"November 2020: The Elections (Looking Back, Looking Ahead)"

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A wrap-up of the 2020 general elections and a look ahead to 2021, featuring ... 

• Gary Wilhite, who discusses his return to the Ray County Commission following his commanding win on Election Day in the western commissioner's race, among other topics.
• Ray County Clerk Glenda Powell, who discusses voting preparation, the mood at the polls, voter participation and lessons learned from the general elections. 
• State Rep. Peggy McGaugh, who discusses multiple topics, including running unopposed, the U.S. presidential election and mail-in voting.

Notes:

• A day after the interview with Representative McGaugh, who was in Jefferson City for a special General Assembly session, multiple news outlets declared Joe R. Biden Jr. winner of the U.S. presidential election.  
• Music featured in this episode: "Loop for Bishop John Burgess"; "Raga of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse in G Minor" (For Timpani); "Minuet for a Melancholy Guardian Angel" (For Piano); ,"St. Adele's Waltz" (For Piano) , composed by Shawn Roney and performed by the music collective Sacred & Secular.
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• Sacred & Secular appear courtesy of Mo-Mutt Music. To sample more of Sacred & Secular's music, check out the following playlists: 
• https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nc6GhIkLCLAZ46_RNU1IRhGodxp2GC07I&feature=share (album: "In Solitude")
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• https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mDkw4LJXcOHKUFfAx-FEQhK8i8kdgRU8s&feature=share (single: "Miles the Monk, Minister of Musical Mantras [Version A]")
• https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_m-FVGa59O4x__s2nL8IkKPax-depJPD_A&feature=share (single: "Midnight Moonlight Meditations [Baring My Soul Version]"