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As U.S. health insurance costs rise, some companies are paying for all of their workers' premiums. It's a big expense — but they say it pays off.
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This CMC forum features a conversation with civic leaders, advocates, and experts as we unpack what’s at stake in the November vote—and what it means for the future of Columbus. -
What is memory, what is identity, when the “now” always feels like the “before”? This episode of The Internet Says it's True features a story that will make you question what’s real—and what’s remembered. -
This CMC forum features a forward-looking conversation with regional banking leaders about how Central Ohio’s banks are navigating change and helping the region grow. -
In this episode of Innovating Leadership Co-Creating Our Future, host Maureen Metcalf talks with UN AI advisor and IBM Master Inventor Neil Sahota to uncover the 5 mistakes most organizations make when adopting AI. -
In this episode of Protecting What Matters, we shine a light on the undeserved risks faced by first responders in Ohio and across the nation.
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Susan Stamberg joined NPR at its start, originally to cut tape — literal tape, with a single-sided blade — at a time when commercial networks almost never hired women. -
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NPR's legendary host and correspondent Susan Stamberg has died at age 87. She loved to explore Americans' relationship with culture — high and low — and shared that fascination with her listeners.
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The Arizona Democrat would be the decisive signature on a petition to force a vote on releasing the records. But Speaker Mike Johnson says he will not swear her in until after the shutdown is over. -
NPR's Susan Stamberg was a longtime champion of visual arts coverage, but she had to invent new ways to do it on the radio.
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Scientists are hoping to treat diseases including cancer and Alzheimer's by influencing how cells make life-or-death decisions.
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New 2025 testing data shows third- through eighth-graders scored far below 2019 levels in reading. In math, some grades have made gains, but all are lagging compared to before the pandemic.
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The WCBE Podcast Experience
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With a panel of leaders, this CMC forum explores the origin, impact, and future of the Columbus Promise. The program’s key partners – the City of Columbus, Columbus City Schools, I Know I Can, and Columbus State – and an array of private backers – have all recently recommitted to launching a new phase of the program, with more than half of a new $25 million goal already raised.
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