All Posts from Theo Peck-Suzuki
![The headquarters of Lehman Brothers showing the date SEP 15, the day it closed.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/ap585854212703_custom-d3efd510e0b441671ac52c6c119197f5719b25e0-scaled-e1694891671303-900x422.jpg)
How Lehman’s collapse 15 years ago changed the U.S. mortgage industry
By: Joe Hernandez I NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — Fifteen years ago, the world witnessed the largest commercial collapse in history. The financial giant Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy on Sept. 15, 2008, with $613… Read More
![The ChatGPT icon on a smartphone screen.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/ap23173786529321-92b78adfdfe197ca473a0da5cbafd9954904d5b0-scaled-e1694890033566-900x422.jpg)
‘Dr. Google’ meets its match in Dr. ChatGPT
By: Andrew Leonard | NPR
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As a fourth-year ophthalmology resident at Emory University School of Medicine, Riley Lyons’ biggest responsibilities include triage: When a patient comes in with an eye-related complaint, Lyons must make an… Read More
![The top of a court filing in federal court against Joseph Lucas.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/lucas-lawsuit-e1693508545457-900x422.png)
The U.S. Justice Department is suing a longtime Athens County landlord for sexual harassment
By: Theo Peck-Suzuki | Report for America
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB/Report for America) — The federal government has sued a longtime Athens County landlord for claims of sexual harassment dating back at least two decades. The lawsuit, filed… Read More
![The sign outside of Trimble Local High School. A large bell sits next to it.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Trimble-sign-e1693433954116-900x422.jpg)
New career building resources come to students in Athens and other Appalachian Ohio counties through the GRIT Project
By: Theo Peck-Suzuki | Report for America
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GLOUSTER, Ohio (WOUB/Report for America) — Trimble High School student Faith Handley knew she wanted to study medicine after graduation. To that end, she hoped to spend four days of… Read More
![The large tourist lodge near Old Man's Cave in the Hocking Hills.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/hocking-hills-lodge-e1692896188208-900x422.jpg)
Economic gains may be exacerbating homelessness in southeast Ohio
By: Theo Peck-Suzuki | Report for America
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LOGAN, Ohio (WOUB/Report for America) — The drive out to Old Man’s Cave reveals just how much tourism has changed the Hocking Hills. Signs on State Route 664 advertise saunas…. Read More
![Rep. Jay Edwards and Bruce Nottke chat while walking down a hallway with a glass roof at Tri-County Career Center.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/IMG_8605-scaled-e1692821473244-900x422.jpg)
Tri-County Career Center aims for a slice of state trade school funding
By: Theo Peck-Suzuki | Report for America
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NELSONVILLE, Ohio (WOUB/Report for America) — Tri-County Career Center is hoping to improve its facilities and equipment with money from the state’s recently passed biennial budget. The budget allocates $300… Read More
![An old mattress with a crumpled red quilt sit abandoned in an overgrown clearing.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/IMG_8580-e1692660976534-900x422.jpg)
Athens residents who experience homelessness find they have few places to go for shelter
By: Theo Peck-Suzuki | Report for America
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB/Report for America) — Many people facing homelessness in Athens County have nowhere to go for shelter, and local agencies are struggling to find a solution. One of… Read More
![A bike rests under yellow caution tape with a police van in the background.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/pbscrimerate-e1690130378286-900x422.png)
New report suggests these best practices for reducing crime in America
By: PBS Newshour
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NewsHour) — Crime rates surged during the COVID-19 pandemic to highs not seen in decades. But now, crime trends appear to be shifting.
![Visitors to New York City hold a map showing city landmarks on a clear day as they stand on the viewing deck of Rockefeller Center in late June.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/smoke-canada-fire-us-sky_wide-2645623cee492a3f55ae9afbc45dcba364b6e51d-scaled-e1690129589479-900x422.jpg)
Why can’t Canada just put the fires out? Here are 5 answers to key questions
By: Bill Chappell I NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — Smoke from Canada’s wildfires has filled U.S. skies with an unhealthy haze for weeks, becoming a hallmark of the 2023 summer. The smoke raises a number… Read More
![A cartoon depicting a person riding a bike and a person riding a scooter.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/new-pop-art-biking-2182668c3b9f03fc14aec0eef4bd1fb1db4ebdc0-e1690128996494-900x422.png)
There’s a way to get healthier without even going to a gym. It’s called NEAT
By: Will Stone | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — If anyone asked if I get enough exercise, my answer would be unequivocal: Yes, I make a point of carving out time to sweat, get my… Read More
![Two soccer players spar over possession of the ball.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/pbsacl-e1690053332562-900x422.png)
Why ACL injuries are more common in female athletes than male counterparts
By: PBS Newshour
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NewsHour) — As the World Cup kicks off, many of the big names in women’s soccer are notably absent from the international competition because of knee injuries, specifically… Read More
![President Joe Biden sits at a panel for a meeting on artificial intelligence.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/gettyimages-1258873333_custom-6e8cb3e6184fafdf6d9aa9ae11ebd8425a23cb04-scaled-e1690052565770-900x422.jpg)
The White House and big tech companies release commitments on managing AI
By: Deepa Shivaram | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — Presidents and CEOs from leading tech companies that are creating artificial intelligence have agreed to several commitments on sharing, testing and developing new AI technology, the… Read More
