on in IU and…
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The naughty secret about computers
🐝 From the Apiary: A Mike Leonard Commentary 🐝 Facebook, Instagram and various social media have been accused of harming young people’s self-esteem, safety and lives and known about the need for moderation from their own studies. Profits over responsibility. Profits over anything and everything.…