Single-Use Planet

Single-use plastics make our lives easier and more convenient, and that’s why we love them, but it’s important not to lose sight of why corporations love them. It’s not for the same reason we do. 

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Muncie's Organic Grocery: Dave and Sara Ring connect customers directly to organic produce from local farms

When Dave Ring was a kid in the 1980s, he hated apples.

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Cruelty is the Point

What is the “Don’t Say Gay” bill supposed to show kids in America? That the things we don’t want to talk about will go away if we shove our heads in the sand?  

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Boldness is Louder than Fear: Hip-hop artist writes music to help people overcome fear

When Rome Herbert was about 8 years old, he frequently attended spoken word performances with his mother in Indianapolis and became inspired by its artistry.

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The School of Art’s Saturday Children’s Art Classes teach kids about art history and embracing creativity

The classroom is filled with high-pitched clamor.  As children chat about everything from their favorite color to Minecraft, the teacher steps in front of the whiteboard, raises his arms and gives a loud “clap, clap, clap clap clap.”

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Purdylicious Sweet Shoppe offers a wide variety of doughnut flavors

Carlie Boggs, Ball State junior computer information systems major, came across an advertisement on Facebook in January for a new doughnut shop opening in Yorktown, Indiana. When Boggs visited the shop to try its doughnuts, she said she was mesmerized by the food she had just bought.

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