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Tax, Charter-School Reforms On Kasich’s 2015 Agenda
Gov. John Kasich says he plans to push back even harder against political adversaries during his second term, as he tries to further reduce Ohio's income tax, enact restrictions on charter schools and hammer out a satisfactory compromise on renewable-energy mandates. The Republican governor's remarks dominated a lunchtime event Thursday where he was joined by… Read More
Team Noah: Community Support For Securing An Accessible Van
By Ken Dobo As someone with an interest in documentary filmmaking, knowing ways to tell someone’s story is part of how I see the world. From artists to activists, sports figures to musicians, I have encountered many compelling stories over the years. Sometimes my work is through artistic expression and sometimes I help spread… Read More
ACLU Wants Religion Out Of Ohio Mentorship Program
A leading civil-rights organization is objecting to a religious requirement attached to $10 million in new Ohio educational mentorship grants. In a letter Wednesday to Gov. John Kasich and Superintendent Richard Ross, the American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio said mandating that all Community Connectors proposals include a church or faith-based organization "raises serious questions… Read More
Economics Class Donates $10,000 To Community Food Initiatives
A unique new course is enabling Ohio University students to become philanthropists in a venture designed to teach them ways to effectively contribute to their communities. The Economics of Altruism class, taught by OU Associate Professor Julia Paxton, has partnered with Warren and Doris Buffet’s Learning by Giving Foundation, and the class will choose… Read More
Former Commissioner Charged With Stealing More Than $8,000 From Youth League
The former commissioner of the Trimble Twp. Youth League has been charged with stealing more than $8,000 from the organization. Chad A. Warren, 39, of Glouster, pleaded innocent Wednesday in Athens County Common Pleas Court to a fourth-degree felony charge of grand theft. There is no presumption of prison time associated with this case. Warren… Read More
A Beautiful Remedy
Sunday, December 28 • 8 p.m. A Beautiful Remedy profiles the Arts in Medicine Program at the University of Texas MD Anderson Children's Cancer Hospital. Directed by Artist in Residence Ian Cion, Arts in Medicine provides art programming to pediatric, adolescent and young adult patients and their families. How can the making and viewing… Read More
Tomblin Will Not Declare Dec. 26 A Holiday
A spokesman for Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin says the governor has no plans to officially declare a state holiday for the Friday after Christmas. Christmas falls on a Thursday this year. Tomblin spokesman Chris Stadelman tells the Charleston Daily Mail that state employees who want to take off Dec. 26 should contact their supervisors. Stadelman… Read More
Ohio’s High Court Upholds Traffic Camera Enforcement
The Ohio Supreme Court has again upheld use of traffic camera enforcement by the state's municipalities. A lower court agreed with a ticketed motorist's contention that Toledo overstepped its authority with a camera system, but the Supreme Court justices split 4-3 to reverse the lower court ruling. The driver's attorneys had argued that the system… Read More
Doug “Rat” Brooks: My Top Albums of 2014
By: Doug "Rat" Brooks
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Our year-end "best of" lists continue on woub.org with Radio Free Athens DJ Doug "Rat" Brooks.
Brooks shares some of his favorite albums of 2014, including releases by Shovels & Rope, Supernobody and Lydia Loveless.
Marshall University’s President Stephen J. Kopp Dies Suddenly
Stephen J. Kopp, who oversaw $200 million in new buildings and renovations over nearly a decade as president of Marshall University, has died. The Huntington, West Virginia, university announced Kopp’s death in a press release. It said Kopp became ill at home Wednesday and was taken to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead at… Read More