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Gladden House Sessions 2018: Larry Yes
By: Xan Spalding
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Native Oregonian Larry Yes brought love, positivity, and some genuinely life-affirming music to the Gladden House stage on Saturday, June 2, the third day of the 2018 Nelsonville Music Festival…. Read More
Playlist: Blackoutfest XXII at The Union July 26-28
By: Emily Votaw
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Blackoutfest is a special brand of rock ‘n’ roll extravaganza that takes place every year at The Union. Take some time to familiarize yourself with some of the acts who will be performing… Read More
Playlist: 2018 Big Bend Blues Bash
By: Emily Votaw
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The 18th Big Bend Blues Bash is headed to Pomeroy July 27-28, and WOUB has wrangled up some of the bluesy numbers attendees can hope to hear at the festival… Read More
14,000-Year-Old Piece Of Bread Rewrites The History Of Baking And Farming
By: Lina Zeldovich | NPR
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Breadcrumbs found at an excavation in Jordan reveal that humans were baking thousands of years earlier than previously believed. It may have even prompted them to settle down and plant cereals.
WOUB • WORLD: Greek Wildfires Kill At Least 74 People, Devastate Resort Village
By: Joanna Kakissis | Bill Chappell | NPR
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The death toll from surprisingly fast-moving fires near Athens has tripled from Monday. Officials in Greece said they found 26 bodies in one spot.
Sean Chambers Headed to Big Bend Blues Bash July 27
By: Emily Votaw
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Blues, as a genre, is largely about authenticity. Although skill is obviously a huge component of how true to the genre any musician can be, authenticity, and a sense of… Read More
Jay-Z’s Made In America Fest Will Remain On Philadelphia’s Streets
By: Anastasia Tsioulcas I NPR
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After contentious back-and-forthing in the press, Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney and the organizers of the music festival founded by Jay-Z say that the event will remain in its original location.
We’re Overrun With Plastic Trash. An Environmental Engineer Seeks A Solution
By: Christopher Joyce | NPR
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The engineer views a landfill as a living ecosystem, and the plastic that clogs it as a serious threat that crowds out life and never goes away. Can we eliminate the waste before it smothers us?
WOUB Summer ’18 Playlists: WOUB’s Arts and Culture Reporter Emily Votaw
It’s feeling hotter than July here at WOUB, so several of your favorite voices from your regional public media outlet are clueing you in on their favorite tracks of summer 2018…. Read More
Ohio State Fair Butter Sculpture Honors ‘A Christmas Story’
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – The butter sculpture at this year’s Ohio State Fair brings a bit of Christmas in July with a dairy display of key elements from the 1983… Read More
Learning to Listen to Music With EYE’s Brandon Smith
By: Emily Votaw
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Content advisory: there many be some language in this interview that may be offensive to some listeners. Although they make music that sounds like it could’ve been written sometime in the late… Read More
Health Board: 1 Death Among 11 Legionnaires’ Disease Cases
By: Associated Press
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PARMA, Ohio (AP) – Officials with a health board in Ohio say 11 cases of Legionnaires’ disease have been confirmed in a Cleveland suburb, with one death reported. The Cuyahoga… Read More
Investigation Into W. Va. Supreme Court Justices Ends With No Action
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – The West Virginia Judicial Investigation Commission says it has closed ethics investigations involving three state Supreme Court justices without disciplinary action. The commission issued letters Monday… Read More
Mine Safety Grants Honoring W. Va. Miners Available
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – The federal government says up to $250,000 is available for grants to promote U.S. mine safety. The Labor Department’s Mine Safety and Health Administration said the… Read More
Ohio’s First Human West Nile Case Of Year Reported
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – The state has reported Ohio’s first human West Nile virus case this year. Ohio’s Department of Health said Monday that a 71-year-old Lake County man had… Read More
Dispute Over Ky. Governor’s Home Value Continues
By: Associated Press
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) – Round two of Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin’s dispute over the tax value of his home has gone before an appeals board. The Jefferson County Board of… Read More
Blankenship To File For U.S. Senate Race
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – Former coal executive Don Blankenship says he intends to file paperwork to run in the West Virginia’s U.S. Senate race as the Constitution Party’s nominee. Blankenship’s… Read More
THE OUTBACK Concludes August 15
Explore the People and Animals of Australia’s Kimberley Region, a Vast, Rugged and Remote Wilderness as Part of the PBS Summer of Adventure THE OUTBACK is a new three-part series… Read More