Ray Horner Show

Sandra Kurt will remain with the Summit County Clerk of Courts

Locally, Ilene Shapiro will remain the Summit County Executive

Dr. Mark Cassell from Kent State University also gave his views

For a longer form interview, Dr. John Green from the University of Akron’s Bliss Institute shared his thoughts

Dr. David Beer from Malone University recapped election night and where we were (as of that interview)

November 3rd is election day, and it will be nothing like any election anyone has experienced due to COVID-19. In addition to proper identification, voters will also need masks and to remain socially distant.

Donna Skoda is the commissioner of the Summit County Health Department, and she joined the Ray Horner Morning Show to discuss the latest in the fight against the pandemic. Though face shields can be effective, those who wear them will also have to don a cloth mask, according to Skoda, and she also urges listeners to wash their masks every day.

Skoda also mentioned the local, national, and international spread of the coronavirus, the upcoming cold months and being stuck inside, and the first round of flu reports.

The 2020 presidential election season seemed like it began immediately after the 2017 inauguration, and it all comes down to Tuesday. Republican President Donald Trump against Democratic challenger Joe Biden.

Dr. David Beer is a professor of political science at Malone University, and he shared his insight on the election cycle on the Ray Horner Morning Show. Dr. Beer discussed Ohio’s role in the election, which has chosen the winner of every election since 1960, and if red states such as Texas and Georgia could flip blue.

Dr. Beer also touched on the margins for error in the polling, how long it may take for a winner to be declared, and how passionate this election cycle has been for college-aged students.

Both Ohio and the United States have hit record highs in COVID-19 cases during the pandemic this week. Though Northeast Ohio, especially Cuyahoga County, avoided the high risk purple level, Summit County remains in the red.

Dr. Cliff Deveny is the president and CEO of Summa Health joined the Ray Horner Morning Show to talk about the spike in cases, which he has seen at his hospital. Months ago, Dr. Deveny says the amount of hospitalizations were in the single digits, but now they are in the thirties. The spread this time around is not coming from nursing facilities, but from 40 to 70 year olds letting their guards down and not taking the precautions as serious.

If matters continue to get worse, Dr. Deveny says they have plans in place. But in the meantime, the facilities are still open and he encourages listeners to get their flu shots in they have not.

Leanne Graham, with Victim Witness program in Summit County talks about funding cuts, layoffs, and continuing to serve clients during pandemic.

Terri Heckman with the Battered Women's Shelter and the Rape Crisis Center on funding cuts, layoffs, and continuing to serve clients during the pandemic.