Today: On this special edition of "Regionally Speaking," we have three conversations on the 20th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. State Rep. Ed Soliday of Valparaiso was an executive with United Airlines when the terrorists commandeered and flew aircraft into the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and a jetliner that crashed into a field outside Shanksville, PA on 9-11-01. He recalls the events which followed. Two of the four hijacked aircraft were United Airlines flights.

Today: Hammond Mayor Tom McDermott Jr. is on "Regionally Speaking" to talk about Thursday evening's Hohman Avenue Redesign Project public meeting at the HUB of Innovation. The first phase of the project will slow down traffic on Hohman Avenue and make the historic downtown district more conducive for future development. (pictured is a planners' conception of part of the Hohman Avenue area, from the city's historic downtown Hammond master plan). Mayor McDermott will also talk about other city

Today: Heather Ennis with the Northwest Indiana Forum is on "Regionally Speaking" to talk about the economic development initiatives that her organization is conducting along with the READI program supported by Governor Eric Holcomb (he's seen here being escorted into the Indiana Dunes State Park Pavilion for his visit on Aug. 24). We also bring back our conversation with the leaders of the Lake Area United Way and the United Way of Porter County about their impending merger. And we have another

Today: Ivy Tech Community College Valparaiso campus Chancellor Aco Sikoski is on "Regionally Speaking" to talk about the launch of a broadband SEAL program which will give students an opportunity to learn skills that can lead to new jobs in new technologies in fiber optics and related fields. Indiana state officials are promoting programs like this one, to boost high-tech employment in northwest Indiana. The state of Indiana's Office of Work-Based Learning and Apprenticeship Certificates is

Today: Valparaiso Mayor Matt Murphy is back on "Regionally Speaking" to talk about his city: the latest action by the City Council to deal with issues like properties which become public nuisances -- in particular, too many police calls -- and establishment of the new Youth Council, along with updates on street repaving projects. We also bring back our conversation with Foster Success president-CEO Maggie Stevens about a recent study and its report issued in partnership with the Indiana

Today: We speak with Dyer resident and U.S. Army veteran Chris McClanathan who – like many veterans – is doing his best to get an Afghan, who was an interpreter with him while on-duty in northern Afghanistan in 2011, out of the country (along with his family) as the Taliban take over the country. We have another conversation from the Welcome Project at Valparaiso University, with another viewpoint on the city of Gary. And we also talk with Gary attorney Tracy Coleman, and two of her clients,

Today: Gary Community School Corp. manager Dr. Paige McNulty is on "Regionally Speaking" with an update on how the school district has done as the new school year gets underway, including on the needed repairs to some buildings to deal with the (physcially) hot beginning to a new year. The creators of a new documentary on the late PBS painter Bob Ross talk about the new program, now streaming online. And Julia Vaughn with the Indiana Citizens Redistricting Commission talks about the public

Today: On this Reporters' Roundtable, Amy Lavalley, the editor of the "Chesterton Tribune," talks about the stories in today's edition which include the recent MAAC Center Demonstration Day (an aerial view of the Center in Valparaiso is pictured above) and a story on a years-long securities fraud case from Porter County that is now before the Indiana Court of Appeals. "Post-Tribune" reporter Carole Carlson talks about her stories on local schools and the COVID-19 pandemic and of complaints by

Today: Northwest Indiana coordinator for "Resilience Cohort" Kathy Sipple is back on "Regionally Speaking" with her earlier conversation on this summer's greenhouse gas emissions inventory project with participating municipalities. It's part of a statewide effort to better understand such emissions, and how communities can reduce them. Team members in the participating communities are wrapping up their work. Indiana Public Broadcasting's Rebecca Thiele has a report on how federal funds will

Today: Griffith Police Chief Greg Mance is on "Regionally Speaking" to talk about Saturday's "Prepare To Serve and Protect Workshop" at Griffith YMCA. It's an opportunity for those interested in a career in law enforcement to learn tips and techniques to become successful in the hiring process. Side Effects Public Media's Stephanie Whitesides has a report on student nurses and the more stressful environment they need to learn about, when they return to class this fall. Matt Schuffert, the