Tioday: On this first day of Roman Catholic Diocese of Gary Bishop Robert McClory's being the Region's new shepherd, we revisit our conversation with him last week. He was ordained and installed on Tuesday in a liturgy in Gary. We have another edition of "Green Fleet Radio," from South Shore Clean Cities and NIRPC with Carl Lisek. And northwest Indiana financial advisor Greg Hammer joins us with some important tips that can go toward offering a Valentines' Day gift that goes beyond candy or

Today: We talk with Jana Szostek, the director of the Indiana University Northwest Center for Professional Development, a component of the School of Business and Economics. The center provides assistance to northwest Indiana businesses of all sizes, including helping employees with professional certifications or aiming them toward college degrees, if they choose. Kevin Comerford hosts another edition of "Building Northwest Indiana," from the Construction Advancement Foundation, and we have

Today: We begin with highlights from a February 5th "Indivisible NWI"' forum where State Rep. and Democratic Party congressional candidate Mara Candelaria Reardon spoke and answered residents' questions at the Griffith-Calumet Township Library branch. Reardon is one of 14 candidates who will be on the ballot, seeking to be on the November general election ballot to seek the seat held by retiring Congressman Pete Visclosky.. Donna Muta with the city of Hammond is with us to talk about this

Today: We have Governor Eric Holcomb's complete "State of the State" address from last month at the Statehouse. Among the topics he brings up: education and teachers' pay. Lakeshore Public Radio's Sharon Jackson has her conversation with Tony Rodriguez, the director of LaPorte County's office of community and economic development, on the plans for the use of a performance-based grant to link the Kingsbury Industrial Park with two major railroad lines. And Lakeshore Public Radio's Dee Dotson

Today: Lake Area United Way is continuing in its mission to help low-income Lake County residents with the services and assistance they need the most --including adequate child care for working families -- with a collaboration with Methodist Hospitals to create a new child care center at the hospital's Northlake campus in Gary. Lisa Dougherty, the president and CEO with the United Way, is with us to talk about the "child care desert" issues, the new project and the financial help they received

Today: We have two conversations on the program, ahead of the February 11th ordination and installation event for the new shepherd of the Diocese of Gary, Bishop Robert McClory. Frs. Marty Dobrzynski and Mike Yadron talk first about the planning for the event at the Catherdral of the Holy Angels in Gary and of the work getting the new Bishop readty for his work in northwest Indiana. We then follow with our conversation, recorded late last week, with the Bishop. We also have a new edition of

Today: We talk to another candidate for the First District Congressional seat held by Pete Visclosky. Highland resident Scott Costello's name is at the top of the Democratic Party primary election ballot. He considers himself a progressive, and he talks about many of the issues in his campaign. We also find out about the Human Trafficking Awareness Month campaign just completed from Indiana State Police public information officer Sgt. John Perrine. And Lakeshore Public Radio's Sharon Jackson has

Today: Hoosier Environmental Council senior policy director Tim Maloney and his colleagues have been closely watching the progress of bills in this General Assembly session that can affect the Indiana environment. Tim is on "Regionally Speaking" to talk about the measures that he's been monitoring -- two of which made it through Senate committees. "Inside Indiana Business" host Gerry Dick and his panel of experts review the week's stories in this "INsiders" segment, and we bring you reporter

Today: Steve Coxhead, president of the Indiana Passenger Rail Alliance, tells us more about the new initiative by IPRA and the Northern Indiana Passenger Rail Asociation to get state legislators to support the creation of the Indiana Passenger Rail Commission. It would serve as a tool to focus and coordinate state advocacy groups as well as state agencies toward 21st Century passennger rail systems. The proposal could be discussioned at a summer legislative study session. We also have another

Today: Updates on the 2020 Indiana General Assembly session -- first, from Andy Downs with the Mike Downs Center for Indiana Politics at Purdue University Ft. Wayne, and later, from Dr. Indra Frank with the Hoosier Environmental Council, which is closely watching environmentally-related measures moving through the Legislature. We have a new edition of "Building Northwest Indiana" from the Construction Advancement Foundation and a new conversation from the Welcome Project at Valparaiso University