View From The Pugh

View From The Pugh

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  • The evolution of Ohio's Children Services System, Part 1: history

    Children Services is tasked with protecting the safety, well-being, and permanency of children and families, but some experts say it has not escaped its origins as a system that separates.


    Alexandra Citrin, senior associate at the Center for the Study of Social Policy, explained there is a long-standing belief foster care is the best and only intervention for families struggling with abuse or neglect, and she said separation particularly impacts families of color.

    "At the beginning, the system didn't even serve children of color because they weren't deemed worthy," Citrin explained. "We then see the children services system separating Native children from their families and their culture to try and force assimilation, and separating Black children at a very high rate."

    Citrin pointed out oppression and racism within children services are connected to systemic policies excluding families of color and do not create the social support families need.

    The disparities are evident in other public systems rooted in racism, including juvenile justice. Currently, Black children represent 36% of the children in foster care in Ohio, while they represent 14% of children in the general population. Black and mixed-race children also experience more placements in the foster system than their white peers.

    Research has found racial bias among people who report children to Children Services and among the caseworkers who assess a family's situation.

    Robin Reese, executive director of Lucas County Children Services, said her staff is laser-focused on protecting children from abuse and neglect. When the focus is affected by poverty and the overwhelming number of cases workers are managing, she said it can unintentionally lead to racial disparities.

    "We have some of the best people in this field, but the truth is, all of us come in with biases," Reese observed. "It impacts the way we do the work. And so, if you're a person of color, and you're poor, the risk of you having involvement in child protection is raised."

    And Citrin noted the way child protection is funded also contributed to the history of separation. She emphasized prior to the passage of the Family First Prevention Services Act, federal funding streams including services to help keep children with their families were inadequate.  "Title IV-E up until very recently could only be used for foster care placements," Citrin stressed. "You didn't have the federal funding stream for child welfare services to serve families where children were able to remain home and in their community."

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    4 min
  • How a soccer program is helping restore hope in Hilltop area

    Danae King from Columbus Dispatch talks about her recent story about the Hilltop Tigers Soccer Club, a free soccer program run through the Muslim nonprofit MY Project USA, whose founders say it's much more than a sports team for area boys ages 7 to 18.

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    9 min
  • Looking ahead to new Storytellers project in Columbus

    Danae King of the Columbus Dispatch talks about her work with the new Storytellers series in Columbus.

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    9 min
  • A closer look at the Beatles

    Chris talks to Dave Schwensen about his books about Beatles concerts in Shea Stadium and in Cleveland as well as his thoughts on the Disney Plus series "Get Back."

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    28 min
  • Ohioan podcast 12-7-21

    Segment 1

    A closer look at Seinfeld's "The Pony Remark"

    Segment 2

    A closer look at Frasier's "Author, Author"

    Segment 3

    EPA concludes public hearings on new methane rules

    Segment 4

    Report: Complaints soar as airlines cancel flights, deny refunds

    52 min
  • Report: Complaints soar as airlines cancel flights, deny refunds
    Mark Richardson

    Arizona News Connection

    PHOENIX -- A new report shows, despite getting billions of dollars from the federal government under the American Rescue Plan, many airlines continue to interrupt travelers' plans with cancellations and are slow to issue refunds.


    When the pandemic hit in early 2020, air travel in the U.S. and across the world almost completely stopped. But in recent months, as the airlines begin to add flights, customers are complaining of multiple canceled and delayed flights, denied refunds and customer service failures.

    Diane Brown, executive director of the Arizona Public Interest Research Group, which issued the report, called it outrageous the airlines took taxpayer funds but refuse to deal fairly with their customers.

    "The airline industry has been short-staffed, and that has caused consumers to have flight cancellations that often have a rippling effect," Brown explained.

    Airlines have said their industry was gut-punched by the pandemic, and they are working to get back on track. They blamed air traffic control, inclement weather, computer outages and a lack of available flight crews for stranding or delaying travelers.

    And consumers have not been shy about telling the U.S. Department of Transportation just how unhappy they are. Between February 2020 and August 2021, Brown noted the number of complaints about airline service increased 460%. And refunds have been hard to come by.

    "Consumers often prefer to just get their money back, to save it for another trip versus having to use the funds by a certain period of time," Brown pointed out.

    Brown added travelers need to know their rights and alternatives.

    "Consumers do have options when it comes to which airline they choose, which airport they may lay over in, and their ability to contact policymakers and urge better protection," Brown emphasized.

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    3 min
  • Ohioan 12-6-21

    Segment 1

    A closer look at NFL scoregami

    Segment 2

    A closer look at Jiminy Glick

    Segment 3

    Malone graduate and Indianapolis Colts wide receiver Ashton Dulin makes his mark with first NFL touchdown

    Segment 4

    A closer look at Seinfeld's "The Jacket"

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    51 min
  • EPA concludes public hearings on new methane rules

    Roz Brown

    New Mexico News Connection

    ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- People who live on the Navajo Nation near the San Juan Basin are closely following work by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to adopt new methane rules to restrict oil and gas emissions at well sites.


    Kendra Pinto, community field advocate for Earthworks and a resident of the Navajo Nation, was one of several New Mexicans who testified this week when the EPA held three days of hearings to gather public input.

    "The decisions made in offices hundreds of miles away from the oil fields have a direct impact on people," Pinto asserted. "Those faces must be considered. Do not waste any more time, when change is needed now."

    On Wednesday, a coalition of oil and natural gas businesses in New Mexico released a commissioned study showing state and local governments are more reliant than ever before on the industry to pay for basic public services, including public education. It claims the oil and gas sector pumped a record $5.3 billion into New Mexico communities in Fiscal Year 2021.

    Some 200 educators responded to the report, calling on elected leaders to continue efforts to diversify the state's economy and reduce reliance on revenues from extraction.

    Pinto pointed out the health of her community would be greatly improved if the new methane rules are adopted for oil and gas sites.

    "Due to the proximity of the sites near schools and residential areas, it is imperative that oil and gas sites are regulated with the full authority of the Clean Air Act and monitored thoroughly," Pinto contended.

    Under the Trump administration, the EPA rolled back limits on methane pollution from the oil and gas industry enacted by the Obama administration. President Joe Biden has since signed legislation to reinstate the 2016 safeguards.

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    3 min
  • A closer look at Frasier's "Author, Author"

    Laura and Chris talk about Frasier and Niles struggling to work together in "Author, Author."

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    24 min
  • A closer look at Seinfeld's "The Pony Remark"

    Chris, Laura and Craig talks about Seinfeld's "The Pony Remark."

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    23 min

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Podcast from Chris Pugh, Craig Shoup, Joe Frost and Paul Yanchek with regular guest appearances from Robert McCune, George Thomas and Bob Garver that discusses pop culture and sports.