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Gladden House Sessions 2017: Big Thief
By: Maria Meece and Clarence Thomas
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2017 has been a pivotal year for Big Thief. Coming off the critical and fan acclaim of 2016’s Masterpiece (Saddle Creek) the Brooklyn-based band recently delivered another stunning album Capacity, (also on Saddle Creek) albeit it one that delved into more deeply into a nuanced and shadowy sound for the band. Just a week before the… Read More

🔈 #457SEO: Community Hooks For The ‘Net
Having internet access is one thing, having consistent internet access that allows you to telecommute or your child to download homework is something totally different. But those differences don’t mean much to the millions in the Ohio Valley’s unserved and underconnected communities. Whether it be the terrain, the distance between homes, the lack of funds,… Read More

Morrisey Announces Run for US Senate Seat
By: Associated Press
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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) – West Virginia’s Republican Attorney General Patrick Morrisey says he’s running for the U.S. Senate seat now held by Democrat Joe Manchin. In a video released before his formal announcement scheduled later Monday, Morrisey says he upholds “conservative values.” West Virginia’s Republican Congressman Evan Jenkins, re-elected to a second two-year term last… Read More

Ohio Orders Pipeline Builder to Clean Up After Its Spills
By: Associated Press
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TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) – Ohio’s environmental agency is ordering a company building a natural gas pipeline across Ohio to come up with a plan to clean up its spills from drilling and get rid of diesel-soaked mud. The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency also wants the state to pursue a proposed fine of $900,000 against Dallas-based… Read More

Kentucky Hotel Says State Laws Viewed as Discriminatory Cost It Business
By: Associated Press
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) – A Kentucky hotel says it would have hosted two conventions that reportedly pulled out of negotiations due to California’s state-funded travel ban. Omni Louisville Hotel General Manager Scott Stuckey says the hotel hasn’t identified the conventions in hopes of persuading them to do future business with Omni and Louisville. The conventions… Read More

Sixth Annual PBS Online Film Festival
The Festival Returns to All PBS Digital Platforms July 17 – July 28 PBS announced that the Webby Award-nominated PBS Online Film Festival will return for a sixth year July 17 – July 28, 2017, featuring 25 short-form independent films from POV and a broad spectrum of public media stations and partners. The PBS Online… Read More

Ohio Hospital Says Child Opioid Exposure Occurring Too Often
By: Associated Press
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DAYTON, Ohio (AP) – A doctor in southwest Ohio says her hospital has been treating as many as two children a week for accidental exposure to suspected opioids. Dr. Kelly Liker, a pediatrician at Dayton Children’s Hospital, says it’s often unclear how the children with overdose symptoms are being exposed to heroin or fentanyl. Two… Read More

Protesters Occupy 2 Portman Offices; 15 Arrested in Columbus
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Opponents of the Republican health care plan have occupied two Ohio offices of U.S. Senator Rob Portman, with 15 people arrested in Columbus. Columbus police reported the arrests Friday afternoon, saying protesters blocked emergency crews trying to reach someone with chest pains in the downtown office building housing the Republican senator’s… Read More