The night Pfc. Perez died
MONDAY: How Perez’s life could have been saved with a walkie-talkie.
The night Perez died
A military investigation reveals this East Chicago soldier was not
killed by Iraqi insurgents but rather by failed leadership, poor
communication and a concrete barrier in the middle of a Fallujah
highway
By Steve Walsh
Post-Tribune Staff Writer
11/20/05
Pfc. Luis A. Perez was 19 when the concrete barrier rose before him in the darkness outside of Fallujah. It was 1 a.m. on Aug. 27,
2004. The young soldier was beginning his third day in Iraq — and the last day of his life.
In the days after his death, the public, as well as Perez’s parents, Jose Perez and Maria Miranda, were told Luis was killed when his fuel truck hit an IED — an improvised explosive device — hidden in the road.
But that wasn’t the truth.
Lake and Porter Tourism not on speaking terms
Lake and Porter County tourism officials haven’t spoken in years. The conflict steams from market share and an attempt by Lake County to force a merger with Porter and LaPorte County. In this April 19, 2012 segment of Regionally Speaking we try to bring the sides together, with only limited success.
Dispute between Lake and Porter Tourism 4 19 12
Just before the May 8 Indiana primary, I’m posting my last two interviews with the candidates in the GOP US Senate Primary. Incumbent Richard Lugar, fist elected in 1997, is facing State Treasurer Richard Mourdock in what may be the most hotly contested race in the Indiana Primary.
Sen. Richard Lugar, R-Ind., interviewed Tuesday March 13, 2012 on Lakeshore Public Radio by Steve Walsh
Lugar talked about his support of immediate approval for the Keystone Pipeline and the challenge to his residency.
Richard Mourdock was last interviewed April 30, 2012. We talked about the race and his comments that he thought working across the aisle has bankrupted the country.
Trash to Ethanol project may be thrown away
A proposed alternative energy project in Lake County may never get off the drawing board, as the County Solid Waste District continues to have questions about the company’s ability to find private financing. For Indiana Public Broadcasting Steve Walsh reports.
During the meeting, Powers told to board he could move ahead, even without the contract with Lake County.
Lake County may cut ties with Trash to Ethanol plant
A proposed alternative energy project in Lake County may never get off the drawing board, as questions skepticism grows over the company’s private financing. For Indiana Public Broadcasting Steve Walsh reports.
Followup: Trash to Ethanol and cameras in the courtroom
In the Feb. 1 2012 edition of Followup with Steve Walsh, we will look at garbage in Northwest Indiana, ahead of the hearing with Earl Powers of Powers Energy about a long-delayed trash to ethanol plant in Schneider and cameras in the courtroom.
Segment One:
CEO of the National Solid Wastes Management Association Bruce J. Parker, who said there is no crisis in landfill space.
Segment Two:
Lake County Solid Waste Management District has been under increasing scrutiny after Powers Energy has missed several deadlines to acquire land and finance the $300 million trash to ethanol plant.
Jeff Langbehn executive director of the Lake County Solid Waste Management District, who said the board has now lost faith on Powers’ ability to deliver.
We also took a look at some of the bills passing through the General Assembly which could have a dramatic impact on the future of solid waste districts.
Segment Three:
Joined by Marc Chase, Business and Issues editor with the Times, who has lead the reporting on the proposed plant.
Segment Four:
Then we look at putting cameras in the courtroom in Indiana with the people behind a pilot project in Lake County, with Valparaiso University Law Professor Ivan Bodensteiner, Lake Circuit Court Judge George Paras and Anthony McCartney who covered the Conrad Murray Trial for the Associated Press.
US Secretary of Education Arne Duncan on Ind Ed reform
ARNE_DUNCAN1_11_12 US Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, on Indiana’s education reforms, The cost of higher education, Purdue University’s pledge to expand summer classes to increase graduation and cleaning up in the aftermath of the Penn State and Syracuse athletic scandals. Prior to the interview, Duncan had been the keynote speaker at the annual NCAA Conference in Indianapolis.
New chief talks about taking over a department that has seen 9 police chiefs in 6 years, as part of the new administration of Gary Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson.
