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Ohio Hockey: Bobcats Lose Home Opener, Continue to Search for First Win of Season
By: Zach Paquette
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – The Ohio Bobcats hockey team looked to bring home victory number one on the year as they played in their home opener at Bird Arena against… Read More
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Lawmaker Reintroduces Bill To Repeal Nuke Plant Bailout
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A bill to repeal a bailout of two aging nuclear power plants at the heart of a federal $60 million bribery probe has been re-introduced in… Read More
![Sen. Sherrod Brown gives his victory speech at the Ohio Democrats 2018 Midterm Election Night Watch Party at the Hyatt Regency in Columbus, Ohio on November 6, 2018.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/JK_ODP_WatchParty-05-1-e1545084935666-900x422.jpg)
Sen. Brown Says Hike In Minimum Wage Is ‘Long Overdue’
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (Statehouse News Bureau) — President Joe Biden has said he doesn’t think an increase in the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour will pass in the latest COVID relief… Read More
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Athens Co. Confirms One Death Related To COVID-19, 9 New Cases For Feb. 8
By: Aaron Payne
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County has now had 12 total deaths related to COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic after one was confirmed Monday. The county now also has… Read More
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Attorney Suspended After He’s Charged With Human Trafficking
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio Supreme Court has suspended the law license of a longtime attorney from southern Ohio who’s charged with human trafficking involving his former clients. The… Read More
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Keep Schools Open All Summer, And Other Bold Ideas To Help Kids Catch Up
By: Anya Kamenetz | NPR
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Educators, parents and students say there’s a chance to take stock and reinvent education.