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Proposed Budget Gives Ohio Department Of Health More Power To Shutter “Unsafe” Nursing Homes
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — More than half of the state’s COVID-19 deaths coming from nursing homes. So those and other long term care facilities are getting a lot of… Read More
Biden Forges Ahead On Relief Bill Without GOP, But Signals Checks Could Be Targeted
By: Deirdre Walsh | NPR
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The president told House Democrats he would not back down from providing $1,400 direct payments in the coronavirus aid package, but suggests checks could be targeted, a proposal Republicans pushed.
Ohio Democratic Senator Leaves Hearing Over Lack Of Masks
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio Democratic state senator says he left a committee hearing because so many members of the public weren’t wearing masks. Sen. Cecil Thomas is a… Read More
Addiction In The Pandemic: An Interview With A Member Of Narcotics Anonymous
By: Corinne Boyer | Ohio Valley ReSource
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LEXINGTON, Ky. (OVR) — Terrance D. is the father of two daughters and lives in Lexington. He’s a carpenter and owns a small construction company. More than 15 years ago,… Read More
DeWine Proposes $10 Million For Police Body Cameras
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Hundreds of law enforcement agencies in Ohio will be able to buy body-worn cameras through a $10 million grant Gov. Mike DeWine proposed in his budget…. Read More
Nearly 200 Show Support For Lawmakers’ Panel That Could Strike Down Health Orders
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Nearly two hundred people offered testimony in an Ohio Senate committee in support of a Republican-backed bill that would allow a panel of lawmakers to… Read More
Athens County Confirms One Death Related To COVID-19, 38 New Cases For Feb. 3
By: Aaron Payne
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County has now had 10 total deaths related to COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic after one was confirmed Wednesday. The county now also… Read More
Open Senate Seat Sparks Debate On Gender, Diversity
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An open Senate seat in Ohio has set off a scramble among state Democrats and a spirited debate over whether the nominee should be a white… Read More
Kahane Cooperman and John Hoffman, Producers of “The Antidote”
https://ohio.streamguys1.com/TheKindnessPodcast/mp3/135TheAntidoteMovie.mp3 Kindness is making a comeback in the new documentary, The Antidote, now streaming on Amazon Prime Video. Nicole talks with the award-winning producers, Kahane Cooperman and John Hoffman, about… Read More
Athens Municipal Arts Commission Debates Creation of 501c3 To Support Arts West
By: Emily Votaw
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ATHENS, OH (WOUB) – Does Arts West need the support of a 501c3 nonprofit organization to support its programming? Could that potential support be only financial, or also managerial in… Read More
DeWine Previews Change Coming For Unemployment Filing System
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — People around Ohio are lodging complaints about the state’s unemployment compensation filing portal. Gov. Mike DeWine (R-Ohio) says an unprecedented influx of people applying for… Read More
Super Bowl Gambling Can Prompt Dangerous Addictive Behaviors
WOUB Digital · Super Bowl Gambling Can Prompt Dangerous Addictive Behaviors The Super Bowl is the largest single betting event each year in the United States and the numbers… Read More
Why Americans are Fascinated by this Celebrity Gangster, “AL CAPONE: ICON” – Feb. 9 at 9 pm
AL CAPONE: ICON Tuesday, February 9th at 9 pm Was Al Capone the quintessential self-made American man, a ruthless killer or both? His name sparks images of pin-stripe suits… Read More