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“Settling Ohio: First Nations and Beyond” Conference on Tap This Weekend
The early settling of Ohio and the Northwest Territory will be the focus of a conference Feb. 21st and 22nd at the Baker Center Ballroom at Ohio University. Through a… Read More
![Disposable vapes may be hotter than Juul among kids, according to researcher Bonnie Halpern-Felsher. She received a bag of vape pens recently confiscated by a high school principal in northern California, with flavors like Banana Ice and Cool Mint.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/20200203-img_0055-1bcbdfcb625fd817da9a67106535712d893e4fab-scaled-e1581956922419-900x422.jpg)
Teens Are Still Vaping Flavors, Thanks To New Disposable Vape Pens
By: Allison Aubrey | NPR
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Despite enforcement efforts to stop teen vaping, kids are getting their hands on a new array of disposable products that come in sweet and fruity flavors.
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Voter Registration for St. Pat’s Primary Closes Tuesday
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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The deadline to register to vote for the first-ever Ohio presidential primary on March 17 in Tuesday. Early voting begins Wednesday. The most recent stats show there are 7,730,676 registered voters in… Read More
![Security personnel arrive near the site of an attack near the Bagram Air Base In Parwan province of Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2019. A powerful suicide bombing Wednesday targeted an under-construction medical facility near the Bagram Air Base, the main American base north of the capital Kabul, the U.S. military said.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/AP_19345301624059-scaled-e1581958431633-900x422.jpg)
WATCH: Will Short-term Deal Between U.S., Taliban Pave the Way for Afghan Peace?
By: PBS Newshour
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The U.S. has reached a short-term agreement with the Taliban that could pave the way for ending the war in Afghanistan that has endured for nearly 20 years. Under the… Read More
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Ohio University Alumnus Qui Nguyen’s ‘She Kills Monsters’ Opens Feb. 20
By: Jessica Jones
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Ohio University’s School of Theater is hard at work preparing for the first show of 2020, She Kills Monsters, a play written by Ohio University alumnus Qui Nguyen. “The show’s… Read More
![A student walks to class on the campus of Shawnee State University, on March 16, 2006 in Portsmouth, Ohio.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/AP_060316035595-e1581957726770-900x422.jpg)
US Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Over Transgender Pronoun Dispute
By: Associated Press
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PORTSMOUTH, Ohio (AP) — A judge has dismissed a professor’s lawsuit against a small, public university in Ohio that rebuked him for not addressing a transgender student using the student’s… Read More
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WOUB Student Recognized in National BEA College Student Media Competition
Experiential learning opportunities at WOUB set Thomas Garverick up for success ATHENS, OH – Thomas Garverick admits he teared up a little bit when he got the news last week… Read More
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“Always in Season” on INDEPENDENT LENS, Monday, February 24 at 10
ALWAYS IN SEASON PREMIERES ON INDEPENDENT LENS MONDAY, FEBRUARY 24 ON PBS AND PBS.ORG A Suspicious Death and a Mother’s Quest for Justice Shows America’s History of Lynching Isn’t History… Read More