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Ohio state representative proposes drilling tax Story by Karen Kasler A few months after Gov. John Kasich proposed a tax on oil and natural gas drillers, a Democratic lawmaker from Youngstown has done the same thing. While it is a different approach, it is likely to suffer the same fate. Full story |
| |  Terry Pluto: Why I'm rooting for the Spurs (and it's not about LeBron)
Commentator Pluto says the San Antonio Spurs have a formula and legacy that likely won't be seen again in the NBA
More | | |  GRADING THE TEACHERS: Is the answer all in the value-added numbers?
Part III of the StateImpact Ohio and Plain Dealer series on new ways of evaluating teachers, and the pros and con of correlating performance and pay
More | | |  Ohio's governor pledges a continued push to expand Medicaid
But GOP lawmakers say it won't happen soon
More | | |  GRADING THE TEACHERS: Adding up the value of "value added" teaching in Ohio
Part two of a series: New measure of effectiveness of teachers shows a big gap between rich and poor
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| | Former VA Medical Center director indicted on charges of bribery, fraud | Former Director William Montague is accused of taking kickbacks from contractors on VA projects
Full story | | | University of Akron cuts budget, raises tuition | One hundred positions eliminated and main campus tuition up 2 percent
Full story | | | Five in Stark County accused of laundering $500,000 plus in sports bets | Charges leveled against Uniontown businessman
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| | Ways to cut rape in Ohio's juvenile prisons - Other noon headlines: Akron tuition, Chardon coach, Cleveland kidnapper
| | | Could Ohio's anti-abortion bills chase doctors from Ohio? - Debate continues over how far state lawmakers will go
| | | Sherrod Brown says hi-tech companies should hire Americans first - Brown has introduced an amendment to the immigration bill that would require companies to offer high-tech jobs to qualified Americans before seeking overseas workers
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It's time for arts in the outdoors with 'South Pacific' at Porthouse, Larchmere PorchFest, Downtown@Dusk at the Akron Art Museum, Susan Werner at Cain Park, Peter Frampton at Nautica - and more this week in Northeast Ohio.
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Amanda Rabinowitz and Vivian Goodman Honored with National Awards
WKSU reporter/producers Amanda Rabinowitz and Vivian Goodman have been recognized with prestigious national awards for work down in 2012. Vivian earned a Gabriel Award and Amanda a National Murrow Award.
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Downtown@Dusk at the Akron Art Museum on June 20 - August 15
Downtown@Dusk present eight free family-friendly concerts in downtown Akron on Thursday evenings beginning June 20. Each event includes a gallery talk at the Akron Art Museum and art activities for children.
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WKSU Day at Ohio Light Opera
Ohio Light Opera welcomes WKSU members to Wooster with a ticket discount for the Saturday, June 22 matinee performance of Cole Porter's Silk Stockings and a reception before the evening performance of Rodgers and Hammerstein's South Pacific.
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WKSU Member Nights at Blossom
WKSU members can purchase half-price tickets to four specially chosen Blossom Festival concerts from July 6 through Aug. 24.
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WKSU on Facebook and Twitter
Become a fan of WKSU on Facebook and follow @WKSU on Twitter for online updates and more. Follow @WKSUnow for the WKSU playlist.
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Donate Your Vehicle and Benefit WKSU
Donate your unwanted car, truck, boat, motorcycle, or other vehicle and support WKSU via the station's vehicle charitable donation program.
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Folk Alley.com–All Folk Music! All The Time!
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Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Sinfonia (Moderntimes_1800)
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: Composers Datebook
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Claude Debussy: Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun (Orchestra of St. Cecilia)
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