"Hoosier Gardener" Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp describes how to deal with plants during periods of heavy snow and cold. Plants and trees should be selected and placed to avoid/reduce contact with salt-based deicing compounds. Walking on ice-bound lawns is discouraged. Also, the time is right to try new plants. Cconsidering local ordinances and home owner assiciation rules is important.

A wide-ranging discuission of costs, wages, economic development, the nature of jobs, and much more, about Indianapolis.

Spoiler Alert: You spend too much on entertainment! (A conversation between podcast hosts John Guy and Morton Marcus.)

The best way to appreciate this conversation is to review this web site: https://blog.lostartpress.com/2021/02/09/meet-the-author-marc-adams/

And, if more interested, request a course catalog at marc@marcadams.com. The descriptions, instructor biographies, and photographs, tell the story.

Protection of forests, differences between hard and soft wood, new wood-based construction materials such as used recently in the new Elanco building Indianapolis, Issues involving expansion of The Deam Wilderness Area, all are considered in this lively, diverse conversation with Ray Moistner, executive director of The Indiana Hardwood Lumbermens Association.

The ACLU sues government agencies for approving policies that deny constitutional rights to various individuals and groups, most having minority status in our nation.

"Dawson's Home For Wayward Chickens, explained at the end of this podcast, is an element in the life of former journalist and broadcaster Shannon Dawson who produces televised debates between gubernatorial and senatorial candidates in Indiana, advocates for suicide prevention, and promotes documentaries regarding food insecurity.