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May 2002
The State of Cleveland Schools: Schools CEO Byrd-Bennett Gives Speech
Posted Thursday, May 2
Today the head of the Cleveland Municipal School District will deliver what's become an annual address on the state of the city's schools. It's been an eventful year for the district, which saw passage of a massive new construction project, better performance on the state report card, and a new promotion policy, among other things. Successes have seemingly outweighed failures. 90.3 WCPN's Bill Rice has this retrospective, and preview of today's speech.
Dike 14 “Open House” This Weekend (5/4/02)
Posted Wednesday, May 1
This spring, a massive planning process is underway, asking Clevelanders what they would like to see along Lake Erie's shore. Meanwhile, the state wants your opinion on a particular piece of shoreline, not far from Gordon Park. It's called Dike 14. It was created by fill dirt dredged up from the mouth of the Cuyahoga River. The Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority like to continue to use the land for fill, but others say it's an ideal spot for a park or preserve.
This Saturday, May 4th from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM, Greater Clevelanders are invited to see what Dike 14 has to offer, and talk about possible uses.
90.3 WCPN's April Baer spoke with Genevieve Ray, a Planning Consultant who is organizing public meetings about Dike 14, on behaalf of the state Department of Natural Resources.
I’m Not Sick! Involuntary Commitment of People with Severe Mental Illness
Posted Wednesday, May 1
The Academy Award-winning film A Beautiful Mind exposed millions of movie-goers to some of the realities of schizophrenia. For advocates of the mentally ill, it was a refreshing change from the cliches about brain disorders that fill the popular culture. Still, some misguided ideas continue to affect both patients and their families. 90.3 WCPN's David C. Barnett has this report.
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Former VA Official Caught Up In Cuyahoga County Corruption Probe The former Director of the Cleveland VA Medical Center was arrested this morning.- Doctors and Democratic Lawmakers Sound Off Against Ohio Anti-Abortion Bills At a news conference called by two Democratic state representatives, doctors criticized new GOP anti-abortion bills.
- State Budget Conference Committee Receives New Numbers on Medicaid and Revenue The new estimates on Medicaid and state revenue were higher than estimates, but they came with a caution.
- Ohio Lawmakers Consider Multiple Medicaid Bills Ohio lawmakers continue to grapple with the question of what to do with the Medicaid program.
- Academic Conference in Cleveland Addresses Unanswered Fracking Questions Economists and environmental scientists discussed the promise and pitfalls of hydraulic fracturing at CWRU -- and on The Sound of Ideas.
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- Snowden Reportedly In 'Informal' Asylum Talks With Iceland NSA leaker Edward Snowden has previously said Iceland is a country he would consider a safe haven.
Infections From Contaminated Injections Can Lurk Undetected Steroid injections contaminated by fungus have now been found to cause spinal infections.
Pitchman Who 'Guaranteed' Our Look Fired By Men's Warehouse The founder of Men's Warehouse is famous for his "I guarantee it," company slogan.
U.S. Wants Global Trafficking Report To Hit Home Slavery may be a global problem, but it has implications for American consumers, too.
Nina Totenberg Answers Your Supreme Court Questions Find out how the justices decide who writes the big opinions — and if they hang out after work.
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