Debbie Holmes
WOSU Public Media
Columbus, OH, United States
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Non-profit seeking community members' input to help with economic development in Hilltop area
Hilltop Rise, a non-profit organization, wants to hear from residents on what to include for economic improvements on the west side of Columbus. → Read More
Activist group is optimistic about ending death penalty in Ohio
Ohioans to Stop Executions is optimistic on working with the large GOP-majority state legislature this year for its cause. → Read More
With State Funding At Its Limit, Olentangy School District Appeals To Voters For New Levy
Kindergarten teacher Mindy Skinner is worried about the district's financial future as she reads to one of her half-day kindergarten classes at Liberty → Read More
Ohio State Adding Second Student Food Pantry As Demand Doubles
A food pantry for Ohio State University students will be expanding next semester. The student-run Buckeye Food Alliance will open a new location at St. → Read More
ODOT Looks To Minimize Sting On Bee Populations
Some people swat at bees. Others put out traps. The Ohio Department of Transportation is funding a new proposal to protect the buzzing insects, and they're → Read More
Franklinton Rising Turns Vacant Homes Into Fulfilling Work
Seventeen-year-old Andrew Cain likes building things with his hands. Earning $10 an hour, the West High School graduate is one of eight trainees using → Read More
Young Farmers Get Helping Hand From New Ohio Program
It's estimated that 10 percent of small farmers across the country leave farming every year. With a program called Begin Farming, the Ohio Ecological Food → Read More
After Kirkersville: Are Ohio's Small Town Police Departments Worth The Cost?
This is the second of a two-part story on the aftermath of the Kirkersville shooting and the viability of police forces in small communities. Read part one → Read More
After Kirkersville: Town Struggles To Find Footing After Police Chief's Murder
This is the first of a two-part story on the aftermath of the Kirkersville shooting and the viability of police forces in small communities. → Read More
Ohio State Pilots Take Flight In All-Women Cross Country Race
Under the Lady Buckeyes banner, Ohio State sent pilots on Thursday to compete for the first time in an all-women cross-country airplane race. → Read More
New Ohio State Program Teaches Social Workers How To Help Veterans
Military members face unique challenges when going off to war, and another set of challenges when returning home. A new program at Ohio State University is → Read More
Advocates Of Manufactured Homes Urge Ohio Senate To Keep Oversight Commission
Advocates for regulating the safety of manufactured homes in Ohio are urging the state senate to reject efforts by Governor Kasich's administration to gut → Read More
Capital University Pairs Mentors With Young Adults Aging Out Of Foster Care
Paying bills. Making friends. Finding a job, housing, or even just food. Aging out of foster care brings a range of challenges for young adults thrust into → Read More
In Columbus Schools And Across The Country, Black Girls Face Harsher Discipline
New research shows that black girls are punished at a greater disparity than black boys - and that holds true in Central Ohio. → Read More
Four Years After Opening, Cristo Rey Sends First Graduating Class Off To College
After opening in 2013 with the idea of pairing low-income students with local businesses, Cristo Rey Columbus High School in downtown Columbus will → Read More
Meet Nan Whaley, Dayton Mayor Hoping To Leap To Governor's Office
As the fourth Democrat to enter the Ohio governor's race, Nan Whaley wants to take what she's learned as mayor of Dayton and bring it to the rest of the → Read More
Columbus Police Plan To Boost Patrols As Homicides Soar
With a rising homicide rate, Columbus Police Chief Kim Jacobs says violent crime in the city will get more attention this summer as officers ramp up their → Read More
Bhutanese-Nepali Refugees Encounter Stereotypes, Economic Challenges In Columbus
Binaya Subedi was born in Nepal but came to the United States when he was 17. Now, as an Ohio State associate professor of education, he studies the → Read More
COTA Wheels Out New Route System
If you're taking a Central Ohio Transit Authority bus to work or school on Monday, you might want to pack a little patience. Monday represents the first → Read More