![A row of mailboxes tagged with eviction notices sporting large black Xs.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/gettyimages-1242082013-7a192454efd232f88c4fd58a1e31a64464a84400-scaled-e1690050934815-900x422.jpg)
How climate change could cause a home insurance meltdown
By: Michael Copley | Rebecca Hersher | Nathan Rott | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — Big wildfires had started burning more often in California, creeping closer to Beth Pratt’s home near Yosemite National Park. So Pratt did what homeowners in fire-prone… Read More
![Athens Public Transit buses](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/DIGeaCLV0AAb54p-scaled-e1584543093762-900x422.jpeg)
A report highlights how a lack of transportation options can keep southeast Ohio families in poverty
By: Theo Peck-Suzuki | Report for America
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB/Report for America) — It’s hard to go anywhere in southeast Ohio without a car, and the region’s low-income residents are paying the price. According to the 2023… Read More
![A few school desks pushed together.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/classroom_empty_desks-scaled-e1666478656576-900x422.jpg)
Mental health care shortages complicate efforts in schools to help low-income students combat learning loss
By: Theo Peck-Suzuki | Report for America
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB/Report for America) — When schools switched to remote learning during the COVID-19 pandemic, some students just fell off the radar. Fort Frye Superintendent Stephanie Starcher estimated her… Read More
![The 2023 State of Poverty in Ohio report.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/2023-poverty-report-e1689028879388-900x422.jpg)
A new report on poverty in Ohio highlights three areas of pressing need
By: Theo Peck-Suzuki | Report for America
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WOUB/Report for America) — Low-income Ohioans are falling behind despite the state’s improving economic prospects, according to the 2023 State of Poverty in Ohio report. The report, issued… Read More
![A sign for the town of Glouster mounted on stone and mortar pillar by the road](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Glouster-City-e1463511881118-900x422.jpg)
Trends at food assistance programs in Glouster indicate food insecurity is on the rise
By: Theo Peck-Suzuki | Report for America
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GLOUSTER, Ohio (WOUB/Report for America) — Standing by pallets of peanut butter jars and loaves of sandwich bread, Becky Handa did a quick count of her remaining supplies. “We are… Read More
![Food items available at the Mobile food bank site in Gallia County](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Image-from-iOS-scaled-e1665586697653-900x422.jpg)
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
![Shelves at the Southeast Ohio Foodbanks warehouse in Logan are almost entirely empty](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Foodbank-Shortage-thumb-e1686940946464-900x422.jpg)
Ohio Senate’s budget scraps $15 million boost for food banks
By: Theo Peck-Suzuki | Report for America
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB/Report for America) — The Ohio Senate has significantly reduced funding for state food banks in its version of the state operating budget. The Ohio House has proposed… Read More
![The Athens County Board of Elections Office](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Board-of-Elections-e1455803714718-900x422.jpg)
Athens Board of Elections alerts voters to the new voter ID law as August’s special election nears
By: Theo Peck-Suzuki | Report for America
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB/Report for America) — The Aug. 8 special election will be the first time voters in Athens will have to comply with Ohio’s new voter ID law. Tony… Read More
![Food items available at the Mobile food bank site in Gallia County](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Image-from-iOS-scaled-e1665586697653-900x422.jpg)
The demand on food pantries has ballooned two months after the end of pandemic-era benefits
ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB/Report for America) — When the pandemic-era boost to low-income food assistance expired in March, many worried that families in southeast Ohio would suffer. Two months later, those… Read More
![A person practices chest compressions on a CPR training dummy.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/gettyimages-973899470-a837a22cd26e424f81261f13c1140b53d1efa429-e1685401888168-900x422.jpg)
A ‘natural death’ may be preferable for many than enduring CPR
By: Clayton Dalton | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — “Nurse refuses to perform CPR,” read the caption on an ABC newscast in California. “911 dispatcher’s pleas ignored.” Several days earlier, an elderly woman at a… Read More
![A doctor stands with a long needle-like device preparing for in vitrio fertilization.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/gettyimages-540259572-df394c3f2422125f76596c107c7e32e1b6ee6e21-scaled-e1685392718830-900x422.jpg)
Creating a sperm or egg from any cell? Reproduction revolution on the horizon
By: Rob Stein | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — It’s a Wednesday morning at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine in downtown Washington, D.C., and Dr. Eli Adashi is opening an unprecedented gathering:… Read More
![A knife slices into a blackened brisket.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/gettyimages-1412433958-868d069a0900b494a2ae72b2f72c1b9549c8bba6-scaled-e1685380536115-900x422.jpg)
Turning a slab of meat into tender deliciousness: secrets of the low and slow cook
By: Gisele Grayson | NPR
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Editor’s note: Goats and Soda usually covers stories about the Global South and sometimes looks at how life there holds lessons for all of us. In this story in the… Read More
![Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds speaking at a press conference.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/apchildlaborstory-1-e1685313030237-900x422.png)
Kids could fill labor shortages, even in bars, if these lawmakers succeed
By: Harm Venhuizen | AP
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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Lawmakers in several states are embracing legislation to let children work in more hazardous occupations, for more hours on school nights and in expanded roles, including… Read More
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