“By now, people have made up their minds. Do we feel better? Do we think the state has moved

“By now, people have made up their minds. Do we feel better? Do we think the state has moved forward? ... You have the sense that people feel that things are pretty good.”

John Kasich, Ohio governor. When people vote in the gubernatorial election, incumbent Kasich, a Republican, said they are deciding whether they like the job he’s done during his first term in office.

“Our most important message is that there is no reason to panic. Health care professionals are used to handling infectious diseases, like the flu. We follow the evidence-based protocols to keep our patients and our staff safe. We’re learning every day.”

Donald Koenig, executive vice president and chief operating officer of Humility of Mary Health Partners, who said St. Elizabeth in Youngstown was chosen from among the five “highest complexity hospitals” in the Mercy Health system for any Ebola patients who require treatment.

SDLqYou’re right — it needs to be solved in Africa. But until it is, we should not be allowing these folks in, period.”

Rep. Fred Upton, R-Mich., on prohibiting passengers from flying in from Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea during the Ebola outbreak.

“For the middle class, for people that don’t qualify for low-income programs, they are dipping into savings or they are borrowing against their homes.”

Mary Johnson, of The Senior Citizens League, commenting on a report that the annual cost-of-living adjustment for Social Security beneficiaries will be less than 2 percent, which translates to a raise of about $20 per month.