This weekend on DLC Media's Focus on the Community, an opposing interview on the Vigo County School Corporation School Referendum. Steve Ellis, Chair of the "Do the Math PAC" as well as Stephen Steward, retired facilities manager of VCSC and Josh Stonebraker a concerned taxpayer and parent are interviewed by Dave Crooks. They give reasons why a NO vote is the best plan forward
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.
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.
On this Focus on the Community, we speak with Bob Lawson with the Vigo County Voter Registration Office.
