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‘Read Local’: A Letter from the Desk of Emily Winters, LP’s Marketing and Advertising Director
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Limestone Post Marketing and Advertising Director Emily Winters toots her horn about why she loves LP (and you should, too)! A woman with a mission, Emily helps LP’s in-depth, informative stories find their way to loyal readers and the broader community. “The need for homegrown stories and independent voices is ever-pressing," she writes. "LP publishes stories that not only showcase Bloomington’s creativity and quirkiness, but they also examine issues and pose questions that help make us a more informed and engaged community." Click here to read more.
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"Kai, Ninomiya," 1998, from the series Kai, Following the Cycle of Life. | Courtesy photo

The Cycle of Life in Osamu James Nakagawa’s Photography
Claude Cookman
Throughout his career, Indiana University artist-educator Osamu James Nakagawa has captured profound life changes in his photography. As an exhibition of Nakagawa’s work opens October 13 at IU’s Grunwald Gallery, IU Professor Emeritus Claude Cookman observes how Nakagawa’s striking imagery reflects “death and life, grief and joy, past and future.” Click here to read the full story.
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Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist and Bloomington expat Joel Pett returned to his hometown recently for a gallery show — and a stand-up gig at Thomas Gallery. | Photo by Devta Kidd

Joel Pett: Humanist with a ‘Mean Streak a Mile Wide’ Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist Joel Pett served up an adult portion of art and stand-up at his homecoming
Yaël Ksander, Devta Kidd
Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist and Bloomington expat Joel Pett returned to his hometown recently for a gallery show — and a stand-up gig. After talking to Pett about his work, writer Yaël Ksander wonders whether a man with “a mean streak a mile wide” has, deep down, a passion for humanity. Click here to read the full story.
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Writer Ross Lockridge Jr. (RLJ) killed himself on March 6, 1948, just two months after his book "Raintree County" was published. Pictured here, RLJ is signing autographs at an L. S. Ayres department store in Indianapolis on January 20, 1948. This is the last known photograph of RLJ. | Photo by Robert Lavelle, "The Indianapolis News." Photographs from raintreecounty.com are used with permission of The Estate of Ross Lockridge, Jr.

Ross Lockridge Jr., a Great American Tragedy
Doug Storm
In 1948, Ross Lockridge Jr. died by suicide in Bloomington just months after his best-selling novel, Raintree County, was published. In 2014, Doug Storm interviewed two of Lockridge’s sons for Interchange, his show on WFHB. Here, Storm writes about the sons’ conflicting opinions on the suicide and the assessment of Raintree County as the Great American Novel. Click here to read the full story.
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Indiana University Research Scientist Adam Fudickar studies animal behavior in response to climate change. “Many parts of the planet that haven’t changed for a really long time are changing very rapidly,” he says. While many species cannot adapt fast enough, some — such as the dark-eyed junco — can, which provides hope to researchers. | Photo courtesy of ziggy777 / 123RF Stock Photo

IU Researcher: Some Species Adapt Faster to Climate Change
Brian Hartz
IU Research Scientist Adam Fudickar studies animal behavior in response to climate change. “Many parts of the planet that haven’t changed for a really long time are changing very rapidly,” he says. While many species cannot adapt fast enough, some can, which provides hope to researchers. Writer Brian Hartz explores Fudickar’s work on the dark-eyed junco. Click here to read the full story.
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This photo by Jeffrey Wolin shows the last day of quarry season at the Independent Limestone quarry in 1983. This is one of many photographs Wolin took for his book, with text by Scott Russell Sanders, on the Indiana limestone industry, "Stone Country." | Photo by Jeffrey Wolin

‘Stone Country,’ the Land That Carved a People
Yaël Ksander
In her first article for Limestone Post, Yaël Ksander, a producer at WFIU, takes an in-depth look at the collaboration between photographer Jeffrey Wolin and writer Scott Russell Sanders, whose two books (published 30 years apart) are a chronicle of our quarries — the workers, rock, and cultural histories of the Indiana limestone industry. Click here to read the full story.
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Artists William Bass, left, and Raphael Cornford stand at the end of their downtown gallery space, NOISE. Writer Lindsay Welsch Sveen says a new art scene is emerging that offers “hip alternatives to the institutions." | Photo by Samuel Welsch Sveen

New Art Scene Is Redefining What ‘Gallery’ Means
Lindsay Welsch Sveen, Samuel Welsch Sveen
What do you think of when you hear “Bloomington art gallery”? Many traditional galleries might come to mind, but a new scene is emerging that offers “hip alternatives to the institutions,” says Lindsay Welsch Sveen. With photos by Samuel Welsch Sveen, she shows us several places that are redefining “gallery.” Click here to read the full story.
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On August 21, the moon will totally eclipse the sun as it travels across America from west to east. Around Bloomington, people will witness a 94 percent eclipse, but there are many places and ways to experience this rare event — either the partial or total eclipse — not far from Bloomington. | Copyright: _ig0rzh_ / 123RF Stock Photo

Eclipse 2017! Where It Lands Near Bloomington
Dason Anderson
On August 21, the moon will totally eclipse the sun, sending umbral shade across America from west to east. Around Bloomington, people will witness a 94 percent eclipse, but LP writer and editor Dason Anderson shows many places and ways to experience this rare event — either the partial or total eclipse — not far from here. Click here to read the full story.
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John Lawrence, the assistant director of Sycamore Land Trust, sprays a patch of vinca near the Sycamore headquarters with herbicide. | Photo by Annie Corrigan, WFIU

With Invasives, an Ounce of Prevention Is Worth a Pound of Cure
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A healthy environment requires native plants that interact with insects, birds, and wildlife. When invasive plants are introduced, they can quickly crowd out native species and wreak havoc on an ecosystem. Annie Corrigan, announcer and producer at WFIU Public Radio, wrote about invasive plants for her weekly radio show, Earth Eats. Click here to read the full story.
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Filmmaker TJ Jaeger's short film screened at Cannes in May. | Courtesy photo

Local Filmmaker’s Short Film Screened at Cannes
TJ Jaeger
After his short film "Lost Dog" won awards at Campus MovieFest, filmmaker (and LP contributor) TJ Jaeger thought the journey had ended. But then he was invited to show his film at the 70th annual Cannes International Film Festival in France. Now he has many experiences to share. Click here to read the full story.
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You can help out in the Bloomington Community Orchard during their Work and Learn Days on Wednesday evenings. | Photo courtesy of Bloomington Community Orchard

Out-of-the-Ordinary Summer Events for Your Next Adventure
Sierra Vandervort
A-a-a-ah, summer. Bloomington is a different town when school is out. The traffic is thinner, the pace is slower, and the small-town feel really settles in. Boring? Hardly. Here’s a short list of out-of-the-ordinary events to keep your summer happening — all during the week! Click here to read the full story.
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Musical children pass through various stages of development, each step requiring different approaches, encouragement, and patience, says Miller Susens, a cellist in the IU Jacobs School of Music. | Copyright: gonshi4545 / 123RF Stock Photo

Helping a Musical Child Foster a Love of Music
Miller Susens
Musical children pass through various stages of development, each step requiring different approaches, encouragement, and patience, says Miller Susens, a cellist in the IU Jacobs School of Music. Supporting young musicians encourages individual expression and contributes to a more well-rounded and compassionate human being. Click here to read the full story.
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