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Here’s What Would Happen If The Government Shuts Down This Week
By: Brian Naylor | NPR
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Even a partial government shutdown would leave some 800,000 government workers without pay over the holidays, although many would remain on the job.
Ex-West Virginia Cabinet Chief Sentenced For Embezzlement
By: Associated Press
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HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) – A former cabinet secretary of the West Virginia Department of Veterans Assistance has been sentenced to three years and one month in federal prison for embezzling from a volunteer fire department where he handled financial affairs. Sixty-four-year-old Clifford Keith Gwinn of Hurricane was sentenced Monday in federal court in Huntington. Gwinn… Read More
Kentucky Gov Calls Legislature In Session For Pension Vote
By: Associated Press
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – Kentucky’s Republican governor has called the state legislature back in session to consider changes to the state’s troubled public pension system. Gov. Matt Bevin issued a proclamation calling the legislature back in session at 8 p.m. EST Monday. The decision comes four days after the state Supreme Court struck down a… Read More
Democrats Weighing Options In Ohio House Speaker Battle Among Republicans
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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The behind-the-scenes battle over who will lead the Republican-dominated Ohio House next year isn’t just between supporters of current Speaker Ryan Smith and former speaker Larry Householder. Longtime Rep. David Leland (D-Columbus) said with recent bills on abortion and gun rights, he’s open to options besides backing the current speaker. “Clearly there’s no difference between Smith and Householder,… Read More
Obhof Touts Past Collaboration With Kasich While Preparing For Vetoes
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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The Ohio House and Senate are bracing themselves for a busier than usual week after Christmas as Gov. John Kasich deliberates his response to several controversial bills. Those pieces of legislation implement bans on certain abortions, advance pro-gun policies, and raise paychecks for elected officials. Those bills are items Kasich has suggested he would veto if they landed on… Read More
Committee Formed To Draft Sherrod Brown To Run For President In 2020
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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This campaign is part of a new effort to get the three term senator to consider taking on President Trump. Democratic Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley is one of the chairs of a committee circulating a national petition to convince Brown to run for president in 2020. Whaley says Brown would bring a needed change to the White House…. Read More
West Virginia Gov. Gives State Employees Extra Time Off
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – West Virginia state employees are getting some extra time off during the upcoming holidays. Gov. Jim Justice has issued proclamations declaring Dec. 24 and Jan. 31 as full-day state holidays for public employees. Both fall on a Monday and were previously listed as half-day holidays. Justice says “it is fitting and… Read More
Judge Orders Out-of-Court Resolution in Dispute Over Gorilla
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CINCINNATI (AP) – A judge has ordered the Cincinnati Zoo and a gorilla conservatory to resolve a custody dispute over a gorilla loaned as a companion to Koko, the late gorilla famous for mastering sign language. U.S. District Judge Richard Seeborg recommended out-of-court mediation Monday, writing that the zoo and The Gorilla Foundation appear to… Read More
Ohio Women’s Basketball: Bobcats claw way to victory over IUPUI
By: Bryan Kurp
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INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana – The Ohio women’s basketball team encountered their first true road game of the year on Sunday when they visited IUPUI in “The Jungle”. In their first game after final exams, Ohio (9-0) passed their first road test by defeating the Jaguars (6-4), 73-66. Ohio came out strong as they led 25-18 at… Read More
State Patrol to Open Statewide K-9 Training Facility
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MARYSVILLE, Ohio (AP) – The State Highway Patrol says it’s opening a statewide training facility for police dogs used by the patrol and other law enforcement agencies in Ohio. The $1.4 million facility will feature classrooms, offices, dorms, kennels and a training building in one site in Marysville in central Ohio. The facility opening Monday… Read More
Radio Free Athens: a Playlist for December 15, 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. This week, enjoy “Pretty Girls” from Winterpills through “Holy Ghost Letter” by Earwig from R@T; “Pressing the Issue” from Woody Shaw through “Stevie” by Duke Ellington and John Coltrane from… Read More
Top Tunes ’18: Angela Perley
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. Angela Perley is a songwriter,… Read More
Top Tunes ’18: Ben Davis Jr.
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. Ben Davis Jr. is a… Read More
A Ballerina’s Tale | INDEPENDENT LENS | Monday, December 24 at 10
Film Explores the Triumphant Rise of Ballet Dancer Misty Copeland Few dancers make it to the highest levels of classical ballet; of that already small number only a fraction are black women. But Misty Copeland has risen to the highest level, making history as the first African American female principal dancer with the prestigious American… Read More
Call The Midwife Holiday Special – 2018 | Monday, December 25 at 9
The 2018 Christmas special will star Miriam Margoyles as Sister Mildred, who arrives unexpectedly at Nonnatus House, her hands full with four Chinese orphans. Having fled China, the child refugees were found abandoned in Hong Kong and are being adopted in the U.K. as part of the World Refugee Project. With Christmas preparations in full… Read More