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Investigation: Many U.S. hospitals sue patients for debts or threaten their credit
By: Noam Levey | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — Despite growing evidence of the harm caused by medical debt, hundreds of U.S. hospitals maintain policies to aggressively pursue patients for unpaid bills, using tactics such… Read More
![Gov. Mike DeWine talking about his campaign in the Ohio Republican gubernatorial primary sitting in his home.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/img-4140-scaled-e1664844047323-900x422.jpeg)
Gambling interests gave GOP group behind pro-DeWine PACs $1M
By: Julie Carr Smyth | AP
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Gambling interests positioning for lucrative business as Ohio remakes its betting landscape donated nearly $1 million to a nonprofit group that helped successfully reelect Republican Ohio… Read More
![An airline passenger walks to her ride share vehicle after arriving at Chicago's Midway Airport just days before a major winter storm Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2022, in Chicago.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/ap22354734615429_custom-f6be00841c7e8d5b790fde79b45a819a9c454884-scaled-e1671636205416-900x422.jpg)
Airlines have started rebooking flights across the U.S. as winter weather intensifies
By: Ayana Archie | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — Winter weather across the country is expected to impact holiday travel, and several airlines have already begun offering customers more flexibility on their flights. A bulletin… Read More
![Rep. Kevin Miller (R-Newark) on the House floor to support HB462 during lame-duck session on December 15, 2022.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/download-4-e1671635347116-900x422.webp)
Ohio House, Senate pass bill that takes aim at fake emergencies, school shooting hoaxes
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio lawmakers have sent a bill to the governor that could increase penalties against people who call in a fake emergency in order to… Read More
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Suggested Listening ’22: Digital News Editor Aaron Payne’s Top 10 Songs of the Year
By: Aaron Payne
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It’s that time of year again! WOUB Culture has reached out to a variety of folks involved in various capacities with the music and arts throughout WOUB’s diverse coverage region… Read More
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PBS New Year’s Eve special highlights Ohio University Singers and Peoples Bank Theatre
By: Emily Votaw
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MARIETTA, Ohio (WOUB) – For many, hearing the phrase “orchestra concert” conjures up a whole laundry list of exclusionary anxieties. Anxieties Maestro Luke Frazier hopes to shake off. For the… Read More
![Groucho Marx and Dick Cavett on the Dick Cavett Show, June 1968.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/04c-Groucho-Marx-and-Dick-Cavett-June-1968-900x422.jpg)
Discover the enduring friendship between “Groucho & Cavett” on AMERICAN MASTERS – Dec. 27 at 8 pm
American Masters: Groucho & Cavett Premieres nationwide Tuesday, December 27 at 8 p.m. on PBS, pbs.org/americanmasters and the PBS Video App. American Masters: Groucho & Cavett explores the enduring… Read More