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CanopyBloomington is a new nonprofit whose mission is to grow and sustain our urban forest so that every resident can enjoy the environmental, health, economic, social, and quality-of-life benefits of trees. Among the many programs they have developed is the Tree Walk, in which Canopy’s Forestry Director Hannah Gregory (above, left) shows ways you can cooperatively steward community trees.

CanopyBloomington’s Mission: To Grow and Sustain Our Urban Forest

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Faced with this alarming data about the health of trees in Bloomington, Dr. Sarah Mincey and Sheryl Woodhouse created CanopyBloomington, whose mission is to grow and sustain our urban forest. The new nonprofit envisions an equitable tree city that ensures all residents can enjoy the many environmental, health, economic, social, and quality-of-life benefits of trees. Click here to read about CanopyBloomington!

September 30, 2022

Alfred Kinsey’s 1948 book “Sexual Behavior in the Human Male” was a milestone in the study of human sexual behavior. Today, the Kinsey Institute at Indiana University is still conducting cutting-edge research and programs by partnering with groups ranging from schools in rural counties to IU’s School of Medicine and Kelley School of Business. To celebrate its 75th year, the institute commissioned the above sculpture of Kinsey by Melanie Cooper Pennington. | Limestone Post

Kinsey Institute Still on the Cutting-Edge after 75 Years

Laurie D. Borman

Alfred Kinsey’s book Sexual Behavior in the Human Male was a milestone in the study of human sexual behavior. Today, after 75 years, the Kinsey Institute at Indiana University is still conducting cutting-edge research and programs by partnering with groups ranging from schools in rural counties to the IU Kelley School of Business. Click here to read the article by Laurie D. Borman.

September 27, 2022

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Supreme Court Could Do Even More Damage

Julia Vaughn

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear a case that could upend how elections are conducted, writes Julia Vaughn, executive director of Common Cause Indiana. The court’s decision could make it easier “to gerrymander, suppress the vote, and challenge election results.” First published by Indiana Capital Chronicle, this article is part of Limestone Post’s coverage for Democracy Day. Click here to read more.

September 15, 2022

By means of partisan gerrymandering, the Indiana legislature has violated the democratic principle of one person, one vote, says retired Indiana University Professor Emeritus Jim Allison. Proportional representation, he says, would help to give Hoosiers “free and fair” elections, as required by the state constitution. | Photo of the Indiana Statehouse via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0; the original uploader was Jasont82 at English Wikipedia.

Indiana Legislature Violates Principle of ‘Free and Equal’ Elections

Jim Allison

Retired IU Professor Emeritus Jim Allison shows how the Indiana legislature, by means of partisan gerrymandering, has violated the democratic principle of one person, one vote. Proportional representation, he says, would help to give Hoosiers “free and fair” elections, as required by the state constitution. This article is part of Limestone Post’s coverage for Democracy Day, a nationwide collaborative. Click here to read more.