Noon Edition

This week on Noon Edition, we were joined in studio by Indiana University President Michael McRobbie. He discussed current issues at IU and how they affect the region.

This week on Noon Edition, we took a look back at the year and decade in local and national events. Joining the program were Tribune Star Editor Max Jones and Herald Times Managing Editor Andrea Murray. Herald Times Editor Bob Zaltsberg and WFIU Assistant News Director Daniel Robison were your hosts.

In honor of the holiday season, this week's Noon Edition focused on some holiday traditions taking place locally. Joining us in studio were IU Newman Center's Father Robert Keller and Reverend Patricia Efiom from Bethal African Methodist Episcopal Church in Bloomington.

This week on Noon Edition, we discussed suicide prevention and what is being done in South Central Indiana to raise awareness of the issue. Joining us in studio were Author and Counselor Dee Burt and Psychiatrist Dr. Jonathon Bevers.

This week on Noon Edition, we discussed prostate cancer prevention and efforts to bring awareness of the disease to south central Indiana. Joining us in studio were Radiation Oncologist Dr. David Lee, Summit Urology Physician Assistant Dr. Dave Elkins, and prostate cancer survivor Tim Jessen.

This week on Noon Edition, we'll be joined in studio by U.S District Judge John E. Jones. He is known for presiding over the case Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District, which ruled teaching intelligent design in public schools is unconstitutional.

This week on Noon Edition, we discussed continuing events in the state's effort to build I-69. Joining us in studio were INDOT I-69 Spokesperson Cher Goodwin, INDOT Deputy Commissioner Samuel Sarvis, Citizens for Appropriate Rural Roads President Thomas Tokarski, and Monroe County Commissioner Mark Stoops.

This week on Noon Edition, we discussed changing educational trends in South Central Indiana and across the country.

This week on Noon Edition, we discussed national health care reform efforts with local experts.

As part of Breast Cancer Awareness Month we were joined on Noon Edition by three women working to bring awareness of the disease to South Central Indiana.

This week on Noon Edition, we're having our annual fall gardening show. Local plant experts Helen May and Don Adamson will be in studio ready to answer your fall gardening questions.

This week on Noon Edition, we were joined in studio by representatives from the Lotus World Music and Arts Festival.

This week on Noon Edition, we were joined in studio by Indiana State University President Daniel Bradley and DePauw University President Brian Casey. They discussed the state of higher education in South Central Indiana.

This week on Noon Edition, we discussed Indiana's current political climate as well as upcoming state issues. Joining us in the studio was Brian Howey a journalist, political analyst, and publisher of Howey Politics Indiana.

This week on Noon Edition, we previewed the Monroe County budget hearings. Joining us in the studio were Monroe County Council President Vic Kelson, County Council District 3 Representative Marty Hawk, and County Council Member at Large Geoff McKim.

This week on Noon Edition, we sat down with reporter and author Douglas Wissing to discuss his experiences reporting for WFIU while embedded with the 1-19th Indiana Agribusiness Development Team in Afghanistan.

This week on Noon Edition, local experts joined us in studio to discuss the impact of Woodstock 40 years later.

This week on Noon Edition, 9th District Congressman Baron Hill spends some of his August recess in studio discussing regional affairs and answering your questions.

This week on Noon Edition, we'll discuss how service learning and leadership programs affect their communities.

This week on Noon Edition, we'll discuss Indiana Public Schools with superintendents from across the listening area. Our hosts will speak with Monroe County Consolidated School Corporation's new Superintendent J-T Coopman and Richland Bean Blossom Consolidated School Corporation Superintendent Steve Kain.

This week on Noon Edition, we’ll discuss how to network and job search in the conclusion of our three-part series on surviving the economy. Joining us in the studio are Ivy Tech Career Services Assistant Director Katie Anderson and WorkOne Business Services Director Richard Rampley.

This week on Noon Edition, in the second part of our series on surviving the economy, we’ll discuss the psychological impact of being unemployed. Joining us in the studio are Indiana University Counseling and Psychological Services Director Nancy Stockton and Center Stone Employment Consultant Kim Jackson-Maudlin.

This week on Noon Edition, we'll discuss ways to cut expenses and live more frugally as the first of our three-part series on surviving the economy. Joining us in the studio are Purdue Extension educators Barbara Bowman and Glenda DeFord.

July 4th is the ten-year anniversary of a racially-motivated shooting in front of the Korean United Methodist Church in Bloomington. On this week's prerecorded Noon Edition, we revisited the tragedy and evaluated the current climate for hate crimes in our community.

This week on Noon Edition, we discussed how to protect yourself from identity theft and how the trend has manifested itself in southern Indiana. Joining us in the studio are Law Professor Fred Cate and Computer Science Professor Minaxi Gupta.