This Week in the Cle
CLEVELAND, Ohio – With coronavirus cases rising in Ohio and around the country, should Gov. Mike DeWine close down bars?
Despite bars being ideal places to spread the virus, DeWine doesn’t intend to do that at his Thursday briefing, his spokesman said.
We’re talking about whether he should consider such a move on This Week in the CLE.
Editor Chris Quinn hosts Thursday’s daily half-hour coronavirus news podcast, with help from editors Kris Wernowsky and Jane Kahoun. We answer many of the questions you’ve sent through our text message platform.
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Here are the questions we’re answering today:
What is City Hall saying about the claim this week that the Justice Center was not breached during the May 30 riot downtown? The claim, made publicly by Cuyahoga County Sheriff David Schilling Jr., flies in the face of what the Police Chief Calving Williams earlier told cleveland.com and The Plain Dealer. And no evidence has emerged to support the chief’s statement. But Mayor Frank Jackson’s administration won’t talk about it, citing an ongoing investigation.
Should Ohio Governor Mike DeWine close the bars to stop the spread of the coronavirus? Will he? Bars are an easy place to spread the virus, with patrons crowding in enclosed areas to socialize and drink alcohol, which often results in them lowering their guard and not wearing masks as they become increasingly inebriated. The governor is holding a briefing Thursday, but re-closing bars is not on his agenda his spokesman says.
How much need is there is Cuyahoga County for rental assistance for people who lost their incomes during the coronavirus pandemic? The nonprofit taking applications for tenants seeking rental assistance because their livelihoods were affected by the coronavirus pandemic said Wednesday that hundreds of people had completed applications online on the first day the website went live.
What does U.S. Senator Rob Portman, a die-hard supporter of President Trump, have to say about the growing scandal involving Russia putting a bounty on U.S. solders in Afghanistan? Portman told reporters Wednesday that Russia should be sanctioned if reports that it offered bounties to the Taliban for killing U.S. troops are verified.
On the eve of the July Fourth holiday, how sky-high are the sales of fireworks in Northeast Ohio? Perhaps coronavirus-related boredom is a factor as fireworks sales are booming in the area.
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