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Now Playing: ‘I Love Boosters’: a surreal social satire about shoplifters
By: Gordon Briggs
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“Booster”, in slang, is a shoplifter who steals high-priced items from a store to resell them. With his new film, I Love Boosters, provocative director Boots Riley crafts a clever,… Read More
An Ohio University professor rode a motorcycle across South America as part of his research into Chagas disease
By: David Forster
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Chagas is a life-threatening disease caused by a parasite that infects about 7.5 million people, mostly in the American continent. Mario Grijalva is director of the… Read More
After a decade of demolition, Youngstown is looking to rebuild
By: Erin Gottsacker | The Ohio Newsroom
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YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (The Ohio Newsroom) — As companies like Intel, Stellantis and First Quality Tissue invest hundreds of millions of dollars into Ohio manufacturing facilities, they tout the creation of hundreds of local jobs…. Read More
‘No real consensus’ among lawmakers on how to address Ohio child care crisis
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio’s child care system, like the rest of the country’s, is widely considered to be in a state of crisis due to unaffordability and a… Read More
An Ohio apple grove with rare varieties could soon be uprooted
By: Kendall Crawford | The Ohio Newsroom
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NEWARK, Ohio (The Ohio Newsroom) — More than twenty years ago, an Ohio researcher brought wild apple tree seeds from Central Asia to Central Ohio. Dr. Diane Miller, a fruit… Read More
Poetry Conversations: April 2026
By: Emily Votaw
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WOUB Digital · Poetry Conversations: April 2026 In this episode of WOUB’s Poetry Conversations, hosts Albert Rouzie, Wendy McVicker, Bonnie Proudfoot, and Ivars Balkits read and discuss poetry. Listen to… Read More
River of Words: Bonnie Proudfoot releases a new book of poetry ‘Incomer’
By: Emily Votaw
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WOUB Digital · River of Words: Bonnie Proudfoot – “Incomer” In this episode of River of Words, host and poet Wendy McVicker interviews poet Bonnie Proudfoot. The conversation focuses on… Read More
Ohio primary preview: An attorney and an ex-lawmaker are the Democrats vying for attorney general
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio’s attorney general is not just the state’s top law enforcement official, but also serves as a guardian against bad business practices. And this… Read More