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U.S. Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson Plans To Resign
By: Merrit Kennedy | NPR
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Pentagon sources say that Trump’s hopes for a space force produced tensions between Wilson and the White House, who saw her as delaying the process. She plans to go into academia.
#MeToo Awareness Sharpens Focus On Pay Equity
By: Yuki Noguchi | NPR
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After #MeToo, many employment attorneys say they’ve seen the number of pay-disparity cases spike, and employers are having to adapt by conducting investigations and pay audits.
Bill Shine Resigns As White House Communications Director
By: Brian Naylor | NPR
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Shine, a former Fox News executive, will become a senior adviser to the president’s 2020 re-election campaign.
Mike DeWine Proposes $90M For Home Visitation Programs
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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Gov. Mike DeWine wants to more than double the funds for home visitation programs to help curb Ohio’s dismal infant mortality rate and develop at-risk children’s mental, physical, and behavioral… Read More
Pence Talks Energy, Trump at Ohio Oil and Gas Gathering
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Vice President Mike Pence highlighted curbs in environmental regulations and called energy a “source of prosperity” during a speech in Ohio’s capital city of Columbus. Pence,… Read More
Paul Manafort, Former Trump Campaign Chairman, Sentenced To Just Under 4 Years
By: Miles Parks | Ryan Lucas | NPR
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The sentence in federal court followed Manafort’s conviction in a bank and tax fraud trial last summer. The case involved Manafort’s political work for powerful clients in Eastern Europe.
Mike DeWine Proposes Dramatic Increase To Children Services Funding
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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Children services officials are celebrating a proposal from Gov. Mike DeWine that nearly doubles the amount of state funding that goes towards their cause. They say this is the first… Read More
Ohio Softball: California trip is homecoming for two Ohio softball players
By: Michael Roth
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The Ohio Bobcats (11-7) softball team is heading west this weekend, playing five games in southern California throughout the weekend. Ohio will open the weekend in LA, where they will… Read More
West Virginia Lab to Eliminate Backlog of Untested Rape Kits
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – The West Virginia Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety says the state is set to eliminate its backlog of untested rape kits this year. News… Read More
Many Registered For Ohio’s Medical Marijuana Program Are Not Yet Buying It
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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More than 5,400 Ohioans have purchased cannabis since sales began at dispensaries in mid-January. The Ohio Board of Pharmacy says 5,465 patients have purchased medical marijuana. And that’s only about… Read More
This Week On Radio Free Athens: March 9, 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
Ohio Distributes Nearly $11.2M in School Safety Grant Money
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – The Ohio Attorney General’s Office says the state has distributed most of the $12 million that lawmakers allotted last year for school safety grants. A spokesman… Read More
Ohio Unemployment Rate Rises Slightly in January
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Ohio’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose slightly from December to January. State officials on Friday said the unemployment rate was 4.7 percent in January compared with… Read More
Celtic Gold: An Irish Song & Dance Journey | Friday, March 15 at 8:30 p.m.
CELTIC GOLD: AN IRISH SONG & DANCE JOURNEY March 15, 2019 on WOUB – The Ultimate Irish Entertainment Experience – CELTIC GOLD, a celebration of Irish music, song and dance,… Read More
Waterford Gives All in Final Game
By: Nick Henthorn
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The Waterford Wildcats (17-7) certainly had their doubters at the beginning of the season. But by the time the final buzzer sounded at the end of their Thursday night game… Read More