Maryanne Zeleznik

Thanksgiving starts off the holiday season. And whether you’re a cook who sticks to your family’s traditional holiday meal, or you like to spice things up with new or unusual dishes, everyone can use a little help getting everything perfect for Thanksgiving.

Now that the election is over, Maryanne Zeleznik speaks with WVXU's political reporter Howard Wilkinson about how the races were won and what to expect for the mid-term elections in 2014.

This week WVXU Political Reporter Howard Wilkinson talks with Maryanne Zeleznik about the final days of campaigning in Ohio for Mitt Romney and Barack Obama.

Many area election officials are predicting a bigger voter turnout for this presidential election than four years ago. Hamilton County Board of Elections Director Amy Searcy says she expects between 70 and 73 percent of registered voters will cast ballots.

Deputy Director of the Butler County Board of Elections, Jocyelyn Bucaro says it will likely be about the same as 2008 at close to 70 percent.

The rise in obesity and sedentary lifestyles has resulted in an increase of diabetes in the United States, where as many as 25 million people now have the disease. And many say that number expected to double by 2025.

Join us Thursday morning November 8 at 9:20 as we look at  the causes and treatments of diabetes. Impact Cincinnati, on 91-7, WVXU. If you have questions for our panel, you can email them to impact@wvxu.org.

Our guests on Impact Cincinnati this week are Endocrinologist and Associate Professor at The University of Cincinnati College of Medicine Department of Internal Medicine, Dr. Marzieh Salehi, American Diabetes Association Associate Direct

or of Mission Delivery for Cincinnati, Erin Crosby, and Director of the Cincinnati Diabetes and Obesity Center and Professor at UC College of Medicine Department of Internal Medicine, Dr. Randy Seeley,

Guest Links:

University of Cincinnati College of Medicine

American Diabetes Association

Cincinnati Diabetes and Obesity Center