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Ohio University Faculty, Union Workers Find Ways To Push Back Against Administration
By: Michelle Rotuno-Johnson
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — The Ohio University Faculty Senate has delivered a vote of no confidence in two key executive administrators and is now pushing to take matters into their… Read More
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DeWine Calls for $775 Million in State Budget Cuts
By: Gabe Rosenberg | WOSU
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WOSU) — Gov. Mike DeWine is calling on a $775 million budget reduction over the next two months, as the coronavirus pandemic takes a “profound” impact on the state’s… Read More
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6 Ways College Might Look Different In The Fall
By: Elissa Nadworny | NPR
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Colleges have been careful to leave the door open on their plans for the fall semester. Most experts say it will be anything but normal. Here’s a sampling of how it could look.
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For These Federal Employees, Telework Means Productivity Is Up, Their Backlog Is Down
By: Brian Naylor | NPR
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Some 53,000 of the Social Security Administration’s employees are working from home. And the agency’s backlog of pending cases has fallen by 11% since March 23.
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WATCH: The U.S.-China Rhetorical War Over COVID-19
By: PBS Newshour
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NewsHour) — The rhetorical war between the U.S. and China is growing more aggressive by the day. Now, the Trump White House is boosting a theory that the novel… Read More
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Quarantine Playlist: Brian Koscho
Although gathering for live music will be impossible for a little while, WOUB Culture is trying to keep the groove alive by asking members of the regional music scene about… Read More
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Coal and COVID-19: Lung Impairment Makes Miners Especially Vulnerable to Coronavirus
By: Sydney Boles | Ohio Valley ReSource
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WHITESBURG, Ky. (OVR) — Underground coal miners start their shifts getting changed in closely packed changing rooms. They ride rail cars to their worksite, shoulder-to-shoulder, sometimes for more than an… Read More
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W. Va. City to Give Employees Bonus for Work Amid Virus
By: Associated Press
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HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — City officials in West Virginia say city employees will get a one-time extra payment for continuing to work with the public during the coronavirus pandemic. Huntington… Read More
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WOUB Supports Good Works Friday Night Life During Pandemic
Employees raised funds to purchase meals for May 1 event ATHENS, OH – When WOUB scheduled its sponsorship of the May 1 Good Works Friday Night Life event back in… Read More