Regionally Speaking, Thursday, July 22, 2021

Today: On "Reporters' Roundtable," "Times" freelance repoter Deborah Laverty talks about the stories she's put out in print and online, including a look at the 2021 Porter County Fair and this year's local observance of World Civility Day.  "Off Mic" host and reporter Michael Puente recently spoke with Lake County Prosecutor Bernard Carter about the state bills enacted into law this year focusing on criminal justice and on plans to create a local cybercrime-fighting task force, and we have a conversation with a Merrillville businessman who helped tornado victims in Illinois recently -- by making pizzas for them.