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Athens art exhibit illustrates the horrors of asylum life for women
By: Payton Szymczak
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — There was a time when a woman could be committed to an insane asylum simply because her husband thought she was lazy. This is one of… Read More

Zoning rules for businesses in Athens may soon change
By: Jada Respress
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — City officials may consider changes to a zoning code prohibiting restaurants from operating within 200 feet of a residential area. But the code is routinely waived… Read More

Frequent disruptions to Nelsonville residents’ water supply could soon have a fix
By: Ayden Crowley
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NELSONVILLE, Ohio (WOUB) — Nelsonville residents’ struggle with disruptions in their water supply and boil orders because of frequent breaks in the city’s aging water pipes could be coming to… Read More

Bill to protect same-sex and interracial marriage passes overwhelmingly in the House
By: Associated Press
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Updated July 19, 2022 at 6:58 PM ET WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — The U.S. House overwhelmingly approved legislation Tuesday to protect same-sex and interracial marriages amid concerns that the Supreme… Read More

Ohio Right to Life president to be reappointed to state medical board
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Gov. Mike DeWine, a Republican, intends to renominate to the state medical board the president of Ohio Right to Life, who also was the… Read More

An intimate look at the nation’s affordable housing crisis: “Facing Eviction” on FRONTLINE, July 26 at 10 pm
Frontline: Facing Eviction Tues., July 26, 2022 Airing at 10 pm on PBS & on YouTube Streaming at 7 pm at pbs.org/frontline & in the PBS Video App facebook.com/frontline |… Read More