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Study Says Ohio Needs To Reinstate Corporate Income Tax
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio is one of only six states in the country that doesn’t have an income tax on corporate profits. A liberal leaning think tank… Read More
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Ohioans 80 And Up Eligible For COVID-19 Vaccine Starting This Week
By: Nick Castele | WCPN
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Updated: 4:32 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2020 COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCPN) —Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine celebrated the next phase of the state’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout on Tuesday, broadcasting the inoculation of… Read More
![Retired Army Gen. Lloyd Austin, the Biden administration's choice to be secretary of defense, will likely face questions at his confirmation hearing on Tuesday about the stepped-up military presence following the insurrection at the Capitol on Jan. 6.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/ap_20344695856708-2e8e97e0c5130f330351331400f6288bcbc49334-scaled-e1611072755214-900x422.jpg)
Senate Begins Biden Cabinet Confirmation Hearings As Impeachment Trial Looms
By: Deirdre Walsh | NPR
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The Senate returns for the first time since the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol. Five committees will question nominees to lead Defense, State, Homeland Security, Treasury and the top intelligence post.
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Athens County Confirms 21 New COVID-19 Cases For January 19
By: Aaron Payne
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County has now had 3,675 total cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic after 21 were reported Tuesday. The Ohio Department of Health confirmed… Read More
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Black Lives In Red States: Art And Life Converge For Two Women In A Tumultuous Year
By: Sydney Boles | Ohio Valley ReSource
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GEORGETOWN, Ky. (OVR) — Jessalyn Brown met Kyra Higgins through theater. “I saw her on stage and I was just like, ‘This girl is so good!’ She was just amazing.”… Read More
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Suggested Listening ’20: Demetri Wolfe
What a year 2020 was! Since it is doubtful anyone even believes in linear time anymore, it seems fitting that WOUB Culture is rolling out our Suggested Listening feature in… Read More
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An Unexpected Meditation on Aging and Human Connection in THE MOLE AGENT on POV, Monday, January 25 at 9:30 pm
POV: ‘The Mole Agent’ Airs Monday, January 25, 2021 at 9:30 pm “The most heartwarming spy movie ever made.” — Eric Kohn, IndieWire “A refreshing, beautifully made documentary set… Read More
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WOUB Opens Doors and Launches Successful Broadcast Career
Tom Edwards came to Ohio University in 1965 ATHENS, OH – While Tom Edwards knows the experience he gained while working at WOUB Public Media as a student was invaluable,… Read More