Popular country music serves as a certain form of escapism. In a genre where stage presence often trumps lyrical complexity, likeability and familiarity are just as important to country performances as the musical intricacies are.
At Monday's city council meeting, members gave a first reading to an ordinance that would amend the current policy on the discharge of weapons.
Melodies from the stage and screen filled the air of College Green yesterday evening as the Ohio University Summer Band presented its first concert in the annual Under the Elms concert series.
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After a four-game losing streak on the road, the Southern Ohio Copperheads returned to Athens at Bob Wren Stadium to play the Stark County Terriers.
MOSCOW -An attempt to launch the world's first solar sail spacecraft fizzled when a booster rocket failed less than two minutes after liftoff, showering debris over the Arctic Ocean, the Russian space agency said yesterday.
I dealt with the results of last year's presidential and congressional elections the same way that many other Liberals dealt with the results of the elections. Poorly.
At a press conference yesterday in Copeland Hall, Ohio University President Roderick McDavis announced the completion of a first draft of the school's strategic plan.
In what has seemingly become a standard practice, the Ohio Legislature has once again decided to siphon off funds from the Ohio Tobacco Use and Control Foundation -money that had originally promised to fund anti-smoking programs -and divert the funds into other state funded operations that are in need of financial assistance. However, this method of robbing Peter to pay Paul recently has become even more odious than past abuses.
COLUMBUS -The final version of the upcoming state budget freezes funding for nearly one-third of Ohio school districts, including Cleveland city schools, the state's largest district.
Working in Athens will be like coming home, said Kenneth Payne Wednesday, the third of four candidates for Ohio University's vice president of Finance and Administration, at an open forum.
A new company will take over the management of the Athena movie theater,Ohio University President Roderick McDavis announced yesterday at a newsconference.
SEOUL, South Korea -North Korea called Vice President Dick Cheney a bloodthirsty beast and said yesterday his recent remarks labeling ruler Kim Jong Il irresponsible are another reason for it to stay away from six-nation nuclear disarmament talks.
BAGHDAD, Iraq -Insurgents killed 39 people in a series of rapid-fire attacks yesterday, including three suicide car bombings within an hour and a drive-by shooting at a busy Baghdad market that ratcheted up the bloody campaign to undermine Iraq's government.
After traveling the world, Lara Wallace has decided to bring some of the flavor of her experiences to Athens.
Ohio Senate leaders late Wednesday night passed their version of the two-year state operating budget designed to reform the state's tax system, control Medicaid spending, rework school funding and impose restrictions on the Bureau of Workers Compensation's investments.
As the end of the school year approaches, city officials are bracing for a massive increase in the amount of trash littering the streets and sidewalks.
The Post found it impossible to pick just one Newcomer of the Year with the arrival of the two freshmen that joined the men's basketball team this season.
The Ohio women's cross country team knew they were getting a solid runner when Carime Reinhart joined the squad this past fall, but no one expected just how exceptional she would be in her first year on the team.
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