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Norfolk Southern CEO says they are ‘deeply sorry’ as senators ready probe
By: Josh Funk | Stephen Groves | AP
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WASHINGTON (AP) — A top railroad CEO plans to tell Congress he is “deeply sorry” for last month’s fiery train derailment on the Ohio-Pennsylvania border as the Senate launches what is likely… Read More
![President Joe Biden participates in a briefing at Marie Roberts Elementary School about the ongoing response efforts to devastating flooding, Monday, Aug. 8, 2022, in Lost Creek, Ky. From left are Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, Biden, FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell and Kentucky Lt. Gov. Jacqueline Coleman.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/ap22220620060105_custom-b2ee934ab1c994707c06eab05c073d3883a99938-scaled-e1678303534152-900x422.jpg)
Rural communities want to tap federal funding. But it’s hard to know where to start
By: Ximena Bustillo | NPR
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JACKSON, Ky. (NPR) — Mayor Laura Thomas knows there are a lot of federal funding programs that could help her small town of Jackson, Ky., recover from a series of… Read More
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West Virginia’s new tax cut digs deep into budget surplus
By: John Raby | AP
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia’s governor signed a bill Tuesday that returns more than $750 million to state residents, including a reduction in the personal income tax. Flanked by… Read More
![Federal Hocking Junior Tariq Cottrill lays up a shot against Hiland](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Tariq_Layup-900x422.png)
Lancers close successful season just shy of elite eight
By: Gavin Carrig
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB)- The regional semifinal match was set, taking place at the Convocation Center Tuesday evening, Federal Hocking playing host to the Hiland Hawks. Federal Hocking faithful packed the… Read More
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Most of us need a retirement plan, says leading journalist Mark Miller
Our guest, Mark Miller, writes about financial matters for publications like the New York Times, Reuters, and Wealth Management. And Mark is widely recognized as an expert on retirement and… Read More
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Chart the American economy’s tumultuous course in “The Age of Easy Money” on FRONTLINE – March 14 at 9 pm
Frontline Age of Easy Money Tues., March 14, 2023 Streaming at 7 pm at pbs.org/frontline & in the PBS Video App Airing at 9 pm on PBS and on YouTube… Read More
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Former WOUB student becomes an author after spending nearly two decades as a judge
Jane Bond graduated from Ohio University in 1968 ATHENS, OH – When Jane Bond graduated from Ohio University in 1968, she wanted to become a writer. Well, after a large detour,… Read More