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Immigration enforcement is a key justification for repurposing government data, but it also lays the groundwork for mass surveillance, says IU researcher Nicole M. Bennett. | Photo by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement via Getty Images

Making Government Surveillance of Americans More Efficient How the Trump administration is quietly repurposing everyone’s data for surveillance
Nicole M. Bennett
The result of newly imposed data-sharing arrangements between government agencies and private companies means the federal government is transforming into an integrated surveillance apparatus, capable of monitoring behavior at an unprecedented scale. IU researcher Nicole M. Bennett says these developments are framed as administrative streamlining, but they lay the groundwork for mass surveillance, without public scrutiny or judicial oversight. Read Bennett’s analysis here.
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“Jazz culture is about being a part of the jazz community and being connected to the history of the music,” says Tom Walsh (above), a professor of music in saxophone and chair of the Department of Jazz Studies at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music. | Courtesy photo

Tom Walsh: The Man Inside the Music
Aaron B. Cohen
Tom Walsh, professor of music in saxophone and chair of the Department of Jazz Studies at the IU Jacobs School of Music, spoke to writer Aaron B. Cohen about the combination of jazz and jazz education, transmitting the culture of music, and the roots of music culture in Bloomington. Read Cohen’s Q&A with Walsh here.
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MCCSC Superintendent Markay Winston keeps her focus on the students and a goal to “organize the system in a way that benefits every learner.” | Courtesy photo

MCCSC Superintendent Markay Winston Keeps Her Focus on ‘Every Learner’
Steve Hinnefeld
With declining enrollment and a state legislature prioritizing private schools over public schools, MCCSC Superintendent Markay Winston keeps her focus on the students and a goal to “organize the system in a way that benefits every learner.” Reporter Steve Hinnefeld talked to her about her responsibilities and how she approaches the challenges. Click here for a profile of Dr. Winston.
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Since 2016, live performances in The Remarkable Women Series have enlightened the public on “the many unknown and un-celebrated contributions of African Americans.” The series is produced by Resilience Productions, which was founded by (above, l-r) Danielle Bruce, Gladys DeVane, and Liz Mitchell. | Courtesy photo

‘History Reclaimed, Stories Retold, Theatre Revealed’ Resilience Productions’ Remarkable Women Series Aims to Educate, Enlighten, and Engage
Hiromi Yoshida
Since 2016, Danielle Bruce, Gladys DeVane, and Liz Mitchell have enlightened the public on “the many unknown and un-celebrated contributions of African Americans” to Indiana and U.S. history. The next live performance in their Remarkable Women Series is about Judge Viola Taliaferro. They shared their personal experiences and unique contributions with writer Hiromi Yoshida. Click here to read about these Remarkable Women.
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In 1994, a group of Bloomington women conducted a homegrown experiment to create a new science playground for children. Today, WonderLab Museum of Science, Health & Technology has become a success story far beyond what many could have imagined. (above) WonderLab staff at the museum’s original location in the Wicks Building on the downtown square (clockwise from far left): Louise Schlesinger, Mary Sommers, Colleen Couper, Karen Stucky, Erin Gerecke, Catherine Olmer, (unidentified), Karen Jepson-Innes, Jeanne Gunning, Greta Faroute | Photo by Melinda Seader

The ‘WonderWomen’ Behind WonderLab
Trung Le
In 1994, a group of Bloomington women conducted a homegrown experiment to create a science playground for children. Today, as it welcomes a new executive director, WonderLab Museum has become a success story far beyond what they imagined. LP contributor Trung Le interviewed some of the women involved with WonderLab since its humble beginnings. Click here to read about the WonderWomen.
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Ida B. Wells was a writer, editor, activist, and co-founder of the NAACP. This statue of her was erected in 2021 in Memphis, Tennessee, adjacent to the Beale Street Baptist Church where she published a newspaper in the late 1800s. | Photo by Southern Hollows/S. Liles, CC-BY-SA-4.0

Ida B. Wells and the Campaign Against Lynching
Richard Campbell
Ida B. Wells spent much of her career as a journalist in the late 1800s shedding light on the horrors of lynching. The writer, editor, activist, and co-founder of the NAACP has been called the most famous Black woman of her time in the U.S. This article by Richard Campbell shows her lifelong fight for racial justice. Click here to learn more about Ida B. Wells.
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Ruthie Cohen, LP’s aproned sage, is back in the kitchen, stirring the pot and serving up delicious recipes. This month, she shows us how to spice up the pantry, then makes chermoula (above), a savory Moroccan sauce that works with vegetables, fish, meats, and couscous. | Photos by Ruthie Cohen

Stirring the Pot: Chermoula and a Pantry Infused with Delight
Ruthie Cohen
Ruthie Cohen is back in the kitchen! After a two-year, too-long hiatus, LP’s aproned sage is once again serving up delicious recipes. This month, she stirs the pot by showing us how to spice up the pantry and make chermoula, a savory Moroccan sauce that works with vegetables, fish, meats, and couscous. Click here for the whole chermoula.
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The Marsh Madness Festival in Linton, Indiana, is February 14–15 at Goose Pond Fish & Wildlife Area. The annual event celebrates the sandhill crane migration that stops in Greene County and fuels an economic boost to the community. Above, sandhill cranes in Elkhart, Indiana. | Photo by Tina Nord

Sandhill Cranes Are the Stars of Marsh Madness at Goose Pond The annual wildlife spectacle boosts tourism in Greene County
Carol Johnson
Marsh Madness, February 14–15 at Goose Pond FWA, celebrates the sandhill crane migration that stops in Greene County and fuels an economic boost to the community. The annual event was established by the nonprofit Friends of Goose Pond, which supports the wetlands that attract numerous species of migratory birds. Read the article by Carol Johnson of the Southern Indiana Business Report.
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Winter in Indiana is prime season for house fires, but the Bloomington Fire Department’s Fire Prevention Division works year-round to reduce the risk of fires and promote fire safety. Above, firefighters train at the Public Safety Training facility on South Walnut Street. | Photography by Nick Bauer

Fire Safety and Prevention Through Education, Engineering, Enforcement Photo essay on the Bloomington Fire Department’s Fire Prevention Division
Nick Bauer
Winter in Indiana is prime season for house fires, but the Bloomington Fire Department’s Fire Prevention Division works year-round to reduce the risk of fires and promote fire safety. This photo essay by Nick Bauer shows the work being done to prevent fire tragedies in Bloomington. Click here for Bauer’s article and photo gallery.
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Indiana’s 2025 legislative session is underway at the Indiana Statehouse. A new report gives Indiana a grade of D for funding public schools, and the state ranks 32nd in percent of GDP allocated to K-12 schools. The priorities of the Republicans who control state government would be problematic for public schools, writes Steve Hinnefeld. | Limestone Post

School Matters: Indiana Earns ‘D for Effort’ in Funding Public Education Column by education reporter Steve Hinnefeld
Steve Hinnefeld
A new report gives Indiana a grade of D for funding public schools, and the state ranks 32nd in percent of GDP allocated to K-12 schools. As education reporter Steve Hinnefeld writes, with Indiana’s 2025 legislative session underway, the priorities of the Republicans who control state government would be problematic for public schools. Read Hinnefeld’s column here.
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