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EPA Makes Rollback Of Clean Water Rules Official, Repealing 2015 Protections
By: Bill Chappell I NPR
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The change ends an “egregious power grab,” Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Andrew Wheeler says.


Nuclear Bailout Group Paying People To Follow Referendum Petitioners
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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Generation Now, one of the well-funded groups in the fight over Ohio’s nuclear power plant bailout, is monitoring the referendum petition workers by putting their own people on the ground. Generation Now was behind the pro-HB6 ads that would play around the state before the legislation was approved and signed into law. Now, they’re shifting… Read More


R.E.M. Releases A Single From The Vaults To Benefit Hurricane Dorian Victims
By: Lars Gotrich I NPR
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Originally written for the 2001 album Reveal, this 2004 version was recorded in Nassau, Bahamas.

Why Are Addiction Treatment Options Limited For Health Workers?
By: Selena Simmons-Duffin | NPR
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Doctors and nurses are often barred from turning to FDA-approved medications that research shows to be the most effective way to quit. Critics of that policy say stigma is undermining best practice

Angel Olsen’s ‘Lark’ Finds Tenderness In A Torrent
By: Lars Gotrich I NPR
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Angel Olsen has become a master of characters who ache to move forward, but are pulled to an ever-present past.


Ohio State Denied Request to Trademark ‘The’ for Merchandise
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Ohio State University has lost its fight to trademark the word “The.” The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office turned down the university’s request to trademark “The” when used as part of the school’s name on university merchandise. OSU submitted the trademark application last month. The patent office cited the trademark appears… Read More

Board Votes Against Anxiety, Autism as Medical Pot Condition
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – The state Medical Board has voted to reject petitions seeking to add anxiety and autism spectrum disorders as qualifying conditions for physicians to recommend medical marijuana to patients. The vote Wednesday comes after a Medical Board committee last month recommended against approving the petitions. The panel says marijuana can provide temporary… Read More

Appeals Court Rules Ohio’s Execution Drug Method Is Constitutional After All
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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A federal appeals court says an execution set for next May can go forward, because the condemned killer didn’t prove his claim that the state’s three-drug execution method is unconstitutional. Attorneys for Wayne Keith Henness argued the mixture creates the sensation of waterboarding. But the 6thCircuit Court of Appeals said they didn’t prove that. The ruling reverses a decision from a federal magistrate earlier this year, who… Read More



Episode 076 : Michael J. Chase
Michael J. Chase, author of “Am I Being Kind,” says one simple question can change your life … and your world. We talk about how living from the heart plays an important part in healing our lives and our planet. Learn more about Michael by visiting www.michaeljchase.com!

Extreme approaches to health aren’t smart, says Canyon Ranch’s medical director
In his new book, “What Happened to Moderation?” Dr. Stephen Brewer says that Americans are drawn to extreme health care choices, just as they gravitate toward political extremes and non-stop work patterns. In today’s episode, Dr. Brewer, medical director at the Canyon Ranch Wellness Resorts, advises us to back away from trendy, over-the-top diet and… Read More