Have you been wondering what is really going on with our US and World Economy? Hear from Economist Morton Marcus on this weekends Focus on the Community with Dave Crooks. Its a wide-ranging interview you need to hear.

 

On this Focus on the Community we speak with Blake Dollier, the new Public Relations Director for the Indiana Department of Transportation’s West Central District

 
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Envoy Sue Linden from the Terre Haute Salvation Army talks about how their bell ringing campaign is going and how you, your business or place of work can help.  Linden also talks about why bell ringers get paid and how you can sponsor a bell ringer.

 
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Trust for America’s Health (TFAH) and their The State of Obesity: Better Policies for a Healthier America . The annual report provides state-by-state rankings of adult obesity rates, information on trends by region, age, gender and ethnicity, and policy recommendations for local and state government.

This year the U.S. adult obesity rate passed the 40 percent mark for the first time, standing at 42.4 percent – the highest ever recorded, an increase of 26 percent since 2008.

Indiana ranks 12th on the list. Reha Farberman talks about the study.

 
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