Highlights from the Drug Free Coalition of Tippecanoe County's legislative forum. Dr. Mary Ostrye talks about her new role at Ivy Tech. A conversation with members of Civic Theater's "A Christmas Story" cast. Author Lizzie Lou on her book, "Covered in Chocolate." A Nick Schenkel book review. Inside Indiana Weekend Business report.

Charles Watkinson talks about his role at Purdue University Press and goals for the publishing arm of the university. Donna Roberts and Cathy Boswell from IN*Source talk about the service for families with children who have disabilities. Nick Schenkel reviews Making Mischief: An Appreciation of Maurice Sendak.

An update from Tippecanoe County Youth Services Director Rebecca Humphrey. A conversation with the new executive director of Heartford House. A look at the latest NASA experimental craft. A discussion about book clubs with representatives from the Tippecanoe County Public Library.

West Lafayette and Lafayette mayors talk property taxes and new consortium to court businesses to the area, November is Native American Heritage Month, Tippecanoe Co. Public Librarians talk young adult literature and programs, Nick Schenkel book review, Steve Eddy essay.

Ivy Tech Lafayette's Census 2010 Awareness panel discussion. Purdue's Harry Brown talks about what the university is planning to get more students counted. Indiana Secretary of State Todd Rokita talks about changing the process of redistricting, which uses Census data. Nick Schenkel reviews Waiter Rant. The Inside Indiana Weekend Business Report.

Purdue students John Bohlmann, Wenyu Zhang, Arman Suleimenov, and Zhan Ibek are preparing to compete in computer-problem-solving competition, Karah Rawlings and Laila Lemcharfi discuss Tippecanoe County Drug Free Coalition's Red Ribbon Week events, Biologist and best-selling author Bill Streever discusses an upcoming Purdue visit.

Lafayette Mayor Tony Roswarski and West Lafayette Mayor John Dennis talk about their cities' 2010 budgets, stormwater fees, and trash collection. The YWCA is hosting a series of events for Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Miss Purdue 2009 Jackie Talbert talks about her duties as a pageant winner and her coursework. A Nick Schenkel book review.

A conversation with Dr. Connie Bond and Alyce Porawski about the Woodrow Wilson Indiana Teaching Fellowship program. Clare McKinney talks about the new Oakland High School opening next fall in the Lafayette School Corporation. A look at West Lafayette's Neighborhood Resource Team. A preview of the Tippecanoe Co. Public Library's Hispanic Heritage events.

A series of conversations on H1N1 virus. Purdue Professor David Sanders talks about the origins of the virus. Dr. Carl Griffin talks about the medical response and preparing the workforce. Spokesperson Jeanne Norberg discusses Purdue's preparation and response. Jennifer Edwards previews the Red Cross presentation Sept. 29th. A Nick Schenkel book review.

Purdue Vice Provost Vic Lechtenberg discusses a recent trip to Asia. The superintendents of the Lafayette, West Lafayette, and Tippecanoe School Corporations talk about funding issues and spring 2009 I-STEP results. The Tippecanoe County Public Library's dowtown branch is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year.

A conversation with "Stealing Buddha's Dinner" author and Purdue Professor Bich Minh Nguyen. A preview of Art on the Wabash. Wolf Park is holding its first ever fundraising event to support its animals. An energy issues seminar is set at Purdue for Indiana educators. A Nick Schenkel book review. The Inside Indiana Business weekend report.

Purdue Professors Steve Son and Tim Pourpoint talk about an environmentally friendly rocket propellant. Indiana is celebrating Archaeology Month and Dr. Kory Cooper talks about the profession. A preview of the Purdue Black Cultural Center's fall series on Hip-Hop. Fall programs available at the Tippecanoe Co. Public Library. The IIB weekend report.

A discussion about WeTip expanding to Carroll County, and its success in Tippecanoe County. Purdue Professor Jeff Youngblood talks about his new, environmentally-friendly, invention. A preview of Global Fest. TSC teacher Gina Boyd talks about receiving an award for teaching economic principles. A preview of PMO events. A Nick Schenkel book review.

Purdue professor Bill Watson talks about the Serious Games Center. A preview of OUTfest 09 with the president of Pride Lafayette. Purdue Vet School Dean Willie Reed talks about a proposed center aimed at caring for horses near one of Indiana’s race tracks.Hoosier photographer John Bower discusses his new book.

A conversation about the 40th anniversary of Woodstock with Dr. Will Miller. A preview of the 5th annual Uptown Jazz and Blues Festival. A closer look at Family Promise, which helps homless families in the Lafayette area get back on their feet. A preview of the 2009 Purdue football season. A Nick Schenkel book review.

Family Promise website | Uptown Jazz and Blues Festival | Purdue Football | Dr. Will Miller

Purdue professors Tesfaye Mengiste and Avtar Handa talk about tomato research -- it's the year of the tomato at the Indiana State Fair. A conversation with Purdue College of Agriculture Dean Jay Akridge. Marianne Holland reports on proposed changes to IN teacher certification. A preview of TCPL's comic documentary showing. A Steve Eddy essay on trains.

Purdue College of Agriculture
Indiana Dept. of Education teacher preparation/certification proposal
TCPL comic book documentary screening

Purdue Extension Dir. Chuck Hibberd talks about the state fair and extension services. Laura Bartrom talks about National Night Out in Lafayette, Purdue Senior Ben Miller talks about the economics of Dr. Seuss. A report on lead contamination in one Evansville neighborhood. A Nick Schenkel book review. Lincoln events at the Frankfort Public Library.

