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Episode 018 : Eva Moskowitz, Educational Reform Advocate
Eva Moskowitz is a pioneering and sometimes controversial figure in urban politics and American education. And she is well known as the founder of Success Academy Charter Schools, a network of more than 40 high performing schools in New York City. On today’s episode, we will hear about her new book, “The Education of Eva… Read More
Episode 011 : A Year of Conscious Kindness w/ Donna Cameron
At the beginning of 2015, Donna Cameron embarked on a year of conscious kindness. She tried to make a mindful and concerted effort to choose kindness: to be kind, think kind thoughts, and respond to unkindness with compassion. She has documented the lessons learned in her blog, A Year of Living Kindly: adventures in trying… Read More
Shooting Reported At UC Medical Center
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CINCINNATI (AP) – Police say they have responded to a report of an active shooter in the area of the University of Cincinnati Medical Center. Cincinnati Police say the scene has been “stabilized.” Police say an officer was wounded and has been taken for hospital treatment. Police say they are still investigating what unfolded. UC… Read More
Top Tunes ’17: Andrew Lampela
Who can believe it? Another year has come and gone, leaving but memories of records beloved past! This is an installment in an ongoing holiday season series for WOUB, in which some of the area’s favorite music nerds share what moved them, musically, in the year 2017. Andrew Lampela is a local dude that may or… Read More
Join Davy Jones and Peter Noone on a Trip Down Memory Lane Dec. 30
By: Emily Votaw
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Some 60 years ago, pop music forever changed after the British Invasion brought with it waves of Manchurian pop bands eager to tug on the ears and hearts of young American listeners. One would be hard pressed to find any heartthrobs from that period more iconic than Peter Noone of Herman’s Hermits and the late Davy… Read More
Catch the Biggest Radio Hits of the ’70s on WOUB-HD Dec. 30
By: Emily Votaw
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Even if you don’t know The Emotions, you mostly certainly would recognize “Best of My Love,” a song that probably plays frequently on your car radio and over the speakers of your favorite location of your favorite regional grocery store chain. The same goes for The Commodores and “Brick House,” “Right Back Where We Started… Read More
WVU Pays Settlement In Mishandled Rape Report
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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) – Federal court documents show West Virginia University has agreed to pay a former student $100,000 to settle a lawsuit claiming it mishandled her report of being raped at an off-campus residence. The Charleston Gazette-Mail reports the university agreed last month to pay the woman to drop the case. The lawsuit alleged… Read More
Early Signing Day Nets Bevy of Recruits for Ohio Football
By: Russ Heltman
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Early Signing Day has arrived, and while the Ohio Football team is preparing to take on the UAB Blazers in the Bahamas Bowl, the coaching staff is making calls to recruits across the country confirming their intent to wear the green and white. Overall, 18 of the 24 targeted recruits signed National Letters of Intent… Read More
Appalachian Software Training Program Sued
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PITTSBURGH (AP) – Some people who took classes intended to turn unemployed Appalachian coal miners and others into computer software technicians have sued, saying they didn’t get promised paid apprenticeships and jobs. The complaint in West Virginia’s Raleigh County Circuit Court proposes class-action damages for everyone who lost months of their time and other employment… Read More
Marietta Man Convicted Of Sex Act on OU Campus
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A Marietta man was sentenced to a year in prison for a sex crime prosecutors say was committed on Ohio University’s main campus. Devon C. Bowling, 20, was sentenced by Athens County Common Pleas Court Judge George McCarthy on Monday of one count of gross sexual imposition. According to a release by the Athens County… Read More
W. Va. STEM Programs Funded Through Initiative
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – Science, technology, engineering and math programs at 84 schools and organizations across West Virginia are receiving funding through the Governor’s STEM Initiative. Education and Arts Secretary Gayle Manchin announced the funding of more than $200,000. A news release from Manchin’s office said awards were granted to more than 90 percent of… Read More
Judge Blocks Property Owners’ Efforts To Stop Gas Pipeline
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AKRON, Ohio (AP) – A federal judge has delivered a blow to some Ohio property owners’ efforts to stop construction of a high-pressure natural gas pipeline. U.S. District Judge John Adams in Akron on Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit filed in May by more than 60 property owners. They want the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission prevented… Read More
The Sultan and the Saint | December 26 at 8 p.m.
THE SULTAN AND THE SAINT PREMIERES TUESDAY, DECEMBER 26 ON PBS The Story of How St. Francis of Assisi and the Sultan of Egypt Waged Peace THE SULTAN AND THE SAINT, a new film from Unity Productions Foundation, tells the little-known story of St. Francis of Assisi and the Sultan of Egypt, Muhammad Al-Kamil, two… Read More
Trump Recognizing Jerusalem as Capital of Israel Sparks Strong Global Reactions
Recently, President Donald Trump announced that he was recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. The act received widespread bi-partisan Congressional support and kudos from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. However, the announcement was met by Palestinian condemnation and by protests from some U.S. European allies such as France and other leaders in the Middle… Read More