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This Week From the Radio Free Athens Crew: August 15, 2020
By: Emily Votaw
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In the before times, Radio Free Athens’ volunteer DJs filled the WOUB AM airwaves most Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 8p.m. EDT. We’ll be back at it in time, but… Read More
U.S. Postal Service Warns Ohio About Potential Delays For Absentee Voting
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The U.S. Postal Service has sent a letter to dozens of state election officials around the country including Ohio, warning that delays in delivering… Read More
Trump’s Methane Rollback That Big Oil Doesn’t Want
By: Jeff Brady | NPR
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The rule ends Obama-era restrictions on emissions of methane, a potent climate-warming gas. The move could make it harder to argue that natural gas is a cleaner-burning fossil fuel than coal.
“Trifles” by Susan Glaspell
Trifles by Susan Glaspell Directed by Karen M. Chan Narrated by Ruth Borovicka Art by Kit DeBerry Recorded and Edited by Adam Rich Dedicated to the memory of Terrence… Read More
Athens Co. Confirms Two New COVID-19 Cases For August 14
By: Aaron Payne
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County has now had 366 total cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic after two additional cases were confirmed Friday. The Athens City-County… Read More
WATCH: How Election Officials And USPS Handle Mail-In Ballots
By: PBS Newshour
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NewsHour) — The pandemic is pushing more voters to cast ballots by mail. While most evidence shows that voting fraud is extremely rare, President Trump has been claiming… Read More
DeWine Says Racism Is A Public Health Crisis
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Gov. Mike DeWine (R-Ohio) called racism a public health crisis while releasing a report from a task force created to look into how COVID-19… Read More
Rules For Games, Fans For Ohio High School Sports Expected Tuesday
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Gov. Mike DeWine says work will continue over the weekend to get guidelines in place for high school sports – and he says he’ll… Read More
VNMF: The Art Creating a Music Festival in the Midst of a Pandemic
By: Emily Votaw
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WOUB Digital · VNMF: The Art Creating a Music Festival in the Midst of a Pandemic Spring and summer are typically chockfull of opportunities for budding media professionals: music festivals… Read More
NCAA Says No Championships This Fall, Except Maybe Football
By: Russell Lewis | NPR
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There are not enough schools participating because of coronavirus cancellations and season postponements.