A conversation with Professor Laura Cayon in conjunction with the International Year of Astronomy. Tippecanoe County Prosecutor Pat Harrington talks about gang activity in the area and what is being done to combat the problem.Purdue Associate Professor Jessica Huber on Parkinsons speech study. An audio essay from Lafayette author Angie Klink.

Tippecanoe County Prosecutor  | Purdue Speech Physiology Lab

Lafayette Urban Ministry is preparing for its annual summer camp for children from low-income families in the area.  Learn about the fun and educational activities that await the campers, and how *you* can help make the week memorable. Also, a look at this summer’s One Great Read selection for the Lafayette area and some of the events that will go along with it… Purdue College of Education Associate Dean Sidney Moon talks about the effort and what the university is doing to help out. Citizens in Action is planning its second “Tea Party” of the year.  Learn more about the organization and what to expect from the July 4th event.

Lafayette Urban Ministry, Citizens in Action, Tippecanoe County Public Library. Team USA Basketball

A conversation with the mayors of Lafayette and West Lafayette. A look at summer book clubs at the Tippecanoe Co. Public Library. A Nick Schenkel book review. NASA astronaut and Purdue alum David Wolf talks about the upcoming shuttle mission. IN Treasurer Richard Mourdock on opposing the auto bailout at the expense of pensioners.

A preview of the 36th Round the Fountain Art Fair. A conversation with Civic Theater of Greater Lafayette's Steve Koehler and Sidney Pellissier. Travel resources from the Tippecanoe County Public Library. A part-time artist who features the Tippecanoe County Courthouse in a new poster.

Round the Fountain Art Fair, Civic Theater of Greater Lafayette, Chris Truelsen's courthouse artwork, Purdue Refuse and Recycling, West Lafayette Water Treatment Facility

TCPL's international and budget travel resources (click to expand):

A conversation with West Lafayette Mayor John Dennis and Waste Water Treatment Utility Director Dave Henderson. Indianapolis Zoo Spokesperson Maura Giles talks about what's new at the zoo. Bette Carson looks at the soon-to-be-retired space shuttle fleet. Purdue Asst. Prof. Aryn Dotterer discusses her study on siblings. A Nick Schenkel book review.

West Lafayette Waste Water Treatment Utility, Indianapolis Zoo, NASA retiring the shuttle, The Development of Gendered Interests and Personality Qualities in
Children, Nick Schenkel book review Annie Leibovitz At Work

A conversation with Dan Towery, president of MADD West Central Indiana and MADD honoree Harry Mize. A Steve Eddy essay on the decline of the newspaper industry. Purdue’s Center for the Environment Learning and Engagement Program Coordinator Brent Ladd about an upcoming Permaculture course. Tippecanoe County Public Library’s Sarah Brown on Staycations and regional vacation destinations.

MADD Happenings, Permaculture course

Staycation/travel books (click to expand):

The Drug Free Coalition of Tippecanoe County's community forum on Prescription Drug Abuse. Panelists are Dr. Cindi Koh-Knox, Derek Perez, Dr. Carolyn Kochert, Marty Green, Nichole Boehning, Sandy Shoemaker, Det. Dan Shumaker.

Tippecanoe County Public Library, Purdue Theatre Productions, Clay Bowl Giving Project, Operation: Military Kid

Purdue Library Dean James Mullins and Head of Archives/Special Collections Sammie Morris about the new center at the library. Amy Paget on National Poetry Month and events at Tippecanoe County Public Library. Danielle Gaylord on the Clay Bowl Giving Project. Gordon McCall on directing Much Ado About Nothing. Judy Hauser on Military Child Month.

Tippecanoe County Public Library, Purdue Theatre Productions, Clay Bowl Giving Project, Operation: Military Kid

A conversation with Lafayette Mayor Tony Roswarski and West Lafayette Mayor John Dennis about neighborhood associations. Author Christopher Curtis discusses his writing and upcoming lecture with the Tippecanoe County Public Library. A look back at the Purdue women's basketball season. A preview of Spring Fest at Purdue. Nick Schenkel book review.

Christopher Curtis, Purdue Women's Basketball

David Boudia talks about winning two NCAA diving championship titles and future competitions. Matt Painter talks about the just completed basketball season. A look at gambling on the Final Four. A conversation with the director of The Shape of Things. Twana Harris previews the Black Voices of Inspiration concert. Steve Eddy essay about band.

David Boudia's Bio, Purdue Men's Basketball, Professor Bill Hanson's Bio, 2008-09 Purdue Theatre Brochure, Black Voices of Inspiration

Susan Prohofsky and Joe Haberer on the 28th Annual Greater Lafayette Holocaust Remembrance Conference, Gospel recording artist Terrell Hunt talks about the Black Voices of Inspiration spring concert, Professor Gary Gallagher talks about Hollywood's treatment of the Civil War, Physics professor Bob Laughlin, a Nick Schenkel book review

WBAA's Mike Loizzo talks with Joseph Gangestad, who is part of a team in the Google Lunar X-Prize, which hopes to launch and land a rover on the Moon. A conversation with Athletic Trainer John Edwards, who recently traveled with the USA Wrestling team to Kiev. A preview of the Tippecanoe County Public Library's "locavore" program with Kirsten Serrano.

Google Lunar X-Prize, USA Wrestling, Local Foods: How to Eat Locally, Animal, Vegetable, Miracle

WBAA's Ariel Van Cleave speaks with Tippecanoe School Corporation Superintendent Scott Hanback and other administrators. A conversation with Wabash Center President Jeff Darling about Disabilities Awareness Month. Judge Loretta Rush on postponing juvenile justice center construction. Nick Schenkel book review on the abyss.

Tippecanoe School Corporation, Indiana Disability Awareness, Wabash Center, Youth Center Project