New Ohio health director lacks qualifications required by law

[OhioChick]

Ohioans deserve a director of health with actual public health experience. State law requires the post be filled by a physician or “an individual who has had significant experience in the public health profession.” There is no evidence Gov. Mike DeWine’s pick, Stephanie McCloud, Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation administrator, fulfills this requirement (“Amid coronavirus outbreak, Gov. Mike DeWine announces restructuring and new leaders at Ohio Department of Health,” cleveland.com, Nov. 5).

Public health is a sprawling discipline that touches many facets of our lives. In the midst of a pandemic that has cost the lives of more than 5,000 Ohioans, now is not the time for on-the-job training. A director with a commanding grasp of public health on day one is critical.

Unfortunately, Ohio officials haven’t created a healthy or safe environment for strong public health talent to rise to the post. Dr. Amy Acton was bullied out of office, and what we lost shows in the exploding case counts we’ve seen since. Public health is often a thankless calling to begin with, and when faced with the prospect of armed protesters showing up at their homes, a hostile state legislature, and a governor who fails to stand up for science, it’s no surprise that finding a qualified pick has been next to impossible.

https://www.cleveland.com/letters/2020/11/new-ohio-health-director-lacks-qualifications-required-by-law.html

[True Blue American]

1. Mike was doing a good job

Then he began to give in to Trump demands to open up. Now Ohio is in a world of hurt again.

We also have too many ignorant Trumpsters in the state. I tried going back to Church. The Pastor asked people to wear masks yet here came a few, defiant, as if how dare you question me, so I stay home.

[OhioChick]

2. Mike did well when he had Dr. Acton...

When she began getting death threats and left, it all went downhill. As for Mike, he's got his nose buried too far up trump's ass.

[Buckeye_Democrat]

13. That solidified my dislike of DeWine forever.

I would've likely never voted for him anyway, but he left her dangling when the Trump kooks showed up at her house.

Then the next candidate wisely dropped the idea of replacing her before even starting.

[luvs2sing]

3. Here's a little bit of info about her father..

Phil Buress. Right up DeWine’s evil alley.

[link:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizens_for_Community_Values|

[OhioChick]

4. Interesting....

Thanks.

[True Blue American]

12. Oh, Lord, another right wing Bible thumper.

[Delphinus]

5. Jeez ...

Are there ways to stop this?

[CurtEastPoint]

6. She should be fired for her hair 'style'

[JanMichael]

33. Needs a Scrunchie or something...the 80's called

they want to put out a restraining order to keep her hair from being associated with the 80's.

[CurtEastPoint]

34. I know that is being shallow and petty but hey... they are Repubes and deserve it.

[lonely bird]

7. Once again my state embarrasses itself.

I live in a deep red county in NE Ohio. I saw single wide trailer homes with Trump signs plastered everywhere. I saw rundown homes in the county seat with Trump signs plastered everywhere. My favorite was Trump 2020 No More Bullsit.

Yeesh, human beings.

[True Blue American]

14. I live in the middle east

Of the country, traveled down to Lebanon, saw the same thing you did, tiny old homes with big Trump signs..same thing here. But funny thing the big houses and if you remember the Saint John bus company the last living brother had Biden/ Harris signs plastered all over his manicured lawn.

He used to drive our bus to the Casinos. I had a Trump sign next door, Biden/ Harris on the other. The Trump sign is gone, the Biden still up.

[Buckeye_Democrat]

21. Many of my distant Y-DNA matches live in Lebanon.

That's my all-paternal ancestry -- i.e., my father's father's father's... father's genes.

National Geographic conducted a study a few years ago to attempt to identify the Y-DNA of ancient Phoenicians by sampling Lebanese men and the men who live near their known ancient Mediterranean ports and city-states. My Y-DNA was an exact match to their statistical "best fit".

My Y-Tree seems to come from there (after Africa, the origin of humanity), then Sardinia and later the British Isles.

Sorry for those details, but I don't see Lebanon mentioned very much.

[True Blue American]

22. Thanks for that

But I was referring to Lebanon, Ohio, home of the Golden Lamb and Horse racing!

My kids live there.

[Buckeye_Democrat]

23. Oh my! LOL!

Lebanon and "middle east" threw me!

And I recognized your username only seconds before your reply. LOL!

[True Blue American]

24. Not to worry, I

Appreciated the History!

[Buckeye_Democrat]

25. They're credited with inventing the alphabet...

... but that certainly didn't help me to fully read your earlier post!

Thanks for your kindness.

[True Blue American]

26. I just ask

You look over my many mistakes!

[Buckeye_Democrat]

27. I will!

I'm still embarrassed.

We shared information with each other in the past -- e.g., how we live pretty close to each other in Ohio, etc.

Time for some coffee! Lol!

[True Blue American]

28. You shouldn't be.

I have committed some real mistakes on the boards. What I found out was I was the only one who noticed.

[lonely bird]

30. I'm in Portage County

Not to far from Kent but in a rural township.

[Ohiogal]

8. Who in their right mind would want this job?

DeWine caved to the Ohio crazies by not standing up for Dr. Acton, who was doing a superb job.

Our state is falling further and further down the rabbit hole of Trumpism.

[Ms. Toad]

17. He did stand up for Dr. Acton.

I'm not sure what more he was supposed to do that repeatedly blast people attacking her, and providing her with state protection.

I don't blame her for leaving - and I agree as to the state climate. But I don't think it is a fair reading of the situation to say DeWine did not stand up for Dr. Acton.

[True Blue American]

29. You are right!

DeWine said they should attack him, he was the elected official, they should leave her alone.

[ok_cpu]

9. I hoped DeWine would return to his senses

when he no longer had to prop up tRump's failing campaign messaging, but doesn't look like that's the case.

There is a lot of smoke around Gym Jordan primarying either DeWine or Portman, so they will both probably stay as trumpy as possible.

[lonely bird]

31. Gym Jordan?

What a waste of protoplasm.

[hotrod0808]

10. She is qualified in his book.

She is anti-choice. That's all that DeWine and his fellow fascists in the statehouse care about.

[True Blue American]

16. DeWine

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Devout Catholic, 8 kids. He should love Biden.

Sherrod backed him at first, then said the same things we are saying. I would like to see Sherrod take him down again but I want him in the Senate.

[58Sunliner]

11. Great, she is an attorney and administrator.

[Ms. Toad]

15. I agree that we lost a tremendous amount when Dr. Acton was bullied out of office.

And that no one in their right mind would want that job.

But I don't believe her loss is resonsible for the exploding case counts. They are more likely caused because the climate in Ohio that led to her being bullied out of office is the same climate that leads to non-compliance with masks. In other words both the loss of Dr. Acton and the exploding case counts are the result of a population that voted for Trump, rather than Biden.

[True Blue American]

18. You are right. The ignorant

Fools in Ohio caused this. Try Middletown and Hamilton County, home of Hillbilly Elegy. It is really bad there.

[Ms. Toad]

19. It's bad all over -

But you expect bad in the populated areas where even the elightened are exposed to enough people to encounter fools. But the rural areas (with far fewer daily contacts with others) are also in really bad shape.

[True Blue American]

20. I agree

But am posting hot spots. Montgomery County is bad, too it is just so many have their heads buried in the sand.

[lonely bird]

32. I heard a joke that Pennsylvania is Pittsburgh and Philly and the rest is Alabama

It applies in Ohio and likely most states with fairly large urban centers. I think Lucas, Cuyahoga, Franklin and Hamilton went Biden. The rest?

Fucking depressing.