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On this week’s Columbus Perspective: Professor Mildred Solomon, President of the Hastings Center, discusses the ethics involved in battling the COVID-19 pandemic; Lisa Handler-Fugit is Executive Director of the Ohio Association of Foodbanks – she speaks about the struggles that have come from feeding the needy in the time of a pandemic; on ‘Face the State,’ Tracy Townsend looks at the decision-making process that has gone in to re-opening Ohio’s economy; and Col. Vanessa Benson explains the partnership between Ford and the Department of Defense that is supplying personal protective equipment to National Guard reservists in Ohio.

00:00 Show Open / Dr. Nadine Gracia, Executive VP of the Trust for America's Health, discussing funding of public health in the U.S.

11:30 Courtesy of our sister station, WBNS 10-TV, Scott light talks with Ohio mayors and welcomes guests from the Buckeye Institute and Policy Matters Ohio to discuss how the pandemic is being handled by governmental entities.

33:00 U.S. Surgeon General, Dr. Jerome Adams, discusses smoking and campaigns to help people quit.

44:20 Duane Casares, CEO of Directions for Youth & Families, provides an update on his agency's role in helping people deal with the pandemic.

00:00 Show Open / Lindsay Williams, Executive Director of the Ohio Children's Trust Fund, discusses child abuse and concerns about the impact that Ohio's Stay-at-Home order could be having.

22:00 Courtesy of our sister station, WBNS 10-TV, Scott Light talks with Congressman Steve Stivers, Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose and others, and also sends out a salute to local teachers who are working hard during the pandemic.

41:25 Licking County Commissioner Tim Bubb talks about the impact the pandemic is having on local governments.

00:00 Show open / Bill Faith, Executive Director of the Coalition for Homelessness and Housing in Ohio (COHHIO), discusses efforts to keep the homeless safe during the pandemic.

17:25 Mike Brickner, Ohio Director of 'All Voting is Local' discusses the state's Primary Election, which is continuing this month by mail-in voting.

29:20 Courtesy of our sister station, WBNS 10-TV, Scott Light talks with people in business and politics about the response to the coronavirus.

50:42 Dr. Wallace E. Boston, President of American Public University, discusses distance-learning, which the school has conducted since the early 1990s.

00:00 Show Open and Lisa Hamler-Fugitt, Executive Director of the Ohio Association of Foodbanks, discussing her organizations efforts and struggles during the pandemic.

16:00 . Rey Saldaña, President and CEO of Columbus-based Communities in Schools, discussing distance learning while also highlighting struggles that many students endure.

30:00 Courtesy of our sister station, WBNS 10-TV, Scott Light reviews the state's response to the coronavirus pandemic.

50:45 Rod Griffin with Experian discussing credit scores and unstable finances during the pandemic.

00:00 Show Open and Lisa Hamler-Fugitt, Executive Director of the Ohio Association of Foodbanks, discussing her organizations efforts and struggles during the pandemic.

16:00 . Rey Saldaña, President and CEO of Columbus-based Communities in Schools, discussing distance learning while also highlighting struggles that many students endure.

30:00 Courtesy of our sister station, WBNS 10-TV, Scott Light reviews the state's response to the coronavirus pandemic.

50:45 Rod Griffin with Experian discussing credit scores and unstable finances during the pandemic.

Columbus Perspective for Sunday, April 5, 2020

00:00 Intro / Jeff Pullin, Public Information Officer for COTA, talks about changes made because of the coronavirus pandemic.

11:00 David Pepper, Chair of the Ohio Democratic Party, discusses the still in-progress Primary Election.

31:15 John Barker, President of the Ohio Restaurant Association, talks about the pandemic's impact on his industry

50:17 Dr. Carlos Del Rio with the Infectious Diseases Society of America, with fact vs. fiction about COVID-19.

00:00 Governor Mike DeWine and Ohio Health Director Dr. Amy Acton discuss Ohio’s response to the Coronavirus.

13:00 Mike Schoedinger, President of Schoedinger Funeral Homes, talks about adapting to social distancing policies.

24:38 Rob Alexander, Political Science Professor at Ohio Northern University, discusses the latest Great Lakes Poll, which includes opinions about how the pandemic is being addressed.

46:41 Duane Casares, CEO of Directions for Youth & Families, discusses the pandemic’s impact on that agency.

Dr. Amy Acton, Director of the Ohio Department of Health, discusses the history and progression of the coronavirus in Ohio, and how to protect yourself. State Representative Sedrick Denson (D-Cincinnati), Ohio Republican Party strategist Terry Casey, Capital University Professor Suzanne Marilley, and Columbus Dispatch reporter Randy Ludlow. They discuss the state's response to the coronavirus epidemic. Michael Cook, Chief of the Public Information Office at the U.S. Census Bureau. Wrapping up the hour is Rita Soronen, President & CEO of the Columbus-based Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption.

On this week's 'Columbus Perspective': Dawn Anderson Butcher discusses the LifeSports program at Ohio State University (begins at 0:50); courtesy of WBNS-TV in Columbus, Scott Light speaks with State Rep. Susan Manchester of Waynesfield), Chillicothe Mayor Luke Feeney, Columbus Dispatch Public Affairs Editor Darrel Rowland and Otterbein University Political Science Professor La Trice Washington about various political issues (begins at 31:20); and Franklin County Public Health Medical Director, Dr. Miller Sullivan, discusses the coronavirus (begins at 55:32).