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  • OU student launches statehouse primary bid

    Keri Johnson

    March 26, 2026
    Athens County, Elections, Featured, Government, Government and Politics, News

    James Joyce, a junior studying computer science and AI, will challenge an Eastern Ohio man in the Democratic primary for House District 95. Read More

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