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“On Her Shoulders” on POV | Monday, July 22 at 9
In the Pitfalls of Advocacy, A Portrait of One Survivor’s Resilience Under the Spotlight in ‘On Her Shoulders’ Premieres Monday, July 22, 2019 Away from the podium, a Yazidi survivor… Read More
Neo-Nazi James Fields Gets 2nd Life Sentence For Charlottesville Attack
By: Sasha Ingber | NPR
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The Virginia court’s sentence is largely symbolic. Last month, a federal judge sentenced Fields to life in prison for killing a woman protesting a white nationalist rally in 2017.
‘They Are Free To Leave’: Trump Accuses Congresswomen Of Hating America
A day after a series of tweets using racist language to describe the Democratic lawmakers, President Trump said the four women of color should apologize to him.
Fire Badly Damages Old River Valley High School
By: Benjamin Schwartz
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UPDATE 12:30 p.m. — The Gallia County Sheriff’s Office says charges are being filed in a fire that occurred at the old River Valley High School. In a press release released… Read More
Senate Plan Offsets Nuclear Subsidies by Ending Energy Efficiency Requirements
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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A new version of the comprehensive energy bill, HB6, was introduced in the Ohio Senate on Monday that would charge residential ratepayers $0.85 a month on their electric bills to… Read More
More Kids Are Getting Placed In Foster Care Because Of Parents’ Drug Use
By: Susie Neilson | NPR
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With drug use surging in the past decade and a half, many parents are losing custody of their kids. But is foster care the best solution?
Radio A Sessions: Flat Tracker
By: Emily Votaw
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A few weeks back, Huntington, West Virginia’s Flat Tracker came by WOUB’s Radio A for an in-studio performance of “Last Will and Testament,” “Needful Things,” “R.A.C.,” and the yet-to-be-released “Road… Read More
U.S. Sen. Brown Blames Trump Administration For Denying Access To Border Facility
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) says he was denied access to a Customs and Border Control detention facility that houses children over the weekend. Brown wanted to see the facilities… Read More
Miners to Advocate for Money for Black Lung Trust Fund
By: Associated Press
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SOUTH WILLIAMSON, Ky. (AP) – As black lung disease surges in Appalachia, some coal miners are going to Washington, D.C., to lobby for restoration of a tax that coal companies… Read More
GOP Official: Ohio Election on St. Patrick’s Day Would be OK
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – The Republican who is Ohio’s elections chief says the state can handle having its presidential primary on St. Patrick’s Day next year if lawmakers make that… Read More
Bevin: Special Session on Pensions to Start Friday
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) – Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin has called a special legislative session that will start on Friday in an effort to offer pension relief for regional universities and… Read More
Still No Budget With Two Days Left Til 17-Day Extension Expires
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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Budget talks between leaders of the House and Senate are being described as very positive with solid progress moving forward, but a deadline is coming Wednesday. Two sticking points appear… Read More
‘Seeing Jazz: America in Motion in the 1940s’ July 25
On Thursday, July 25, the Athens County Public Library (30 Home Street, Athens) will present Seeing Jazz: America in Motion in the 1940s, featuring guest speaker Dr. Art Cromwell of the… Read More
Bevin: Special Session on Pensions to Start Friday
By: Associated Press
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin has called a special legislative session that will start on Friday in an effort to offer pension relief for regional universities and… Read More
West Virginia Initiative Creating Habitat for Monarch Butterflies
By: Associated Press
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LOGAN, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia State Parks initiative is creating habitat for monarch butterflies. Chief Logan State Park naturalist Lauren Cole told the Charleston Gazette-Mail that she has spent the… Read More
“Death Spiral.” How A Carbon Tax Could End Some Coal Towns … Or Fund A New Future
By: Sydney Boles | Ohio Valley ReSource
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Declining coal tax revenues place coal-reliant counties in Appalachia at risk of fiscal collapse, according to new research from the centrist Brookings Institution and Columbia University. Policies designed to prevent… Read More
‘City of Angels’ Opens at Zanesville Community Theatre July 19
City of Angels, a musical with all the trappings of Hollywood comedy and a detective drama combined into one performance, will open at the Zanesville Community Theatre on Friday, July… Read More
Concussion Events and the NCAA Mind Matters Challenge: Changing Safety Behaviors by Shifting Sports Narratives
Athlete safety and concussion injuries are public health concerns. Athletes sometimes conceal injuries or delay disclosure of symptoms to avoid injury treatment protocols. In this episode of Defining Moments, Dr…. Read More