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Top secret jobs: These college students are studying what they love. Why can’t they tell their parents?

“I used to major in Cinema, which my parents never knew about. I once dreamed of becoming a dancer, which my parents advised me not to. And now I major in Journalism, which I told them ‘is just a small program of my Communication major.’ Being the first person ever in my family to study abroad, I am forever grateful for the enormous amount of time, money, trust, and love that my parents have given me.“

Hope prevails even as poverty, homelessness and overdoses are on the rise in Licking County

Even as development booms and jobs pour into Licking County, Mike Young is among the rising number of people in Licking County who struggle to find housing due to substance use disorder, prolonged poverty cycles and the tight housing market. Young has lived all three. And even with his efforts to stay sober and out of trouble, he still might not be able to afford a home in a county where rental prices have gone up 25% in the past couple of years.

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No Asphalt Plants

Residents of Alexandria spent the summer fighting to preserve their rural town. Industrial development has continued to press on. This documentary film shows the stakes.