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Are You Listening? Hear What Uninterrupted Silence Sounds Like
By: Samir S. Patel | NPR
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Inside the Hoh Rain Forest in Washington state, acoustics experts have attempted to preserve a location free of human-made noise. They call it One Square Inch of Silence.
Ohio Ends Pharmacy Middlemen Contracts Over ‘Spread Pricing’
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Ohio’s Department of Medicaid is ending the state’s contracts with pharmacy benefit managers which bill taxpayers more than they reimburse pharmacists for filling Medicaid patients’ prescriptions…. Read More
Meyer Probe Costs $500K But Still About What Ohio St Wants
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – The Urban Meyer investigation is costing Ohio State $500,000, but whether the superstar football coach keeps his job still comes down to whether the university wants… Read More
West Virginia House Votes To Impeach All 4 State Supreme Court Justices
By: Bill Chappell | Dave Mistich | Camila Domonoske | Barbara Campbell | NPR
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Chief Justice Margaret Workman and Justices Allen Loughry and Elizabeth Walker face impeachment trials in the state Senate. The fourth justice, Robin Davis, announced her retirement Tuesday.
Kentucky Lawmakers Urged To Update Ethics Law To Combat Harassment
By: Associated Press
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – An ethics commission is urging Kentucky lawmakers to update the state’s legislative ethics law to fill a void in the fight against sexual harassment cases that… Read More
Justice Gives State GOP $20k, Has Tax Debts In Other States
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice has donated a combined $20,000 to the state Republican Party while his family businesses’ have tax debts in neighboring states. The… Read More
Turning Ohio Into A Web Of Trails
By: Mark Urycki | WCPN
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In June Ohio’s General Assembly designated 2018 at “The Year of the Trail.” Now that may sound like National Donut Day but in this case the Ohio Department of Natural… Read More
Mountain Stage Returns to Peoples Bank Theater August 19
By: Emily Votaw
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On August 19, Mountain Stage With Larry Groce will return to the Peoples Bank Theatre in Marietta. Performing acts include Natalie Prass, Red Wanting Blue, Todd Burge, Jill Sobule, and Gurf Morlix…. Read More
Power Companies File Settlement Agreement with PSC
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – Appalachian Power and Wheeling Power have filed a settlement agreement seeking to use tax reform funds to offset fuel and vegetation management costs, allowing customer rates… Read More
Air Force Creates Board to Review ‘Active Shooter’ Reaction
By: Associated Press
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DAYTON, Ohio (AP) – Wright-Patterson Air Force base is creating a formal board to review a chaotic “active shooter” reaction that occurred after a 911 call to base security A… Read More
How To Make A Civics Education Stick
By: Emily Cardinali | NPR
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In the age of fake news, civics learning involves a lot more than reading the Constitution. One teacher says she encourages her students to “question everything.”
W. Va. Lawmakers Push For Harsher Drug Laws After Car Crash At Playground
By: Associated Press
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HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) – West Virginia lawmakers are calling for harsher drug laws following a possible overdose-related car crash that stopped feet away from a playground. Sen. Mike Woelfel, D-Cabell,… Read More
Ohio Kidney Dialysis Amendment Rejected
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – The Ohio Supreme Court has rejected a petition to get a proposed constitutional amendment that would cap the costs of kidney dialysis on the November ballot…. Read More
Radio Free Athens: a Playlist for August 11, 2018
Every weekend volunteer DJs fill the airwaves with their favorite sounds. Check out this playlist curated based on what those volunteer music geeks were spinning this past weekend.