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West Virginia Board Revises High School Requirement, Grading
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – The West Virginia Board of Education has agreed to reduce the credits required to graduate from the state’s high schools from 24 to 22, allowing two… Read More
West Virginia’s Education Improvement Plan Gets Federal OK
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – Gov. Jim Justice says federal authorities have approved West Virginia’s plan for improving student success, whose long-term goals include significantly raising overall academic proficiency over the… Read More
Advocates Tout Medical Marijuana Bill in Kentucky
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – Supporters of legalizing medical marijuana in Kentucky are touting its potential as an alternative to ease addiction woes from opioid painkillers. Secretary of State Alison Lundergan… Read More
Ohio Lawmakers To Receive Mandatory Sexual Harassment Training
By: Julie Carr Smyth | AP Statehouse Correspondent
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – All Ohio state lawmakers must receive sexual harassment training following the sexual misconduct scandals that have swept the nation and forced resignations in both chambers of… Read More
Ohio Among States Whose Amazon Pitches Aren’t Public
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Republican Gov. John Kasich has made no apologies for championing the confidentiality of Ohio’s job-creation office, a structure currently shielding records that could show what incentives… Read More
Teacher Accused of Telling Black Student He Might Be Lynched
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MASON, Ohio (AP) – An Ohio school district has acknowledged that a teacher made a mistake after a black student reported that he was told he might be lynched if… Read More
’50 Year Journey: Ron Kroutel Paintings’ Opens at The Ridges Jan. 20
A retrospective exhibition featuring 36 works spanning the career of Ron Kroutel, Emeritus Professor of Art at Ohio University’s School of Art + Design, will open January 20 and run… Read More
West Virginia Researcher Says Drug Suicides Undercounted
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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) – A West Virginia University researcher says the official U.S. suicide rate, which rose 34 percent from 200 to 2016, fails to include many people who kill… Read More
Funds Awards Nearly $90K to Stop Trafficking in Ohio
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – A children’s advocacy group has awarded nearly $90,000 in grants to help keep at-risk youth in Ohio safe from human trafficking. The awards from the Ohio… Read More
Woodcuts and Letterpress Exhibition on Display at ARTS/West
Wednesday, January 3 through Friday, January 26, ARTS/West will host “We’ll Take What We Can Carry,” an exhibition made up of letterpress and woodcuts by Marietta’s JustAJar Design Press. The… Read More
W. Va Gov: Jail Guards, Teachers Should Get Raises
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – Gov. Jim Justice is calling for pay raises for West Virginia’s jail guards, teachers and other workers in the next fiscal year with the state’s economy… Read More
AMERICAN EXPERIENCE The Secret of Tuxedo Park Premieres Tuesday, January 16
AMERICAN EXPERIENCE The Secret of Tuxedo Park Premieres Tuesday, January 16, 2018 on PBS The Story of the Mysterious Tycoon Turned Scientist Who Helped Win World War II In the… Read More
Episode 014 : Say “Yes To Kindness” w/ Tammy Joy Lane
Tammy Joy Lane is a Kindness Business Owner who is on a mission to increase world kindness through awareness and sharing. She is an Iraq war veteran, a TedX Speaker… Read More