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![As the world prepares to ring in 2020, many people are arguing over whether a new decade will also begin on Jan. 1 or whether it will actually begin on the first day of 2021.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/2020-decade-new-year-7a064de88e8c73061a029f7502d0329ec3d1870f-scaled-e1577474602174-900x422.jpg)
People Can’t Even Agree On When The Decade Ends
By: Bill Chappell I NPR
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In these binary times, it might not surprise anyone that people can’t even agree on when one period of time ends and another begins.
![Huntington, West Virginia skyline](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/HuntingtonWVskyline-e1506429416193-900x422.jpg)
Retired Huntington Workers Won’t Have to Return Overpaid Pensions
By: Associated Press
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HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia city isn’t going to force retired police officers and firefighters to return miscalculated and overpaid pension payments. The Herald-Dispatch reports the Huntington City Council… Read More
![A sign promotes a climate activist group in Athens, Ohio](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/climate_strike-46-e1577479185712-900x422.jpg)
WATCH: Despite Extreme Weather and Surging Activism, 2019 Saw Political Paralysis on Climate
By: PBS Newshour
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By almost any measure, 2019 was a year of especially sobering news on climate change, with grim warnings about what could happen in the future along with extreme weather events… Read More
![A large balloon in support of the Heartbeat Bill.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/AP_351527197473-e1545932622697-900x422.jpg)
2019 Year in Review – Attempts to Ban Abortion in Ohio Continue
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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Abortion was a big issue in Ohio in 2019, as it has been for several years. A strict abortion ban was one of the 21 bills that passed, and more… Read More
![Many residents of a close-knit neighborhood in Newton, Mass., decided to learn American Sign Language when they found out the new kid on the block, Samantha Savitz, was born deaf.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/neighbors-891851ff13cf37a2a4d6e1f38cba9d860ab47574-scaled-e1577471417859-900x422.jpg)
To Make Girl Who Is Deaf Feel At Home, Dozens Of Neighbors Learn Sign Language
By: Laurel Wamsley I NPR
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“We really wanted to communicate with her and play with her,” says Jill McNeil, who lives across the street. “Since she couldn’t learn our language, we thought we wanted to learn hers.”
![A statue of John Marshall on the campus of Marshall University](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/JMS-0936-900x422.jpg)
Marshall University’s Marching Band to Perform in London Parade
By: Associated Press
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HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — London’s New Year’s Day Parade is set to feature a little touch of West Virginia. Marshall University’s marching band is heading to perform in London’s parade… Read More
![The U.S. Capitol](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/AP_18362593913621-e1546038047415-900x422.jpg)
WATCH: What’s the Outlook for U.S. Foreign Policy as a Tumultuous Decade Ends?
By: PBS Newshour
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The past ten years have seen both transformation and inertia in global politics. In many countries, as heads of government have changed, authoritarian leadership has not. Nick Schifrin sits down… Read More
![Trimble Cameron Kittle](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/20190920_TrimbleFootballvSouthGallia_Hatcher_011-e1569043446162-900x422.jpg)
Proposed Ohio Law Stops Coaches from Implementing One-Sport Rule
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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Lawmakers want to crack down on schools and coaches that force students to participate in only one extra-curricular activity. They say the one-sport rule can hamper a teenager’s ability to… Read More
![Esther Duflo, left, and Abhijit Banerjee stand together following a news conference at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Mass., Monday, Oct. 14, 2019.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/AP_19287637842326-scaled-e1577473968719-900x422.jpg)
WATCH: How These 2 Nobel Winners are Challenging Popular Economics
By: PBS Newshour
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Economists Esther Duflo and Abhijit Banerjee won the 2019 Nobel Prize for their work on poverty, conducting experiments in developing nations to see what actually works to improve the lives… Read More
![A flu season graphic with a syringe](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/AP_913725239528-e1513958853448-900x422.jpg)
Flu is Widespread in Ohio Right Now
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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The Holiday weather has been mostly mild this year but many Ohioans are still getting the chills. Public health leaders say the flu has hit the Buckeye State hard. The… Read More
![The Ohio Statehouse Looking Back at 2019](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/2019_year_ender_graphic_konik_3-e1577470700497-900x422.png)
2019 Year In Review – Budgets Brought Struggles Between Governor and Lawmakers
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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2019 brought new leadership in the governor’s office and in the Ohio House. But though Republicans were still in charge in both those places and in the Senate, there were… Read More