Monday, July 3 2017

Hello Monday. It's James.

Zoey Miller takes the plunge at a new local business Hydrate Me, that promises an honest to god hangover cure. Hit the link for his thoughts and the result.

Navigator full story: First I Got Super Drunk, Then I Stumbled Into A Hydration Clinic The Next Day. Here’s What Happened.

The Rundown:Weather: 85. Chance of showers and thunderstorms, mostly after 4 PM. 30% chance of precipitation. Fingers crossed because of ...To do: Red, White & Boom! Check out our guide here.

Navigator Originals:Your Navigator Guide To The 4th Of July In ColumbusThe festivities don't stop after Red, White & Boom. Madeline guides us through the 4th in Central Ohio.14 Beauty Artists To Follow On Instagram From The 614Chelsea takes a look at 14 of the best beauty industry Columbus accounts to follow on Instagram.Dodging Driving Courses Just Got Harder For AdultsPreviously when failing a driving test, Ohio citizens over the age of 18 could simply retake the test. Now adults will have to take 8 hours of driving instruction before trying again.Middletown, Ohio City Councilman Dan Picard Wants To Deny Medical Treatment To Overdose VictimsWe've been talking about the opiate crisis in Ohio for months now, and things seem to be worsening of late. Republican health care reform would dramatically cut opiate treatment funding, and there seems to be increasing discussion over the cost of treating overdoses. This has culminated in a Middletown councilman propose the town only treat overdose victims twice, presumably letting them die after a third overdose.

The Monday Conversation:Governor Kasich has vetoed proposed legislation to drastically cut Medicaid expansion in the state of Ohio. The legislation would have left 500,000 without healthcare by 2020. [Ludlow/Dispatch]HopCulture has ranked the best breweries in Columbus. When you're done checking out theirs, you can look at ours. [HopCulture]Community colleges can now offer bachelor degrees, following a provision in the state budget that Governor Kasich signed on Friday. [Dayton Daily News]Small colleges have been experiencing enrollment drops. The Washington Post goes deep on the survival strategy of one school in Ohio - central Ohio's own Ohio Wesleyan. [Washington Post]

Longread for your lunch break:American startups are competing to bring electricity to communities that remain off the grid.In eighteen months, entrepreneurs brought electricity to hundreds of thousands of people in places that the grid failed to reach.New Yorker: The Race to Solar-Power Africa

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