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Ohio Attorney General Wants Opioid Lawsuit Settled Promptly
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine is asking five drugmakers sued for their alleged role in the state’s addictions epidemic to begin immediate settlement talks. The Republican… Read More
Navajo Culture Celebrated by WOUB-HD’s Broadcast of ‘Navajo Math Circles’
By: Emily Votaw
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Despite the twisty, unpleasant feeling that the word “math” may summon inside you, it’s important to understand that math isn’t simply pages of multiplication tables or lines upon lines of… Read More
#457SEO: What’s Going On With Ohio’s Issue 2?
By: WOUB News Team
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Voters in Ohio will be asked to rule on Issue 2 when they hit the booths this Election Day. The issue reads as follows: “To enact Chapter 194 of the… Read More
Race for the Cure Comes to Athens for the Third Year
By: Rebekah Markovitz
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People were decked out in pink, walking the streets of Athens for the third-annual Athens Race for the Cure. They wore tattoos, tutus, and capes, but for most at the race,… Read More
Male Student Smashes Body-Image Expectations
By: Tiffany Goldstein
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ATHENS, Ohio — Beauty standards imposed on women by the media are nothing new, but the experiences of their male counterparts seem to have been overlooked by the Women’s Center… Read More
Western Kentucky University Regents Approve Diversity Plan
By: Associated Press
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BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) – Western Kentucky University regents have approved a five-year plan to promote diversity, equity and inclusion on the Bowling Green campus. WKU President Timothy C. Caboni… Read More
Fall Recycling Day Makes Recycling Practical for Athens Residents
By: Connor Kurek
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Athens’ recycling rates are increasing thanks to over 80 residents who delivered cars full of electronics, appliances, cardboard, books and other paper items to Fall Recycling Day 2017. The Athens Hocking… Read More
Democratic Ohio Justice Launches Governor Run
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – The lone Democrat holding a state office in Ohio state is joining the governor’s race on a liberal platform of solar power, mental health care and… Read More
First Female Head Of West Virginia Prison System Retiring
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – The West Virginia Division of Corrections says acting commissioner Loita Butcher is retiring. The division says on its Facebook page that Butcher’s retirement is effective Tuesday…. Read More
Online Civics Site Posts Interactive Game On Ohio Counties
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – An online civics education initiative championed by retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor and the late astronaut and U.S. Senator John Glenn has introduced a… Read More
Kasich-Backed Medicaid Expansion Faces Powerful Ohio Panel
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – A Medicaid expansion championed by Ohio Gov. John Kasich over many fellow Republicans in Columbus and Washington is hanging in the balance again. A powerful legislative… Read More