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The OUtlet – June 30, 2023
By: Caleb McCleskey
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — This week on The OUtlet, elementary school students get hands on experience with the future of STEM technology, and a self defense camp aims to teach… Read More
![A flyer for the Friendship Bench program showcasing the message, "Life can be tough. Want some help sorting it out?"](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Untitled-1-of-1-14-scaled-e1688164193929-900x422.jpeg)
Photo Gallery: Athens’ Friendship Bench program trains volunteers to lend an ear when it comes to mental health
By: Ahmed Hamed
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — A new group of volunteers in Athens are ready to offer a sympathetic ear to their neighbors in need after a recent Friendship Bench program training…. Read More
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Supreme Court says First Amendment entitles web designer to refuse same-sex wedding work
By: Nina Totenberg | NPR
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Updated June 30, 2023 at 11:30 AM ET WASHINGTON (NPR) — The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 along ideological lines that the First Amendment bars Colorado from “forcing a website… Read More
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Food banks in Ohio feel relief as a state budget compromise restores additional funding
By: Theo Peck-Suzuki | Report for America
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB/Report for America) — A conference committee has restored some additional funding for Ohio food banks in the state’s upcoming two-year budget. The House had given the Ohio… Read More
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Former Ohio Republican Party chair Matt Borges gets five years in prison in nuclear bailout scandal
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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CINCINNATI (Statehouse News Bureau) — Former Ohio Republican Party chair and lobbyist Matt Borges was sentenced to five years in prison on Friday for his role in the case involving the… Read More
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Supreme Court kills Biden’s student debt plan in a setback for millions of borrowers
By: Nina Totenberg | Meghanlata Gupta | NPR
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Updated June 30, 2023 at 10:42 AM ET Follow NPR’s live coverage for the latest updates and reaction to this opinion. WASHINGTON (NPR) — In a highly anticipated decision, the… Read More
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The Supreme Court directs Ohio’s top court to take another look at a redistricting lawsuit
By: David A. Lieb | AP
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Ohio Supreme Court will take yet another look at the legality of the state’s congressional districts after the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday set aside a… Read More
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Shirley Manson dives deep on key Garbage songs on tour with Noel Gallagher: 90s hits ‘have different meanings to me now’
By: Ian Saint
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CINCINNATI, Ohio (WOUB) – Garbage and Oasis were among the top genre-pioneering bands of the mid-90s’ alternative renaissance, that emerged in the wake of grunge fervor — in fact, Garbage’s… Read More
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Here’s the line-up for Radio Free Athens July 1
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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Coolville Elementary students set sail at summer STEM camp with the help of 3D printers
By: Conner Woodruff
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COOLVILLE, Ohio (WOUB) — Using 3D printers, grade school students in Coolville are fabricating flat-bottom boats that will actually float. As part of the Federal Hocking Schools’ summer learning series,… Read More
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With affirmative action gutted for college, race-conscious work programs may be next
By: Elena Moore | NPR
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WASHINGTON (NPR) — The Supreme Court’s ruling on Thursday that effectively ends affirmative action in higher education raises questions about the future of employer-run initiatives and programs that consider race… Read More
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“Hillbilly music” reaches new audiences through phonographs and radio on COUNTRY MUSIC “The Rub (Beginnings – 1933)” from Ken Burns – Thursday, July 6 at 9 pm
Ken Burns “Country Music” Thursday nights at 9 pm on WOUB Explore the history of a uniquely American art form: country music. From its deep and tangled roots in… Read More