All Posts from Theo Peck-Suzuki
With less access to paid leave, rural workers face hard choices about health, family
By: Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez | NPR
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ELKO, Nev. — When Ruby B. Sutton found out she was pregnant in late 2021, it was hard to envision how her full-time job would fit with having a newborn… Read More
Precarious rental agreements pop up where no one is looking in rural Athens County
By: Theo Peck-Suzuki | Report for America
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AMESVILLE, Ohio (WOUB/Report for America) — Manda Gould and Shane Oswalt lived in a rental trailer on Mush Run Road for almost two decades. The only photos they have of… Read More
The FDA clears updated COVID-19 vaccines for kids under age 5
By: Associated Press
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — U.S. regulators on Thursday cleared doses of the updated COVID-19 vaccines for children younger than age 5. The Food and Drug Administration’s decision aims to better… Read More
As attendance dips, churches change to stay relevant for a new wave of worshippers
By: John Burnett | NPR
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (NPR) — It’s Sunday morning and a small group sits around a fire pit in a community garden under the limbs of an expansive box elder tree. Church… Read More
Authorities are urging indoor masking in major cities as the ‘tripledemic’ rages
By: Juliana Kim | NPR
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Public health officials are revisiting the topic of indoor masking, as three highly contagious respiratory viruses take hold during the holiday season. Over the past few weeks, a surge in… Read More
Court: Resentence mom who put newborn in trash at sorority
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A woman who was imprisoned without parole for killing her daughter by throwing the infant in the trash after giving birth at her college sorority house… Read More
Is lecanemab the Alzheimer’s drug that will finally make a difference?
By: Jon Hamilton | NPR
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A drug that offers a small benefit to Alzheimer’s patients is making a big splash with doctors who treat the disease. The drug, a monoclonal antibody called lecanemab, dominated last… Read More
How scientists use wastewater to track the spread of COVID
By: PBS Newshour
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — As the newest dominant COVID subvariants BQ.1 and BQ.1.1 emerge, scientists are looking beyond traditional methods to track its spread. One important tool in their arsenal is wastewater… Read More
Climate change is making the weather more severe. Why don’t most forecasts mention it?
By: Rebecca Hersher | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — At global climate talks that just wrapped up, one of the few areas of agreement was about the worldwide toll of climate-driven weather disasters. Leaders from… Read More
What the proposed Kroger and Albertsons merger could mean for shoppers and food prices
By: PBS Newshour
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NewsHour) — Two of the nation’s largest grocers are looking to become one, new supermarket giant. Kroger wants to buy Albertsons in a nearly $25 billion deal to… Read More
Food waste is contributing to climate change. What’s being done about it?
WASHINGTON, D.C. (NewsHour) — Discarded food is responsible for as much as 8 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. NewsHour’s Isabella Jibilian reports on… Read More
‘Peanuts’ still brings comfort and joy, 100 years after Charles Schulz’s birth
By: Rachel Treisman | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — The man who brought us Charlie Brown, Snoopy and the whole Peanuts gang would be turning 100 today. Cartoonist Charles Schulz died in February 2000, the… Read More
Adderall shortage raises questions about widespread dependency on the drug
By: PBS Newshour
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NewsHour) — There is a national shortage of Adderall, a drug used to treat several attention-deficit disorders. Intermittent manufacturing delays and a lack of supply to meet market… Read More
Inflation looms large as Black Friday shoppers head to the stores
By: Emily Olson | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — Black Friday, the unofficial shopping holiday that’s either a boon or a burden, depending whom you ask, is again facing another test on its winding path… Read More
Congress passes law banning non-disclosure agreements in sexual harassment cases
By: PBS Newshour
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NewsHour) — A bill limiting the enforcement of non-disclosure agreements in sexual harassment disputes is headed to President Biden’s desk after the House of Representatives passed the legislation… Read More
The James Webb telescope shows how starlight transforms a distant, Jupiter-like planet
By: Nell Greenfieldboyce | NPR
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The James Webb Space Telescope has identified a rich mix of gases swirling in the skies of a hot, Jupiter-like world orbiting a star that’s around 700-light years from Earth…. Read More
The challenge of tracking methane emissions and why they are higher than publicly reported
By: PBS Newshour
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NewsHour) — The COP27 climate negotiations in Egypt put a spotlight on the problem of methane emissions, which are responsible for more than a quarter of the warming… Read More
How stores ended up with too many (wrong) clothes
By: Alina Selyukh I NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — Remember when we couldn’t get enough athleisure or pajamas? Now, the hottest question for clothing retailers is whether they’ve got an “inventory glut” — too many… Read More
Firefighters are battling a forest fire in the Wayne
By: Theo Peck-Suzuki | Report for America
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IRONTON, Ohio (WOUB/Report for America) — The Kimble Complex Fire is burning across 1,300 acres in the Ironton Ranger District of the Wayne National Forest. The U.S. Forest Service has… Read More
Here are the unofficial 2022 general election results for Guernsey County
By: WOUB News Team
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GUERNSEY COUNTY, Ohio (WOUB) – Here are the unofficial results for contested races and local issues in Guernsey County. Republican Cory Johnson earned a position as auditor with 72% of… Read More
Where the gubernatorial candidates stand on Appalachian Ohio poverty
By: Theo Peck-Suzuki | Report for America
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB/Report for America) — Appalachian Ohio has long struggled economically in comparison to the rest of the state. Today, data from the Appalachian Regional Commission and Feeding America’s… Read More
Greenhouse gases reach a new record as nations fall behind on climate pledges
By: Associated Press
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GENEVA (NPR) — The three main greenhouse gases hit record high levels in the atmosphere last year, the U.N. weather agency said Wednesday, calling it an “ominous” sign as war… Read More
Why experts say you shouldn’t bag your leaves this fall
By: James Doubek | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — As leaves across America make their annual autumn pilgrimage from the treetops to the ground, lawn and wildlife experts say it’s better to leave them around… Read More
The Public Service Loan Forgiveness program just got more flexible
By: Sequoia Carrillo | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — The U.S. Department of Education is planning to make several key changes to a long-troubled student loan forgiveness program for public servants, the department announced Tuesday…. Read More
End of nationwide federal free lunch program has some states scrambling
By: Ivy Winfrey | John Daley | NPR
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WASHINGTON D.C. (NPR) — During the height of the pandemic, the federal government made lunch free to all 50.6 million public school students nationwide. That program expired Sept. 30, leaving… Read More
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