Who Gets What?

"Our legislature runs on trust" is one of many points raised by our guest, Rick Cockrum, President, Capitol Assets, a firm representing citizens' interests to The Indiana General Assembly.

Gambling, taxes, health and safety of legislators, how to influence government decisions, and the powerful role of volunteer administrators of elections, are part of this engaging conversation.

In addition to discussing normal challenges of giving care to dementia and Alzheimer's patients, this conversation considers differences between The United States and The United Kingdom.

A reason is that our guest, Maria Holmes, was raised and worked in The UK prior to coming to Indianapolis 12 years ago. She serves as a program manager for the Alzheimer's Association Greater Indiana Chapter.

Is your infinitive split? What about "irregardless?" Should you read fantasy and/or John Green?

These are just a few topics of this stimulating conversation with 25-year English teacher Shauna Gough.

Have you been on a Monkey Bar recently, or, a small Merry Go Round? It might have been manufactured by KidsSoft, a company in Gary, Indiana, that has worked more than 30 years for the enjoyment--and safety--of active children.

A founder, George McGuan is our guest.

Scott Keller, a leader in preservation, appraisal, home building and restoration, and innovator of such ideas as The Indiana Black Heritage Trail, speaks about his long service, including in Indianapolis city government.

Personal care giver and experienced nurse Rebecca Marcus describes her recent experience helping a friend pass.

David Ryan, Executive Director of the Lake Shore Chamber of Commerce (Hammond and East Chicago), describes his work today, as well as his previous experiences in communities such as Kentland, Indiana.

John Elliott, President and CEO of Gleaners Food Bank of Indiana, describes his work, and the concept of food insecurity, in great detail, revealing much new information to us.

For example, grandparents raising grandchildren often find themselves food insecure. School closings not only negatively affected food delivered inside schools. It also reduced the number of general public food banks, and those which delivered pack lunches on weekends.

Gleaners delivers more than 35 million meals a year, and growing.

Attorney Tom Cobb served as counsel for The Indiana Department of Environmental Management, and, later, as administrative law judge for The Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission.

Along the way he frustratingly considered what to do with used capacitors near Bloomington, and disagreements over new telephone area codes in the northwest quadrant of our state.

For 36 years, our guest, Jim Plump, has served as leader of The Jackson County (Indiana) Industrial Development Corporation, based in Seymour.

He has worked to attract companies to this area, to build required infrastructure, and to make his communities friendly both to new companies and to residents.

And this: he believes that having served as a high school basketball official, he learned to make decisions, and to face criticism.