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The trans community and allies in Athens held a vigil for Nex Benedict
By: Haley Richardson
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — The Athens community gathered on campus Saturday to commemorate the life of Nex Benedit, a 16-year-old non-binary, transgender high school student who died last month in… Read More
![Lt. Gov. Jon Husted (center) at a meeting of the Governor’s Executive Workforce Board at Kokosing Construction in Westerville.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/npr.brightspotcdn-3-e1709836002280-900x422.webp)
Ohio rolls out an education and career advancement site targeting labor shortages
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The state launched a new online education and career resource Tuesday: the Ohio Career Navigator. Once Ohioans take a survey on the now-live site… Read More
![A man takes photos as a black plume rises over East Palestine, Ohio, as a result of a controlled detonation of a portion of the derailed Norfolk Southern train.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/AP23038596704275-e1675893722579-900x422.jpg)
The NTSB testifies that train cars didn’t need to be blown open to release chemicals after the derailment in East Palestine
By: Josh Funk | AP
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The decision to blow open five tank cars and burn the toxic chemical inside them after a freight train derailed in Eastern Ohio last year wasn’t justified,… Read More
![Bernie Moreno, Matt Dolan and Frank LaRose at the final Republican U.S. Senate debate](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/npr.brightspotcdn-2-e1709834065883-900x422.webp)
The final Ohio GOP U.S. Senate debate features familiar positions on issues and some personal attacks
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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OXFORD, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The three men vying for votes in the Ohio GOP U.S. Senate race met for their last debate before March 19, when one of… Read More
![A press image of Ron Pope. He is standing next to a window in a dark room.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/2024-Ron-Pope-Tour-Press-Nicole-Mago-v2-e1709831159247-900x422.jpg)
From MySpace to Spotify, Shawn Mendes to ‘Vampire Diaries’ — Ron Pope recalls 2 decades as a full-time independent musician
By: Ian Saint
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CINCINNATI, Ohio (WOUB) — Ron Pope is well aware of the breakneck volatility of the Internet age, from its dream-making innovation to its dream-crushing obsoletion. The advent of social media,… Read More
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“One More War to Fight” author Dr. Stephen Goldman talks about the bonding of Civil War Union soldiers after the war.
Psychiatrist and author Dr. Stephen A. Goldman tackles postwar life of Union Civil War soldiers and their commitment to social change. In his book, One More War to Fight: Union… Read More
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Relationship between man and his noble steed in “Equus: Story of the Horse” on NATURE – Wednesday, March 13 at 8
Nature: Equus: Story of the Horse Wednesday, March 13 at 8 p.m. on WOUB The relationship between man and his noble steed is almost as old as civilization itself. Ever… Read More