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Still Fighting: These Widows’ Stories Show Larger Effects of Black Lung Epidemic
By: Sydney Boles | Ohio Valley ReSource
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Nancy and Rich Potter had the kind of marriage that made other couples jealous. He’d take her on spontaneous trips. She’d wear her Daisy Dukes just for him. Joyce Birman… Read More
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Second Protest Over Removal of LGBT Center Director Disrupts Ellis Hall Ribbon Cutting
By: Benjamin Schwartz
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Editor’s Note: delfin bautista uses the pronoun they/their and does not capitalize their name. Ohio University students in support of delfin bautista, the former head of the school’s LGBT center held… Read More
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OU Board of Trustees Passes Tuition, Fee Increase for Fall 2019
By: Susan Tebben
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ATHENS (WOUB) — Students in the next freshman class will see higher tuition and fees after the Ohio University Board of Trustees approved the rate hike at today’s meeting. The… Read More
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Secuban’s Reply to OU’s Latino Caucus Raises Questions
By: Allison Hunter
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Update: The response from Ohio University’s spokesperson: “Any similarities were unintentional, on behalf of Dr. Secuban.” When members of Ohio University’s Latino Caucus voiced their concerns regarding “the recent dismissal… Read More
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NMF ’19: a Death Cab for Cutie Playlist
By: Emily Votaw
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The 15th Nelsonville Music Festival will feature headliners Death Cab For Cutie. The band will perform on Saturday, June 9. In order to celebrate the very first of the 2019… Read More
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WLCI and Blackout Booking Open Up Semester With Stacked Jan. 19 Show
WLCI Hocking College Radio and Blackout Booking have assembled an eclectic lineup for their first major show of the spring 2019 semester on Saturday, January 19 at The Union. Headliners… Read More
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Patient’s Widow: Hospital Safeguards ‘Failed Tremendously’
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – A woman suing an Ohio hospital and doctor with claims that her husband received an outsized dose of a powerful painkiller before he died says it’s… Read More
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Free Tickets to Zoo, Sporting Events Offered to Federal Workers
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Furloughed federal employees in Ohio are being offered free admission to a central Ohio zoo and Ohio State sporting events. The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium said… Read More
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This Week on Radio Free Athens: January 19, 2019
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!… Read More
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Ohio Jobless Rate Unchanged from November to December
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – State officials say Ohio’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was unchanged from November to December. The state’s unemployment rate remained at 4.6 percent last month. The rate… Read More
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Ohio Jobless Rate Unchanged from November to December
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – State officials say Ohio’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was unchanged from November to December. The state’s unemployment rate remained at 4.6 percent last month. The rate… Read More
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OU’s Basil Masri Zada Is An Accomplished Academic and Artist Who Cannot Return Home
By: Rachael Beardsley
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Basil Masri Zada has not seen his family in Syria for eight years. War has kept him from returning, and in his absence, much of the Syria he remembers has… Read More
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Ohio Governor, GM CEO Discuss Future of Lordstown Plant
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has urged the head of General Motors to keep the automaker’s Lordstown plant open or allow it to be sold quickly. The… Read More
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Ohio Governor, GM CEO Discuss Future of Lordstown Plant
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has urged the head of General Motors to keep the automaker’s Lordstown plant open or allow it to be sold quickly. The… Read More
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Nelsonville-York Trumps Meigs in Team Effort
By: Jerry Kirven
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The last time Nelsonville-York and Meigs faced off, Nelsonville-York lost in a gritty but sloppy game. It was early in their season and the Lady Buckeyes had yet to find… Read More
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Lady Vikings Barely Escape with Win in Battle for TVC-Ohio
By: Jack Gleckler
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Thursday night in Vinton County, the Alexander Lady Spartans squared off against the Vinton County Lady Vikings in the game that decided the TVC. From the beginning, both Alexander and… Read More
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Logan Holds Off Lady Bulldogs
By: Nick Henthorn
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To get an idea of a high school basketball team’s success, look no further than their success against the 2-3 zone. Every team is going to run into it, and… Read More