Today: we begin our look at the Lake County general election ballot candidates, with the Indiana House District 15 race between incumbent Republican State Rep. Hal Slager and his Democratic Party challenger Chris Chyung. Both joined us in the Lakeshore Public Radio studio for a discussion of the issues.
Northwest Indiana financial advisor Greg Hammer talks about a Halloween-related topic: some of the financial fears that many face -- including having enough money for rising healthcare costs, youngsters' education or retirement. And we bring back our conversation with Heath Carter of the Valparaiso Human Relations Council on the importance of a well-thought-out study of the community's housing needs.