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![This building at a busy intersection in uptown Athens has sat vacant for two years, but now a potential buyer is interested in using it for a combination of retail on the ground floor and rental housing on the two top floors.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/63-S-Court-St-e1649794472456-900x422.jpg)
A historic uptown Athens building has a new buyer after previous deal fell through
By: David Forster
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — A historic uptown Athens building that has sat vacant for more than two years as the owner tries to sell it is again under contract after… Read More
![Gilbert Gottfried poses on the red carpet of the Tribeca film festival](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/shutterstock_628716362-e1649794361812-900x422.jpg)
Gilbert Gottfried, standup comic and actor, dies at 67
By: Andrew Dalton | AP
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Gilbert Gottfried, the actor and legendary standup comic known for his raw, scorched voice and crude jokes, has died. He was 67. Gottfried died from recurrent… Read More
![Mark Sears dribbles a ball](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Mark-Sears-featured-pic-2-e1649790306992-900x422.png)
Alabama signs Ohio transfer point guard Mark Sears
By: Associated Press
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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Former Ohio point guard Mark Sears has transferred to Alabama after averaging nearly 20 points a game last season. Crimson Tide coach Nate Oats announced the… Read More
![The cover of the velveteen rabbit](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/rabbit5-c52587110cff5c3f8f9785b7ea51cd7aa06ffab5-e1649786996536-900x422.jpg)
As ‘The Velveteen Rabbit’ turns 100, its message continues to resonate
By: Elizabeth Blair | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — What does it mean to be Real? It’s a big question for a children’s book. The main character in The Velveteen Rabbit, first published in 1922,… Read More
![A shopper walks through a grocery store in Washington, D.C](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/gettyimages-1239161116-b8a59eaa6f071f0d7d4d3c37a8b5d53b308502e9-scaled-e1649786154870-900x422.jpg)
How soaring inflation forces stark choices
By: Scott Horsley | NPR
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Updated April 12, 2022 at 8:36 AM ET WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — From rising rent to higher heating bills, surging inflation impacts everybody, but it poses a particular hardship for… Read More
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Federal panel in Ohio punts dispute over congressional map
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A federal judicial panel has declined to grant an order temporarily blocking certification of 2022 U.S. House races that have gone forward in Ohio under a… Read More
![Woman in prayer in church](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/OTD-Still_OnTheDivide_01043501-900x422.jpg)
Lives of Latinx people intersect at the last abortion clinic on the border “On the Divide” on POV – April 18 at 10 pm
POV Presents Award-Winning On The Divide, Debut Documentary from Filmmakers Maya Cueva and Leah Galant, Premieres Monday, April 18, 2022 on PBS McAllen, Texas, located at the southern tip… Read More
![Eric Land standing at podium](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Eric-Land-featured-image-900x422.jpg)
WOUB experience helped prepare Eric Land for career in television management
Land graduated from Ohio University in 1973 ATHENS, OH – When Eric Land came to Ohio University as a student in 1969, he already had a great deal of experience… Read More