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Hindsight and Regulation in East Palestine, Ohio

By |February 20, 2023|Features|

In the aftermath of the derailment, which released toxic chemicals into the streams and air around East Palestine, many are wondering how the country’s regulations around rail traffic could have allowed a train with 20 cars of hazardous material not to be considered a “high hazard.”

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Bow Before the Butter Cow

By |February 13, 2023|Features|

While visiting the cow in person, the level of engagement between fellow viewers and the cow was high... people stayed for much longer than the average person stares at a Rothko painting in a museum.

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Exiles Living in a Church

By |February 1, 2023|Features|

It certainly isn’t cool, or edgy, or funny–the things people say about what it must be like to live in a church. It’s relentless.

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Painting the Past on the Ohio River

By |January 23, 2023|Arts, Features|

  You can put your finger on a map and trace it down the Ohio River. From Steubenville to Paducah, it’s nearly a thousand miles, an artery pumping through the heart of America.

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