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Athens City Council Talks Trash – Residents Not Happy
By: Tori Knueven
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Athens City Council members were met with citizen disapproval during the City Council meeting on Monday night. After the second reading for the ordinance proposing a change in storing garbage cans, two Athens citizens confronted the City Council about wording in the proposal. This ordinance is an effort to beautify the city of Athens. If… Read More
Elation, confusion: America reacts to unexpected marriage ruling
As the Supreme Court refused to hear any cases on same-sex marriage from the lower courts, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker and the state’s Department of Justice decided to stop their legal battles. Both affirmed the lower federal appeals court ruling is now the law of the land, striking down Wisconsin’s ban on gay marriage. Advocates… Read More
Ohio Not Impacted By Supreme Court Decision
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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The Supreme Court’s decision to turn away appeals from Indiana, Oklahoma, Utah, Virginia and Wisconsin means 60% of the US population lives in a state where same-sex marriages will be recognized. However, Ohio isn’t one of them. But Al Gerhardstein, who’s the attorney in two cases filed against Ohio’s same-sex marriage ban, says he thinks… Read More
Hocktoberfest Entertains Students And Community (PHOTOS)
By: Joe Higgins | Athens Messenger
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"So these two guys used ropes and climbed like 80 feet into the air and after that they tried to knock each other off a log into the water." That description was overheard Saturday at Hocktoberfest on the campus of Hocking College as a student told his mother what she missed at the Stihl Timber… Read More
Alexander Meets with Turkish Officials on Behalf of Journalists
Veteran journalist and Ohio University alumnus Andy Alexander just returned from Turkey where he was part of a committee of journalists to meet with Turkish officials, including the president, about freedom of press issues and how to improve conditions for journalists in that country. Alexander was part of a group of American journalists representing the… Read More
Scripps’ Visiting Professional Journeys To Turkey To Protect Journalists
By: Tom Hodson
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The audio clip above is a shortened version of a Conversations From Studio B episode. If you want to listen to the full episode click here. Veteran journalist and Ohio University alumnus Andy Alexander just returned from Turkey where he was part of a committee of journalists to meet with Turkish officials about freedom of… Read More
Alexander Meets with Turkish Officials on Behalf of Journalists
Veteran journalist and Ohio University alumnus Andy Alexander just returned from Turkey where he was part of a committee of journalists to meet with Turkish officials, including the president, about freedom of press issues and how to improve conditions for journalists in that country. Alexander was part of a group of American journalists representing the… Read More
Ohio Correction Employees Picket For Safe Prisons
Members of the Ohio Civil Service Employees Association (OCSEA) picketed Monday in front of the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction (DRC) demanding safer prisons. Correction employees along with medical personnel, parole officers, and prison teachers joined the group to protest what they say are unsafe working conditions in Ohio prisons. The group cites cuts… Read More
State-By-State Look At Gay Marriage Bans
By: Associated Press
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State bans on same-sex marriages have been falling around the country since summer 2013, when the Supreme Court ordered the federal government to recognize state-sanctioned gay marriages. The high court Monday cleared the way for more expansion by turning away appeals from five states seeking to prohibit it. The court's decision effectively made gay marriage… Read More
5 Things To Know About Early Voting In Ohio
By: Associated Press
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Early voting in Ohio will begin Tuesday, following a ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court last week. But the debate over when and how people can vote in the key swing state has been ongoing. Here are five things to know about early voting in Ohio. Ohioans can vote early without giving a reason The… Read More
PHOTOS: 2014 Nuit Blanche Athens
Uptown Athens was transformed into a de facto art gallery on Saturday night during the second annual Nuit Blanche Athens. Community members and Ohio University students enjoyed and participated in art installations, performances (music, film, dance, performance art), ‘themed’ social gatherings and other activities. Photos by Brooke Herbert Hayes.
Sweet Sorghum Syrup
By: Ann Kyle
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Could this old fashioned sweetener enjoyed by Southerners and Midwesterners up until the early to mid- 1900s be making a comeback? Or, is the process of making the syrup an art form that is disappearing? Due to refined sugar being more available and cheaper than its counterpart, sorghum’s appeal lacked luster and use died down…. Read More
OU-Lancaster Launches New Arts And Cultural Events Website
A new website, ohio.edu/lancaster/events, is showcasing the many arts and cultural events happening at Ohio University Lancaster. “We decided to develop this website to help students, faculty, staff and community members find information about all of the wonderful events we have here on campus each semester,” said OUL Communications and Marketing Manager Cheri Russo. The… Read More
Ohio Watershed To Rely More On Drilling Revenue
By: Associated Press
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A half-million landowners in eastern Ohio will pay a few dollars less for the Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District as it collects more money from gas and oil drillers in the Utica shale. The Akron Beacon Journal reports that the district's board has decided assessments for about 500,000 landowners in 18 counties will be cut… Read More
Ohio Minimum Wage To Increase Next Year
By: Associated Press
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Ohio's minimum wage is scheduled to go up by 15 cents to $8.10 beginning Jan. 1. The state Department of Commerce also announced the new minimum for tipped employees will be $4.05 per hour – a 7-cent increase. The minimum wage is adjusted annually because of a 2006 voter-approved amendment to the Ohio Constitution. Increases… Read More
Ohio Farmers Face Big Property Tax Hike Next Year
By: Associated Press
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Many Ohio farmers will see their property taxes take a big jump next year. Those tax bills are going to double in some cases or go up even more for a number of farmers in the state. That's because of the formula Ohio uses to calculate farm taxes. The Ohio Department of Taxation… Read More