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![An illustration shows people rowing toward a lighthouse in the midst of big waves. The boats are envelopes folded into paper boats. The envelopes say things like overdue and payment due.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/zoe_vandijk_final300dpi_wide-798cc11ca12aa0445d9e3ec35c5023af2ce30f46-scaled-e1668808856577-900x422.jpg)
Judge rules to erase the student loans of 200K borrowers who say they were ripped off
By: Cory Turner | NPR
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SAN FRANCISCO (NPR) — A federal judge in San Francisco granted final approval Wednesday to a settlement that could cancel at least $6 billion in federal student loans for approximately… Read More
![Voters cast their ballot early at the Franklin County Board of Elections last November.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/more_voters_last_wknd_early_voting_franklin_county_nov_2018_-_credit_kasler_cropped-e1567606859648-900x422.jpg)
Unlikely partnerships form to oppose proposed constitutional amendment change
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A proposal to change the required number of votes for citizen petitioners to get in order to amend the state constitution is attracting a… Read More
![Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett: Co-Anchors of PBS NewsHour](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/cb74f058f0_amna_geoff_anchor_announcement-900x422.jpg)
Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett Named Co-Anchors of PBS NewsHour
Nawaz and Bennett to Succeed Judy Woodruff on Monday, January 2, 2023 Sharon Rockefeller, President and CEO of WETA and President of NewsHour Productions, today named PBS NewsHour chief correspondent… Read More
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Enter The 2022 MASTERPIECE Mystery! Sweepstakes
ENTER for a CHANCE to WIN! Enter once during the period of October 24, 2022 through December 6, 2022 for a chance to win the Grand Prize: One original costume… Read More
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Here’s the line-up for Radio Free Athens Nov. 19
Radio Free Athens (RFA) is broadcast Saturdays on WOUB 1340 AM and allows community volunteers and Ohio University students to present music and interview content through a format-free, host-driven program…. Read More
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Local eighth graders explore Athens’ Black history with podcasting pros in tandem with Tantrum Theater’s opening of ‘Hotel Berry’
By: Emily Votaw
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – Eighth graders at Athens Middle School have created a series of podcasts about Black history to be released in conjunction with Tantrum Theater’s debut of the… Read More
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Lawmakers consider big changes for the Ohio State Board of Education
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Three candidates who had backing from two large teachers’ unions won big in Ohio State Board of Education races last week. Now, as Ohio lawmakers… Read More
![Cinde Lucas, whose husband Rick has suffered from long COVID, examines the many supplements and prescription medications he tried while looking for something to combat brain fog, depression and fatigue. that are on her kitchen counter.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/longcovid22-1-2b160bf77af3f46d7ba91db3747b27d88c2b7311-scaled-e1668782714937-900x422.jpg)
Long-COVID clinics are wrestling with how to treat their patients
By: Blake Farmer | NPR
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HENDERSONVILLE, Tenn. (NPR) — Medical equipment is still strewn around the house of Rick Lucas, 62, who came home from the hospital nearly two years ago. He picks up a… Read More
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LaRose proposes requirement for citizen-led constitutional amendments to pass with 60% of the vote
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Secretary of State Frank LaRose, a Republican, is leading an effort to change the rules for ballot issues that amend the state constitution by… Read More
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“The Carpenters: Close to You & Christmas Memories” (My Music Presents) – Nov. 24 at 9:00 pm
This music-filled documentary traces the Carpenters’ career through the eyes of Richard Carpenter and the group’s friends in the music business, featuring their top recording hits, including “(They Long to… Read More
![Kate Dennis of Ohio University, looks to pass the ball as she is being blocked by, Jacy Sheldon, of Ohio State University](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/CharlieNick_20221117_WBB_OSU-16-scaled-e1668748475516-900x422.jpg)
Ohio’s struggles continue in blowout loss
By: Curtis Feder
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – The beginning of the 2022-23 season has not been kind to the Ohio Women’s Basketball team, as they dropped their third game in a row to… Read More