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Local News
Proposal Calls For Monroe Jail Revamp, Delay of New Facility
IU’s Sustainability Office Faces Struggle to Carve Role
State Health Commissioner Advises Hoosiers on Health
Citing Smaller Base State Budget, IU Proposes Tuition Hike
Bids For Columbus Commons Millions Lower Than Expected
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Community Events
Bill Moyers Journal
Friday, July 10 at 9pm; Saturday, July 11 at 2am; Sunday, July 12 at 5am
This week Bill Moyers explores health care reform. Public option, single payer, free market -- what are the options now under discussion? Also, Wendell Potter talks about how insurance companies stand in the way of reform.
History Detectives
Monday, July 13 at 9pm; Tuesday, July 14 at 1am; Wednesday, July 15 at 3am; Sunday, July 19 at 5pm
At auction, a contributor bought a rug whose woven designs intrigued him. A Southwest American history buff, he's fascinated by the rug's central figure of a man with a feathered head holding lightning bolts. He believes the figure was never meant to be captured by a loom. Did the weaver violate a taboo?
P.O.V. The Reckoning: The Battle for the International Criminal Court
Tuesday, July 14 at 10pm; Thursday, July 16 at 3am
Over 120 countries have united to form the International Criminal Court (ICC) -- the first permanent court created to prosecute perpetrators, no matter how powerful, of crimes against humanity, war crimes and genocide.
Time Team America: Topper, South Carolina
Wednesday, July 15 at 8pm; Sunday, July 19 at 1pm; Monday, July 20 at 5am
Wade into the alligator swamps of South Carolina to search for evidence of North America's first human inhabitants.
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