Noon Edition

This week on Noon Edition, we discussed the constantly evolving roles of women in South Central Indiana.

This week on Noon Edition, we discussed how people perceive and process the news media. In studio guests included DePauw University Communications Professor Jeff McCall, Indiana University Telecommunications Associate Professor Erik Bucy, and Indiana University Psychology Professor Edward Hirt.

This week on Noon Edition, we discussed the issue of transparency in maternity care. Joining hosts Herald Times Editor Bob Zaltsberg and Mary Catherine Carmichael were Bloomington Area Birth Services Executive Director Georg'ann Cattelona and Bloomington Hospital Regional Center for Women and Children Executive Director Dana Watters.

This week on Noon Edition, Herald Times Editor Bob Zaltsberg and co-host Mary Catherine Carmichael sat down with Indiana University Dean of College of Arts and Sciences Bennett Bertenthal. They discussed the role of a liberal arts education in a quickly changing Indiana.

This week on Noon Edition we discussed the life sciences and their role in Indiana.

State Health Commissioner Dr. Judy Monroe and IU Professor in Applied Health Science Alice Lindeman talk about Indiana's obesity epidemic.

This week on Noon Edition, we discussed common myths surrounding flu outbreaks and ways to promote public health in South Central Indiana. Joining Herald Times Editor Bob Zaltsberg were Director of the Indiana University Health Center Dr. Diana Ebling, and Indiana University Associate Dean for Global and Community Health Lloyd Kolbe.

This week on Noon Edition, WFIU's "Ask the Mayor" took over Noon Edition for an hour-long "Ask the Mayor" extravaganza.

On this week's Earth Day-themed edition of Noon Edition, we discussed sustainability efforts on Indiana campuses. Joining host Herald Times Editor Bob Zaltsberg and co-host Mary Catherine Carmichael were DePauw University sustainability Coordinator Carol Steele and Indiana University Director of Sustainability Bill Brown.

This week on Noon Edition we discussed online journalism and community building through social networking online.

Spring Gardening in Indiana

This week on Noon Edition, a conversation with Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor, author of the New York Times Bestselling book "My Stroke of Insight," and the neuroanatomist at the local Midwest Proton Radiotherapy Institute.

This week on Noon Edition, a discussion of a study ranking Indiana ninth in the country for its community corrections population. Herald Times Editor Bob Zaltsberg and Mary Catherine Carmichael are joined in the studio by Monroe County Judge Ken Todd and Sheriff Jim Kennedy.

This week on Noon Edition, Indiana University Athletics Director Fred Glass stops by the studio. Herald-Times Editor Bob Zaltsberg and WFIU News Director Stan Jastrzebski are you hosts.

This week on Noon Edition, we'll discuss the reorganization and policy changes at the Indiana Department of Environmental Management, or IDEM. Joining hosts Bob Zaltsberg and Mary Catherine Carmichael are IDEM Assistant Commissioners Scott Nally and Dan Murry as well as Hoosier Environmental Council Senior Policy Director Tim Maloney.

This week on Noon Edition, we'll discuss the encroachment of wildlife on urban Indiana. Joining us in the studio are Private Lands Program Manager Gary Langell and Bloomington Director of Animal Care and Control Laurie Ringquist.

Evidence of the national recession is becoming apparent in Bloomington’s Perry Township. Township Trustee Dan Combs says his office, which is responsible for poor relief, has seen an increase in requests for assistance.

On this episode of Noon Edition, State Senator Vi Simpson as well as other state legislators discuss what state legislators are doing to address the economic situation in Indiana.

This week on Noon Edition, we discussed the 200th birthday of Abraham Lincoln. Joining us in the studio were DNR State Parks and Reservoirs Archaeologist Staffan Peterson, and Associate Editor of the Journal of American History Stephen Andrews.

This week on Noon Edition we'll discuss Bloomington's economic development, specifically the Bloomington Monroe County Convention Center and the B-Line Trail. Joining us in the studio are City of Bloomington Parks and Recreation Director Mick Renneisen, Bloomington Monroe County Convention Center Director Talisha Coppock, and Bloomington Director of Economic Development Danise Alano.

Bloomington’s Boy’s and Girl’s Club Executive Director Jeff Baldwin, Columbus’ Foundation for Youth Executive Director David Westenberger and Terre Haute’s Ryves Hall Youth Center Director Jim Edwards discuss the economic impact on youth centers in south central Indiana.

This week on Noon Edition, it's a discussion of the ramifications of the Kernan-Shepard Report on south central Indiana. Association of Indiana Counties Executive Director David Bottorff and MySmartGov.org Executive Director Marilyn Schultz debate the merits of the government streamlining suggestions endorsed by Governor Mitch Daniels.

On this program of Noon Edition, our guests discuss the impact of Barack Obama's inauguration on South-Central Indiana.  City of Bloomington Safe and Civil City Director Beverly Calendar-Anderson, Monroe County Judge Valeri Haughton, and Indiana University Vice President for Diversity, Equity, and Multicultural Affairs Edwin Marshall joined us in the studio.

This week on Noon Edition, we'll discuss the economic outlook for south-central Indiana.  Joining us in the studio will be Indiana Business Research Center Director Jerry Conover and Indiana State University Professor of Economics Robert Guell.

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