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In addition to daily news coverage, the WKSU news team regularly delves into topics that deserve closer attention and coverage.

00000174-c556-d691-a376-cdd69ed70000Akron’s refugee story over the last decade has been written largely by the arrival of thousands of Bhutanese people who spent decades in camps in Nepal. Internationally, it’s regarded as a resettlement success story. Now the city and the refugees themselves are trying to ensure it’s a local success as well.00000174-c556-d691-a376-cdd69ed80000Beginning on Monday, October 2nd on WKSU's Morning Edition, WKSU reporter M.L. Schultze will examine the transition from new arrivals to established residents. Over the course of four days, her stories will examine how the community is overcoming the isolation of language and culture, how it's using the traditions of weaving to tell its current story, why refugees who settled in other parts of the country are moving to Akron, and the birth of the next generation of Bhutanese Nepalis in Akron. 00000174-c556-d691-a376-cdd69eda0000WKSU is partnering with Huffington Post as part of its Listen to America tour of 25 U.S. cities to tell the story of Northeast Ohio's Bhutanese Community both to Northeast Ohio and to the country.

M.L. Schultze digs deeply into stories which help us to give you a better understanding of serious social issues and the greater impacts they have.

A collaborative media project focused on the basic information needs of often underserved communities.

WKSU listeners and community members are invited to a series of discussions tied to the issues that are most important to you and others in your area. Check back for the results of previous conversations and as additional events are scheduled.

Learn more about the 40th Cleveland International Film Festival, including WKSU- and Folk Alley-sponsored films and a $2 ticket discount for WKSU listeners.

https://youtu.be/BairWejCYY8On Monday, August 21st, a swath of the U.S. will be cast into darkness as the moon crosses between the Earth and the sun, creating a total solar eclipse, the first in the U.S in 40 years. WKSU and NPR bring you complete coverage of the preparations for the eclipse as well as the eclipse itself.A map showing the path of the solar eclipse across the U.S.