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Looking For ACA Health Insurance For 2019? Here’s What To Expect
By: Alison Kodjak | NPR
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Throughout the U.S., subsidies are available to reduce the price of 2019 policies sold on state and federal insurance exchanges. But promotion of the insurance is varying widely from state to state.

After the Party, it’s Time to Clean
By: Steven Hernandez
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It’s one in the morning in Athens, Ohio on a Saturday night. The Athens Halloween Block Party may have officially ended, but partygoers can still be found all around Court Street. Then, suddenly, policemen force everyone onto the sidewalk to make way for a Ford heavy duty truck. The truck belongs to the City of… Read More

National Leaders Campaign For Ohio Candidates Going Up To Election Day
By: Associated Press
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As the campaigns for statewide offices, the Ohio legislature, US Congress and the US Senate come into the final weekend before election day, candidates are getting a little help from their out of state friends. President Trump will be making his fourth visit to Ohio during the past three months when he appears in Cleveland on Monday…. Read More

Suspended W.Va. Justice Wants Federal Convictions Overturned
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – A suspended West Virginia Supreme Court justice who was convicted of 11 federal criminal charges has requested a new trial. News outlets reported Allen Loughry filed the request last week in a motion that was sealed. Prosecutors acknowledged his request in a brief this week asking for time to file a… Read More

More Charges Considered Against Former Athens Co. Priest
By: Susan Tebben
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ATHENS — The case of a Glouster priest charged in connection with an admitted sexual relationship with a minor will move from municipal court, and could see more charges as officials gather more information. Henry Christopher Foxhoven, 45, was charged with eight counts of sexual battery, the Athens County Sheriff’s Office announced on Tuesday. The… Read More

Ohio Football Travels To The Zoo With MAC Title Hopes On The Line
By: Russ Heltman
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Two weeks isn’t a long time, but that was just what Ohio Football (5-3, 3-1) needed to get their offensive identity cemented in time for a road battle with Western Michigan (6-3, 4-1). The Bobcats took care of business at Peden Stadium over the past two weeks, rushing for 803 combined yards in the two… Read More

Steubenville Diocese Releases Names of Accused Priests
By: Associated Press
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STEUBENVILLE, Ohio (AP) – An Ohio Roman Catholic diocese has released the names of 16 priests and one seminarian who it says have been credibly accused or have admitted to sexually abusing minors. The Diocese of Steubenville in southeast Ohio said Wednesday most of the accusations are decades old. A spokesman said last month it… Read More

Merged Claims Leave Ohio State Facing 2 Suits Over Team Doc
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – One of three lawsuits filed against Ohio State University over alleged sexual misconduct by a team doctor is being dismissed. A lawyer for the former wrestler who brought that case says he’s dismissing it because the man’s claims about mistreatment by Dr. Richard Strauss are being incorporated into another lawsuit intended… Read More

KY AG’s Office Offering Hotline to Report Election Violations
By: Associated Press
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – Kentucky’s attorney general says a hotline has been set up for people to report violations of state election laws. Attorney General Andy Beshear says his office’s hotline is available during regular business hours and open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Election Day next Tuesday. The hotline number is 800-328-VOTE… Read More

Hate Speech from the Top Can Heighten Chances for Violence
As a nation, our population is divided into political and ideological tribes who only listen to others who agree with them and demonize anyone who is different from them, according to Dr. Scott Titsworth, Dean of the Scripps College of Communication at Ohio University. Thus, we have a nation of rhetorically warring camps who do… Read More