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NewsDepth Inbox: Season 49 - Episode #14

We asked you to choose an issue you think the new governor should focus on first, and tell us why you think it's so important.

Kara, Munroe Elementary: I think that they should lower down the price for college, because some kids really want to go to college but they can't because they or their parents don't have enough money. Then when they make a career, they feel like it’s not enough because they didn't go to college.

Miranda, Elmhurst Elementary:  I think that the governor should focus on cleaning up Lake Erie. Our water needs to be clean and able to drink. Animals are dying because they get trapped in pop rings or eating bottle caps they're not supposed to. People should start taking care of the Lake because once it’s gone you'll never get it back.

Chase, Bellevue Schools: The issue the governor should work on first is health. They should work on health because many people have cancer, breast cancer, and diabetes. I think the governor should give 10 billion dollars to hospitals across Ohio. That is why I think that issue should be first to work on!

Reid, Columbus Gifted Academy: I think that the governor should work on ending hunger in Ohio. According to cfeas.osu.edu some 630,000 kids don't know where their next meal is coming from. That is one in five kids! The human can't go more than three weeks without food, so if it is really bad than 630,000 kids could die! That is something we need to help.

Rafael, Mulberry Elementary: I think the government should support drug prevention. I live in a bad neighborhood, and often along the streets, there's beer cans, cigarettes, and syringes on the ground. And that is quite an issue.

Carter, Orrville Middle School: I think the Ohio governor should work on helping the homeless. I feel sad for homeless people, especially the homeless families that have children. Those homeless children have to suffer because they have no shelter. They sometimes even have to worry if they will even survive the winter! So this is why I think the Ohio governor should find out a way to help the homeless.

Ivy, Rushwood Elementary: Dear News Depth, The issue I care a lot about is stopping school shootings and lock down drills. We practice lock down drills at my school and just doing that makes me scared and I hate violence. I don't like to even think about any of my friends in danger or people I don't know.

Alayna, A.J. Jordak Elementary: Dear NewsDepth, I think that the governor should focus on making college easier to pay for. I think that the governor should focus on making college easier to pay for because a lot of people go in debt for many years because of how expensive college is. A lot of talented people don't go to college because they can't afford it. That is why I think the governor should focus on making it easier to pay for college.

Zariah, Elmhurst Elementary: I think the government should pay for more tech in schools around the country. Some studies show the students do better when using tech for school work. The students become more engaged because they are using technology. Also, as years progress I get that technology becomes more expensive but, the computer I’m typing on right now is at least 10 years old so the government should probably step their game up.