In the age of online advertising, some people still use the old-school method to promote stuff they want to buy and sell –– by posting on bulletin boards in laundromats, restaurants and other places. WYSO’s Bulletin Board Diaries brings you the stories behind some of these ads. Today, a business card found on a bulletin board at a Lebanon restaurant leads us to a horse barn in Franklin.
The Dayton Foodbank is reporting an uptick in new clients seeking emergency food assistance as the partial government shutdown continues into its fourth week. Federal lawmakers recently approved a measure giving affected workers back pay when the government reopens. In this conversation with WYSO’s Jess Mador, Foodbank spokesperson Lora Davenport says furloughed federal workers and contractors have been living without a paycheck since before the Christmas holidays.
Dayton housing officials say the government shutdown has also stalled critical affordable housing development in the city. Among the federal agencies closed by the shutdown is the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development ––the agency that funds low-income housing, including the rental voucher program commonly known as Section 8.
Addiction devastates millions of Americans. And shaking off its grip is extremely hard. Last year, Side Effects Public Media asked people in recovery to share their stories at a live event in Indianapolis. You’ll hear some of them in a series called Sober — Voices of Recovery and Hope. People in addiction recovery will sometimes talk about a ”moment of clarity” that lead to their sobriety. For 48- year-old Nathan Boyer, that moment came after he fell off a ladder and his wife checked him into rehab. *This story was produced by Matt Pelsor for Side Effects Public Media, a news collaborative covering public health in the Midwest.
It’s been a long road back to the head of the Ohio House for Larry Householder. The former speaker became the new speaker in a controversial vote, and he’s the first person in 60 years to become speaker a second time. And as Statehouse correspondent Karen Kasler reports, he’s being described as a masterful politician with a combination of a down-home charm and calculating shrewdness.
Fathers and sons can have many different types of relationships that can go on to impact future generations of a family. In today’s Dayton Youth Radio story, a teenage son introduces us to his dad. Project coordinator Basim Blunt introduces the story.
Bill Felker has this week's Poor WIll's Almanack.
