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After Equifax Hack, Consumers Are On Their Own. Here Are 6 Tips To Protect Your Data
By: Yuki Noguchi | NPR
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The credit-rating company last week said it was hacked, leaving 143 million consumers’ personal information exposed. Equifax now faces lawsuits and investigations. Read tips on safeguarding your data.
Experience Home Grown Fear at the Field of Screams
By: Emily Votaw
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When bathed in gray October daylight, Murphy’s Farm isn’t too scary — fast forward some 12 hours into the evening, and it’s something else entirely. For the past several years,… Read More
Coroner on Issue 1: If You Empty The Prisons, You Will Fill The Morgue
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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The Ohio State Coroners Association has come out adamantly against the only issue on the statewide ballot, saying they can’t be for any measure that makes it more difficult to prosecute drug… Read More
Climate Report Warns Of Extreme Weather, Displacement of Millions Without Action
By: Christopher Joyce | NPR
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A scientific panel, convened by the U.N., lays out a challenging path to keep the global climate from warming more than 1.5 degrees Celsius — the red line for dangerous consequences.
Chronic Pain Patients Say New Rules For Prescribing Opioids Are Hurting Them
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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Last year, Ohio changed its rules for prescribing opioids, restricting amounts of, and circumstances under which, doctors can prescribe those narcotics. The new rules have an exemption for people who are in… Read More
Post Kavanaugh Vote, McConnell Confident Of 2020 Re-election
By: Associated Press
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) – Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is confident in his re-election chances in 2020 after his work to get Brett Kavanaugh confirmed to the U.S. Supreme Court…. Read More
Conversations With The Candidates: Faber and Space For Auditor
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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The auditor is considered the top taxpayer watchdog, reviewing the books and doing efficiency audits for thousands of units of state and local government. And the office is up for… Read More
Faith Groups Get Out The Vote For The Midterm Elections
By: Jerome Socolovsky | NPR
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President Trump has asked his evangelical supporters to help stop Democrats from taking control of Congress, but religious progressives are also getting people to the polls.
Third And Final Debate In Governor’s Race Is Monday – Just Before Close Of Voter Registration
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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The third and final debate between the major party candidates for governor gets underway Monday night in Cleveland. And it’s perfect timing – since voter registration closes tomorrow. Watch the… Read More
Federal Grant To Support Prenatal, Early Childhood Program
By: Associated Press
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – Kentucky officials say a new $7.5 million grant will support a statewide program aimed at decreasing the number of premature deliveries and low birth weight babies…. Read More
Man Pleads Guilty To Stalking Women At West Virginia College
By: Associated Press
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HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) – A convicted sex offender has pleaded guilty to stalking women at a West Virginia college. The Huntington Herald-Dispatch reports 40-year-old Michael David Hankins pleaded guilty Friday… Read More
W. Va, Ky. Schools Team Up On STEM Support
By: Associated Press
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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) – West Virginia and Kentucky colleges are teaming up to boost the performance of Appalachian students in science, technology, engineering and math. An alliance of schools aims… Read More
Ky. Inmates On The Run After Trashy Escape
By: Associated Press
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) – Authorities in Kentucky are searching for two inmates who escaped a Louisville jail by hiding in trash cans. The Courier Journal reports a statement by Louisville… Read More
Radio Free Athens: a Playlist for October 6, 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.
Jorma Kaukonen’s Autobiography Sheds Light on a Large Life, Well Lived
By: Emily Votaw
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Jorma Kaukonen might be most widely known as one of the co-founders of legendary San Francisco psychedelic rock pioneers Jefferson Airplane. However, as his recently published autobiography explores in great… Read More