Noon Edition

This week on Noon Edition, we discussed the state of tourism in Indiana since the economic downturn. Joining us in studio will be Indiana State Tourism Director Amy Vaughan, Brown County Convention and Visitors’ Bureau Director Jane Ellis, and Columbus Visitors Bureau Associate Director Cindy Frey.

This week on Noon Edition, WFIU’s “Ask the Mayor” took over Noon Edition for an hour-long “Ask the Mayor” extravaganza. “Ask the Mayor” host Stan Jastrzebski was joined in studio by Bloomington Mayor Mark Kruzan, Columbus Mayor Fred Armstrong, Terre Haute Mayor Duke Bennett, and Kokomo Mayor Greg Goodnight.

This week on Noon Edition, we discussed local reaction to Arizona's new immigration law. We were joined in-studio by local policy makers and experts to discuss the issue.

This week on Noon Edition, we sat down with three experts from Indiana University's School of Public and Environmental Affairs to discuss the environmental and policy implications of the BP oil spill.

This week on Noon Edition, Herald Times Editor Bob Zaltsberg sat down with area high school seniors to talk about their time growing up in Indiana as well as their plans for the future.

This week on Noon Edition, we sat down with State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Bennett and discussed the state of Indiana schools.

This week on Noon Edition, we sat down with representatives from the Indiana Department of Homeland Security and discussed what the IDHS has accomplished in its five years in existence.

This week on Noon Edition: a conversation with Nobel Prize Winner Elinor Ostrom. She was in-studio talking about her whirlwind year and how her life has changed.

This week on Noon Edition, we discussed rural health care in Indiana. Joining us in-studio were Medical Director of the Richard G. Lugar Center for Rural Health Jim Turner, Union-Clinton Hospital Administrator Terri Hill, and medical students Julia Freeze and John Wheat.

This week on Noon Edition, we discussed the issue of bullying in schools. On the panel: Midwest Bullying Prevention Project Director Bill Voors and IU Department of Counseling and Educational Psychology Professor David Estell.