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2020 Hindsight: The Ohio Valley’s Decade in Data
By: Becca Schimmel | Ohio Valley ReSource
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The year: 2009. A Senator from Illinois named Barack Obama has just made history upon taking the presidential oath of office. The national economy is at a low point in the Great Recession. And the Pittsburgh Steelers are the first NFL team to win six Super Bowls. Ten years later, as 2019 gives way to… Read More

University Moves to Support Food-Insecure Students
By: Claudia Cisneros
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Philip Hickey is a fourth-year student at Ohio University. He says he sometimes runs out of money for food because he pays so much for school. This is how he became a food-pantry user. “It’s not a good feeling to be like, hey, I need food,” he said while picking up canned vegetables at the… Read More

Surgeon General Says Opioid Crisis Requires Fight Against Stigma
By: Aaron Payne | Ohio Valley ReSource
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In a comprehensive new report on the opioid crisis, the U.S. surgeon general writes that stigma remains a major barrier to treatment and urges a more supportive approach to those in need. Surgeon General Jerome Adams wrote in his Spotlight on Opioids report that stigma has prevented people with opioid use disorders from seeking treatment. “The way… Read More