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Amid Spike In Measles Cases, Health Officials Warn Of ‘Losing Decades Of Progress’
By: Colin Dwyer | NPR
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The number of cases worldwide leaped more than 30 percent from 2016 to 2017, according to the World Health Organization and the CDC. And they say the rise has roots in failures to vaccinate children.
Fracking’s Next Boom? Petrochemical Plants Fuel Debate Over Jobs, Pollution
By: Brittany Patterson | Ohio Valley ReSource
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More than 100 people braved freezing temperatures to both listen and have their say in front of Ohio environmental officials at a recent hearing in Belmont County, Ohio. For the three dozen or so people who testified, the stakes were high. The hearing at Shadyside High School focused on a nearly 300-page, densely technical, draft air… Read More
Discussing ‘Demagogues and Despots,” 3 Elliott Studio, and Donkey Coffee With The Tailwinds
By: Emily Votaw
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The Tailwinds have been making superb, deeply sincere, and usually very loud music that sounds a bit like some kind of ’90s alternative rock recipe that calls for one part Soundgarden and one part Deftones, with a healthy dash of Foo Fighters, for almost the better part of a decade here Athens. Guitarist and vocalist… Read More
2018 Atlantic Hurricane Season Comes to an End
By: Matt Thigpen
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Today, November 30th, marks the end of the 2018 Atlantic Hurricane season, with a total of 15 named storms. Of the 15, eight reached hurricane status and 2 were Category 4 or higher. Just in the past two years, the United States has seen three Category 4 hurricanes that made landfall, Harvey, Irma, and Michael…. Read More
West Side Talks Potential For The Future
By: Susan Tebben
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ATHENS (WOUB) — The West Side of Athens is looking at new ways to show its potential after a school levy put West Elementary’s fate in question, and a shooting brought negative attention to the area. Residents and business owners on the West Side are coming together to possibly bring back the Neighborhood Association and… Read More
OU Alum to Bring Award-Winning “Sadie” to Athena Cinema Dec. 5
By: Emily Votaw
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On Wednesday, December 5, director Megan Griffiths will bring her sixth full-length film, the critically acclaimed Sadie, to the Athena Cinema (20 South Court Street, Athens) for a screening that will start at 7 p.m. and that will be followed by a Q&A. Sadie explores the emotionally volatile inner world of a 13-year-old girl whose father… Read More
Two Women Fight Sexual Harassment, Academia To Save Themselves
By: Susan Tebben
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Impossible. That’s how Christine Adams described her odds of getting into the creative writing graduate program at Ohio University. She applied because it was one of the top ranked programs in the country, and she dreamed of being a poet. Then she got in. “I remember getting that voicemail and just starting to cry because… Read More
Ohio Men’s Basketball: Bobcats set to begin a tough December schedule against Marshall
By: Brandon Monty
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The old saying is “The only easy day was yesterday”, and those words couldn’t ring any truer for the Ohio men’s basketball team. As December approaches and the temperature drops, the Bobcats (4-2) schedule will only continue to heat up. Saul Phillips’ Bobcats will certainly have their hands full, with four of their six games… Read More
Top Tunes ’18: Conor Stratton
Wow! 2018 has come and gone, and it’s about time we reflect on our favorite sounds of the past year. Leading up through the end of the year, WOUB Culture will be spotlighting what various music-centric people throughout the region have been enjoying the most for the past 12 months. I’m a Hocking College alumni… Read More
Marshall University Meets Over Building’s Confederate Name
By: Associated Press
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HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) – Marshall University has hosted a meeting to hear opinions on whether to change the name of a building honoring a Confederate Civil War general. The Herald-Dispatch reports faculty, staff and alumni spoke at the meeting hosted by a school committee formed to examine the name of Jenkins Hall. The hall honors… Read More
This Week On Radio Free Athens: December 1, 2018
Every weekend local music geeks unite to provide the region with 11 hours of creatively curated tunes on WOUB 1340AM, an endeavor that is known commonly as Radio Free Athens! Typically the program runs from 9 a.m. EST to 8 p.m. EST every Saturday, and can also be heard through this link. Here is a… Read More
Treasure Hunter Must Pay Up After Cheating Investors
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio jury has found that a treasure hunter cheated investors out of gold found in a shipwreck off the South Carolina coast. The Columbus Dispatch reports the Franklin County jury on Wednesday awarded $19.4 million to Dispatch Printing Company and a court-appointed receiver representing other investors. The investors sued Tommy Thompson in… Read More
Lady Eagles Claw Their Way to Victory in Season Opener
By: Zach Paquette
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A scrappy, offensive showdown kept Thursday night’s girls’ basketball game between Miller and Eastern close from the opening tip. The Eastern Lady Eagles hosted TVC-Hocking rival, Miller, in their opening game of the season. The emotion and physicality could be felt from the start as both teams combined for 11 fouls in the first quarter… Read More