258 search results for “Indiana Weekend”
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Indiana Weekend
Indiana Weekend 01/04/13 – Dunham House The family of President Barack Obama’s mother came from Tipton County, north of Indianapolis. The Dunham family home is still there, and Obama has many white Indiana relatives. We meet the current owner of the Dunham House, Shawn Clements, who gave Obama a tour of the property during […]
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Indiana Weekend 12/28/12 – No. 32 – Bean Blossom Bluegrass Festival Take a break from the winter chill with a look ahead to the Bean Blossom Bluegrass Festival in June, one of Indiana’s best-known festivals and a great reason to visit Brown County. The festival park is now owned by Dwight Dillman of Kokomo, who […]
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Indiana Weekend 12/21/12 – No. 31 – Indiana Transportation Museum They’re probably the largest machines we see on a regular basis – enormous railroad locomotives moving millions of tons of freight across the country. Imagine owning one – better yet, rebuilding one. That’s the task of a group of central Indiana volunteers at who run […]
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Indiana Weekend 12/14/12 – No. 30 – Anderson Paramount / Train Guy It’s the time of year for family and travel – and sometimes the question: Now that we’re all together, now what? We’re glad they’re visiting for the holidays, so where can we take them? There are plenty of places, of course – and we’re […]
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Indiana Weekend 12/7/12 – Legislative Preview The Indiana General Assembly returns to work on Jan. 7, a budget-writing session that will consider topics from job training to the funding for Indiana’s colleges and universities. Among those with the best view of what’s going on is Ed Feigenbaum, a veteran Statehouse reporter who runs INGroup, a […]
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Indiana Weekend 11/30/12 – Christmas Tree Farm, Marijuana Laws For a taste of that old-fashioned Christmas spirit, meet Rex Zenor in Fortville. Rex is a former home builder who always wanted to retire into farming somehow and now operates Piney Acres Tree Farm. We talk to Rex and also get an update on the plans […]
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Indiana Weekend 11/23/12 – Beatles Prof Fans of the Beatles, and of pop culture for that matter, recognize “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” as one of rock ‘n’ roll’s first “concept” albums. Jonathan Brooks, a Beatles aficionado and music professor at Anderson University, talks about the record, how the band was evolving as it […]
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Indiana Weekend 11/16/12 – Wabash Battle, Flag In our hyper-speed, digital age – we tend to think of even the 1990s as “a long time ago” — it’s easy to lose track of our Indiana history, of the time when this was part of the Northwest Territory and a place of remarkable battles over the future of […]
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Indiana Weekend 11/09/12 – Election and Race Almost lost in the final week of the presidential race were the results of an Associated Press poll on race, which found that racial attitudes have not improved in the four years since the United States elected its first black president. In other words, we’ve not only elected […]
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Indiana Weekend 11/2/12 – Rock Steady A Ball State University graduate and three-time women’s boxing champion is part of a group helping people with Parkinson’s disease. The cause of the disease is unknown, and treatments have varying levels of success. But since 2006, an Indianapolis group called Rock Steady Boxing has provided non-contact boxing training […]
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Indiana Weekend | 07.13.12
Indiana Weekend 7/13/12 – Midwest Writers Workshop The Midwest Writers Workshop is July 26-28 in Muncie. One of the organizers is Kelsey Timmerman of Muncie, author of “Where Am I Wearing,” his global quest to find the people who made his clothes, who credits the workshop with helping jump-start his career. Kelsey talks about the workshop […]
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Indiana Weekend 7/6/12 – Boy Scouts at White Stag This is the season for so much outdoor activity, including for the Boy Scouts. The Scouts are active year-round but things pick up in summer, especially at Camp Redwing, on the southeast side of Muncie along the White River.
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Indiana Weekend 6/22/12 – Bicycling Stories Maybe it’s just the season for it, but bicycling seems more popular than ever. In this episode we’ll take a look at the cost, safety and fun of cycling – through the eyes of three extraordinary riders – starting with a 79-year-old man who has ridden across the country […]
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Indiana Weekend 6/15/12 – Hoosier Hometowns: Anderson and Muncie Indiana’s a long way from out of the woods when it comes to economic recovery, but a good argument can be made that some of the hardest-hit parts of the state are close to turning the corner.
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Indiana Weekend 6/8/12 – Author John Shaw/Corn-Fed Derby Dames We talk with John Shaw, congressional correspondent of Market News International, about his book on the life of Indiana’s outgoing senior senator, Richard Lugar. On the lighter side, we’ll meet the women of Muncie’s roller derby team. The Corn-Fed Derby Dames enjoy the action, the chance to prove […]
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Indiana Weekend 6/1/12 – Cole Porter/Demolition Derby In time for the Cole Porter Festival, June 8-10 in Peru, Indiana Weekend takes a look at the man behind the music. Then, for a change of pace – and this is quite a change – ride along with us to the demolition derby. Just in case professional wrestling is […]
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Indiana Weekend 5/25/12 – Friends of Ferdinand/Motorcyclist We’ll meet the folks who find new homes for retired racing horses. The Friends of Ferdinand try to find homes for these equine athletes. And since this is also the season when motorcyclists do most of their riding, a Ball State professor with a new book out – about his […]
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Indiana Weekend 5/18/12 – Matthew Tully/Muncie Firefighters From Indianapolis, we’ll talk with newspaper columnist Matthew Tully and his new book about what he learned while spending a year with students and teachers in an inner-city school. In Muncie, we’ll ride with the firefighters at Station 2 on a busy Friday night on the Southside – and also […]