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Soul of Athens For Saturday
Soul of Athens is an awarding winning, online multimedia publication created every year by over 100 students at Ohio University. WOUB – in partnership with Soul of Athens – brings you some of the stories they're working on for this year's edition which will launch on May 30th. Reporter Emily Stevens introduces the Crawford… Read More
Ohio To Establish Ultra-fast Broadband Network
By: Fred Kight
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Later this year, someone will flip a switch and Ohio will start using a new ultra-fast broadband network. It's a project that promises to dramatically advance research and job growth in the state. Ohio is working to establish an electronic data network with astonishing speeds of 100 Gigabits per second. That's much faster than now… Read More
EPA Says Well Water In PA Gas Drilling Town Is Safe
By: Associated Press
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Federal environmental regulators say testing of scores of drinking-water wells in a northeastern Pennsylvania village has failed to show unsafe levels of contamination, a blow to residents who assert a gas driller tainted their water supply with hazardous chemicals nearly four years ago. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released test results for an additional 12… Read More
Local Author Predicts Strong Future For Energy Resources
By: Katie Doup
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A local author is exploring the history of energy and is making predictions for our energy future. Jay Warmke of Blue Rock Station said he wrote the book, When The Biomass Hits The Wind Turbine, because he believes there are more energy resources available than the average person recognizes. "I hate to be the one… Read More
Poking Fun At Phobias: Athens Illustrator Confronts Fear Through Art
By: Taylor Evans
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People deal with their phobias in a variety of ways. Confronting them, ignoring them, denying their existence. Illustrator Steve Richter draws them. On Monday, May 14, Richter will host the opening of Steveophobia, a show at the Union Arts Gallery and Performance Space. The 25-plus drawings deal with themes such as fear and anxiety and… Read More
Morning Audio Update For May 11
A new technology program is coming to the region to bring Ohioans up-to-date with computers and the Internet. Plus, Ohio's auditor is urging Ohio lawmakers to save any surplus money instead of spending it. And, three Ohio school districts that closed when exotic animals were on the loose don't have to make up the missed… Read More
Ohio Farm Where Exotics Escaped Faces Foreclosure
By: Associated Press
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Prosecutors have filed foreclosure notices for the eastern Ohio farm where a suicidal man released dozens of tigers, bears and other exotic animals that had to be killed by authorities last fall. The man's widow, Marian Thompson, owes more than $14,000 in back taxes on 70 acres. Prosecutor Michael Haddox says his office tries to… Read More
Ohio AG Says Youth Films Should Not Show Smoking
By: Associated Press
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Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine and 37 of his counterparts elsewhere are urging movie studios to take smoking out of films rated for youth audiences. DeWine's office says those attorneys general have made the request in a letter sent to the leaders of ten major movie studios. They also want studios to avoid displaying tobacco… Read More
Ohio Elections Chief Denies GOP Ballot Claims
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Ohio's elections chief is defending his decision to require county election boards to follow a federal court decree instead of state law when it comes to counting provisional ballots. At issue are requirements for providing identification when a voter has to cast a provisional ballot, typically a ballot cast in the wrong precinct…. Read More