All Sides with Amy Juravich

This episode originally aired on May 28, 2020. Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine unveiled $300 million in K-12 budget cuts in early May, extending through just the end of June when the current fiscal year ends. Now school districts across the state have to figure out how to keep students safe from COVID-19 in class while tightening their belts.

Journalists face increased scrutiny of how they cover the demonstrations that have bloomed across the country in protest of the police killing of a black man in Minneapolis last week. In some cases, they have become part of the story, having been pepper-sprayed, tear-gassed, struck by bottles and bricks and even arrested while they cover the demonstrations. On occasion, how they cover the story, the words and syntax of the telling, have attracted criticism.

This episode originally aired on March 26, 2020. What we eat matters to our health, to each other, and to the planet. Making conscious decisions about food can be a challenge, especially in the era of COVID-19.

As protests continue against racial injustice around the country, police departments have used a variety of tactics against the crowds. Some officers march and kneel with protestors, while some indiscriminately use pepper spray. Research shows that when police officers escalate the use of force, the situation worsens.

The protests and coronavirus pandemic have only highlighted the health disparity and systemic racism. Franklin County Health Officials and Columbus City Council have declared racism a public health crisis. But what does the crisis designation mean, will it change how we act and will it improve the health for people of color.

This episode originally aired on May 27, 2020. A Central Michigan dam collapse last week re-focused attention on the nation’s aging infrastructure amid worsening weather. Engineers and safety experts warn that changing weather patterns will affect everything from drinking water, power companies, bridges and highways.

Black leaders across the country called on city and police officials to address police brutality and systemic racism. In Columbus, leaders urged police reforms, starting with an independent investigation into police use of force.

Gov. Mike DeWine called out the National Guard Saturday after peaceful protests in downtown Columbus turned violent over the weekend. A 10 p.m. curfew is in effect until further notice, and business owners began cleaning up broken windows and damage.

This episode originally aired on May 13, 2020. Postal workers continue to handle and deliver more than 150 million pieces of first-class mail a day while the coronavirus lurks and financial and political pressures on the agency mount. President Trump wants to privatize the postal service while Congress grapples with the best way to provide relief.

This episode originally aired on May 19, 2020. From the plague to the present day coronavirus pandemic, disease outbreaks have shaped everything in society from politics to personal relationships. Yale medical historian Frank Snowden explores this theme in his recent book, Epidemics and Society: From the Black Death to the Present.