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Dear Editor: Ely’s All-Class Reunion celebrating Ely Memorial High School’s 100th anniversary along with the 4th of July holiday means time with family and friends, some of whom may not share your perspectives about life in America today.

In Ely, it also means an exuberant parade with plenty of political persuasions represented on floats, in cars, and with politicians walking along interacting with the public. It’s a chance to celebrate our democracy and our differences.

But sometimes that leads to uncomfortable situations, unpleasant exchanges, and even offensive confrontations. If you’re uneasy about how your conversations with friends and family will go when the topic turns to politics, or mining, or wolves, or any of the other controversial subjects that Ely experiences, you…

Saturday’s Radio Free Athens programming to feature a Juneteenth special honoring Greg Tate, the recipient of a Pulitzer Board special citation

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Friday, June 14, 2024

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Radio Free Athens (RFA) is broadcast Saturdays on WOUB 1340 AM and allows community volunteers and Ohio University students to present music and interview content through a format-free, host-driven program. Find the schedule and details about Saturday’s programs below. Listen to 1340 AM at this link.

Excursions – Jazz Motifs with Dr. Art Cromwell presents a Juneteenth special: Greg Tate Conductions: Origin Stories – 6 p.m. – 9 p.m. ET 

From Dr. Art Cromwell:

During the lockdown (Aug. 2020) I had an opportunity…

This year marks 35 years since the debut of Soap Opera Weekly, the defunct full-size print magazine that delved deep into what’s happening or would be happening on all of the daytime dramas. The publication ran for 23 years.

To celebrate the magazine and all it accomplished, Alan Locher‘s “The Locher Room” will host a special live broadcast on Wednesday, May 22. The broadcast will feature key members from Soap Opera Weekly’s heydey, including founding editor-in-chief Mimi Torchin, who led the outlet for 11 years, managing editor Kate Walsh, news editor Gabby Winkel and editors Jonathan Reiner, Mark McGarry and Travis Kinsey.

A sister publication to the recently defunct Soap Opera Digest print magazine, Soap Opera Weekly‘s first issue hit newsstands in…

At MemCon 2024, Samsung showcased its latest HBM3E technology, talked about its future HBM4 plans, and unveiled the CXL Memory Module Box, also known as CMM-B, the latest addition to its Compute Express Link (CXL) memory module portfolio.

CMM-B is essentially a memory pooling appliance for rack computing leveraging CXL. It supports disaggregated memory allocation, allowing memory capacity available in remote locations to be shared across multiple servers. Through this, CMM-B enables independent resource allocation in the rack cluster and allows for larger pools of memory to be assigned as needed. With up to 60GB/s bandwidth, Samsung says CMM-B is ideal for applications like AI, in-memory databases, and data analytics.

“This special will bring together medical experts, leaders in the space and people in the day-to-day struggle to talk about health equity and obesity with the intention to ultimately release the shame, judgment and stigma surrounding weight,” she added.

According to the network, the following questions will be tackled throughout the special’s run time: Who are the medications really intended for? Who is eligible to receive weight-loss drugs? What are the short-term and long-term side effects? What are the supply chain challenges and the impact on those with diabetes? Why is there shame surrounding taking medication, and what is the future of these medicines in our society and culture?