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Dr. Geoffrey Dabelko Links Climate-Change with Worldwide Fragilities
By: Tom Hodson
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Dr. Geoffrey Dabelko, Professor and Director of the Environmental Studies Program at the Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Affairs, has just completed a G-7 commissioned report on climate change and fragility risks. The report was commissioned by the G-7 and involved scholars from the United States, France, Germany and Great Britain. The report has… Read More

Students Protest ‘Racist’ Comments of OU Donor
A handful of students staged a quiet protest outside of Ohio University’s Schoonover Center for Communication on Friday in response to what they call “racist” comments made in an email by an OU Foundation trustee. The protestors, primarily members from the Ohio University Student Union, issued a petition earlier this week, calling for the resignation of… Read More

Kasich Signs $71B, 2-Year Budget After Vetoing 44 Items
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Ohio Gov. John Kasich has signed a $71.2 billion, two-year state budget that continues his expansion of the Medicaid health program and provides an income-tax cut. The Republican governor made extensive use of his line-item veto, striking 44 provisions from the sweeping spending blueprint before signing it Tuesday. Several vetoes targeted… Read More

Bill Allows Sale of 2nd Ohio Prison to Private Operator
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – A bill on the way to Ohio Gov. John Kasich would allow the sale of a prison to a private prison operator, creating the second such facility in the state. The legislation authorizes the state to put North Central Correctional Institution in Marion up for sale on the condition it continue… Read More

Bowen House Concert Series to Swing on Aug. 8
The Bowen House Concert Series on the Lawn will feature The Nostalgics, Lancaster, Ohio’s 18-piece big band, on Saturday, Aug. 8 at 6 p.m. The Nostalgics were formed more than 24 years ago as an offshoot of the Olivedale Senior Center Concert band, now known as the Lancaster Community Band. In addition to the band’s… Read More