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OHIO Community Has Mixed Reaction To Phased Return; University Assures It Has Safe Plans In Place
By: Michelle Rotuno-Johnson
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Members of the Ohio University community have mixed reactions to the university’s announcement that students will return to the Athens campus this fall in phases, as… Read More
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E-Warrant Program Intended To Improve Gun Sale Background Check Accuracy
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The anniversary of the mass shooting in Dayton is reviving conversations about gun regulations in Ohio. While lawmakers have refused to move Gov. Mike DeWine’s… Read More
![Golden Daka participated in many events at Morehouse College. But the pandemic prevented him from giving his commencement speech as class valedictorian.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/golden-daka-703d9578cd6cfa557e6ef2815c186f54336fc81d-scaled-e1596648258564-900x422.jpg)
‘Nothing Feels Tangible’: Virtual Is New Reality For Grads Starting New Jobs
By: Uri Berliner | NPR
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Job postings for entry-level positions popular with new college grads fell by 73%, compared with before COVID-19 hit. And for the class of 2020 who have landed jobs it’s often been a strange journey.
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Wanted: Young People To Work The Polls This November
By: Barbara Sprunt | NPR
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Election officials fear a massive shortage of poll workers for the general election as older people opt out of their normal election-year service due to concerns over the coronavirus.
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Athens Co. Confirms Two COVID-19 Cases For August 5
By: Aaron Payne
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County has now had 352 cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic after two additional cases were confirmed Wednesday. The Athens City-County Health… Read More
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WATCH: How Authoritarianism Has Spread Since The Coronavirus Pandemic Began
By: PBS Newshour
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NewsHour) — According to pro-democracy institutions, authoritarianism was on the rise globally even before the coronavirus pandemic hit. But experts say the distraction of the crisis has allowed… Read More
![Ohio Department of Health Director Amy Acton holds up a mask as she gives an update at MetroHealth Medical Center Thursday, Feb. 27, 2020, in Cleveland, on the state's preparedness and education efforts to limit the potential spread of a new virus which caused a disease called COVID-19. Ohio Governor Mike DeWine, left, watches.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/amy_acton_coronavirus_-_by_tony_dejak-e1583265795557-900x422.jpg)
Amy Acton Steps Down As DeWine’s Chief Health Adviser
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Dr. Amy Acton, the chief health adviser to Gov. Mike DeWine (R-Ohio), is officially leaving the administration. This is another transition for Acton who resigned as… Read More
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Review Finds Mentally Incompetent Ohioans Have Current Gun Licenses
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohioans who have been deemed by a court to be mentally incompetent are not allowed to possess firearms or have concealed carry licenses. Yet a… Read More
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Megan Bee’s ‘Waiting’ Emanates Warmth, Melancholy, and Tenderness
By: Emily Votaw
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WOUB Digital · Megan Bee’s ‘Waiting’ Emanates Warmth, Melancholy, and Tenderness Megan Bee’s Waiting emanates with warmth and tenderness, not that there aren’t moments of profound melancholy and longing to… Read More
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Former WOUB Student has Hall of Fame Career but is not Done Yet
Bob Pondillo graduated from Ohio University in 1973 ATHENS, OH – Dr. Bob Pondillo, Ph.D., has done almost everything there is to do in broadcasting, film and academia and says… Read More
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Multiple Factors Must be Considered before Opening a K-12 School
It’s not easy for policy makers to determine how to open K-12 schools in the fall. Each school district must weigh multiple variables in determining whether face-to-face instruction is worth… Read More