Staying in Contact with London Mitchell

Children's Services

Lucas County Children's Services is conducting a survey to bring its service model in line with community needs. Guest Randell Muth, executive director of the agency, talks about the mission and what they hope to gain from the survey.

Assessing local health needs

the Healthy Lucas County Coalition has launched its Community Health Assessment Survey— described as a vital step in understanding and improving the health of residents.

Autism Acceptance Month

April is Autism Acceptance Month. Guest is Kate Schwartz, executive director of the Autism Society of Northwest Ohio.

Dugout canoe dates back to earliest settlers

An intact wooden dugout canoe, acquired by the Toledo History Museum five years ago, may likely be one of the oldest pioneer or native artifacts in the Maumee Valley region. Guest Lou Hebert shares his research.

A turning point in Toledo history

I talk with author Tedd Long about his new book, Toledo 1856: A Frontier Town Comes of Age. It dives into the year 1856, a turning point in Toledo's story, when the city was growing fast, full of ambition, and shaping the future as we know today.

Fighting the death penalty

Ohioans to Stop Executions released a report titled Beyond Reasonable Doubt: Confronting the Wrongful Conviction Crisis in the State of Ohio. The findings present an indictment of the state’s capital punishment system, documenting that for every five individuals Ohio has executed, one person has been exonerated from death row. I talk with organization's executive director Kevin Werner.

Watching out for scams

After your host was hacked, Lane Montz of the local Better Business Bureau discusses ways to keep ourselves safe from the online scammers.

I-475 expansion and children's health

The I-475 Neighborhoods Coalition has argued the widening of !-475 in West Toledo is not necessary. The group is also warning about an increase in air pollution with an increase in traffic.
My guest for this installment is Dr. Patrick Ryan from Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center and University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, a 25-year pediatric researcher on pollution and its harms to children’s health.