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Ohio Leaders Join Paris Accord Alliance
Several Ohio cities, colleges and universities are joining a nationwide alliance to create a show of force to the country that they’re dedicated to fighting climate change. The effort comes… Read More
First-Ever Athens Pride Fest Set for This Weekend
Members of the LGBTQ+ community will be coming together this weekend for the first-ever Athens Pride Fest. Douglas Koala Robinson is a member of the Southeastern Ohio LGBT Coalition, one… Read More
Voter Rights Groups Question Differing Ballot Access in Ohio
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Voting rights groups are taking issue with a proposal in Ohio to set a higher bar for citizens than for state lawmakers when it comes to… Read More
Limited Experience Noted Among Coal Miners who Died
BEAVER, W.Va. (AP) – Federal officials say seven U.S. coal miners have died in accidents so far this year, compared with eight deaths all last year, most involving miners with… Read More
Prosecutor: Police Shooting in Traffic Stop Clearly Murder
CINCINNATI (AP) – A prosecutor has told Ohio jurors that evidence will show that the 2015 police shooting of a black unarmed motorist was clearly murder, while the defense attorney… Read More
Trump Chooses Kentucky Lawyer for Federal Bench
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) – A former assistant U.S. attorney in Kentucky has been chosen by President Donald Trump to be a U.S. District Court judge. The White House said Wednesday… Read More
Ohio State Officer Awarded for Stopping School Attack
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – The police officer who fatally shot the man responsible for a car-and-knife attack at Ohio State University last year has received an award for his actions…. Read More
Authorities Look for Ohio Man Accused of Trafficking Teens
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Authorities are asking for the public’s help in finding an Ohio man indicted on charges of trafficking two teenage girls for sex. A statement from the… Read More
Court: Ohio E-School Can’t Delay Repayment of $60M to State
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – An appeals court has unanimously denied a request by Ohio’s largest online charter school seeking to block collection of $60 million in disputed state payments. The… Read More
Episode 004 : Ira Chaleff
On this episode, Beverly Jones talks with Ira Chaleff, an author and thinker who specializes in the dynamics between “leaders” and “followers” in the workplace. His newest work is titled,… Read More
Ky. AG Threatens Lawsuit Against Governor…Again
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – Kentucky’s Democratic attorney general has threatened to sue the state’s Republican governor for a fourth time. Andy Beshear says Gov. Matt Bevin’s executive order last week… Read More