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December 2006

Kucinich Announces 2008 Presidency Run
Posted Tuesday, December 12
A second Democrat is about to announce his candidacy for President. Congressman Dennis Kucinich has indicated he will make the official announcement today. It will be his second try for the office, as Mark Urycki reports.

Ohio Receives Funding For Teaching Mandarin Chinese
Posted Tuesday, December 12
By the fall of 2008, more Ohio students might be saying "Ni hao" as often as "hello" to each other in school hallways. That's thanks to a federal grant to fund the teaching of Mandarin Chinese in selected elementary schools. ideastream's Lisa Ann Pinkerton has more.

Statehouse News Bureau: Smoking Ban Not On Hold
Posted Monday, December 11
State leaders say Ohio's new smoking ban is not on hold. But some groups are sending the opposite message to their members. Ohio Public Radio's Jo Ingles reports on the confusion over the status of the state's new law.

Living with Diabetes in Northeast Ohio
Posted Monday, December 11
Governor Bob Taft has declared December 4-12, 2006, Diabetes Control Week in Ohio. This comes as more than half a million people in Northeast Ohio are believed to have the disease and the number is only expected to grow. ideastream's Eric Wellman sat down with a nationally renowned trainer and a Cleveland physician who are trying to get the word out about how to live successfully with the disease.

Disparity Gap for Leukemia Patients
Posted Monday, December 11
25 years ago, there was a racial disparity gap in patients with Leukemia and Lymphoma. Now, a new study by the Cleveland Clinic says the only difference between survival rates in blacks and whites is found in patients in their twenties. ideastream's Lisa Ann Pinkerton reports.

Hoover Sold for $107 Million
Posted Friday, December 8
Workers at the Hoover company in North Canton have long fought against foreign competition. Now with a sale to a Chinese company, they are the foreign competition. Hoover parent company, Whirlpool, announced a sale of the vacuum cleaner company to Hong Kong-based Techtronic Industries yesterday. ideastream's Mark Urycki reports.

Statehouse News Bureau: Taft Veto on Gun Control
Posted Friday, December 8
Governor Bob Taft has vetoed a bill legislators passed that would wipe out local gun control laws, but lawmakers appear determined to override the veto. Statehouse correspondent Bill Cohen reports.

Radical Change Needed in Educating Ohio’s Children
Posted Friday, December 8
A report just released by a network of Ohio philanthropic groups is calling for no less than a radical change in approach to educating children. The Ohio Grantmakers Forum says despite attempts to develop more challenging academic standards and provide better educational opportunities, Ohio's and the nation's children continue to fall dangerously behind. In the quest for new and promising ideas, one program has especially caught the group's attention. ideastream's Bill Rice reports.

Educating Ohio’s Future
Posted Friday, December 8
When it comes to reading and math, American children score in the lower half of the world's 25 wealthiest countries. Meanwhile, only a third of Ohio's students are meeting national standards. To many education advocates, that means Ohio's future wage earners will be less prepared for the new knowledge economy than children in Europe and Asia. A new report released today says for Ohio to compete effectively on a global scale, nearly every aspect of its educational system needs improvement. ideastream's Lisa Ann Pinkerton reports.

Smoking Ban Goes Into Effect
Posted Thursday, December 7
Today, Ohio's Issue 5 takes effect, banning smoking in almost all workplaces. That includes bowling alleys, restaurants, and bars. Summit County tried a similar ban last year but gave up when its biggest city, Akron, didn't go along. Now bars in that city have joined the entire state under the same restriction. ideastream's Mark Urycki reports.

Statehouse News Bureau: Curriculum Boost for College-Bound Students
Posted Thursday, December 7
Ohio Senators approved a bill Wednesday to eventually force all Ohio college-bound high-schoolers to take a beefed-up curriculum if they want to move directly to a four-year, state-supported university. But approval of the measure didn't come until there was a vigorous debate among lawmakers. Statehouse correspondent Bill Cohen was on the senate floor and files this report.

Smoking Ban: Terry Allen Interview
Posted Thursday, December 7
If you go out to eat, there's one question you won't have to answer - smoking or non smoking? Starting today, bars, restaurants, bowling alleys, and all workplaces are one big non-smoking section. Voters approved the measure at the polls last month. As you might imagine, smokers and business owners are taking the new rules in stride. To help us out with some basics, we're joined by Terry Allen, Cuyahoga County's Health Commissioner.

Statehouse News Bureau: Health Insurers to Possibly Cover Mental Health
Posted Thursday, December 7
There are indications that Ohio Governor Bob Taft might sign a bill that would require private health insurers to cover mental health problems the same way they do physical illnesses. Ohio Public Radio's Jo Ingles reports.

Statehouse News Bureau: Smoking Ban to Affect Truckers
Posted Wednesday, December 6
Some truckers are upset over a new law that Ohio voters okayed at the polls on election day. The law bans smoking in public places, including work places, and some state health officials are interpreting that to include the cabs of those big semis that are constantly crisscrossing Ohio. The trucker's association says that's a problem because 30 to 40% of professional truck drivers smoke. Statehouse correspondent Bill Cohen has the story.

Private Schools May Merge
Posted Wednesday, December 6
A Lake County developer has pledged $12 million to merge two local private schools. If the schools approve the merger tonight, it would form the only independent school system in Lake County to span all grades. ideastream's Lisa Ann Pinkerton has more.

Ohio Ranks 25th in Overall Health
Posted Wednesday, December 6
Ohio ranks dead center in a national foundation's state-by-state ranking of the overall health of citizens. But Buckeye residents fare much better when it comes to making improvements. ideastream's Bill Rice explains.

Keeping the Orchestra’s Budget in the Black
Posted Tuesday, December 5
Ask any director of an arts-related organization about his or her biggest challenge. Securing money would probably be somewhere near the top of the list. Raising money has never been easy, but here in Cleveland many people will tell you it's getting harder. Many of the wealthy individuals and organizations that used to support the city's arts scene are no longer here... and neither is their money. Today, we're talking about the future of the Cleveland Orchestra, which last month unveiled a turn-around plan designed to keep its budget in the black. Gary Hanson is the orchestra's executive director.

Statehouse News Bureau: Death Penalty for Foster Parents?
Posted Tuesday, December 5
Some of Ohio's child welfare agency directors are proposing that foster parents who are convicted of killing their children be eligible for the death penalty. But the idea is not being embraced by all advocates for abused and neglected kids. Statehouse correspondent Bill Cohen reports.

OSU-Florida Preview
Posted Tuesday, December 5
The Ohio State Buckeyes have known for several weeks now that they'd be playing in the BCS Championship Game in Glendale, Arizona. But the question has been - who are they going to play? Well, we now know it'll be the University of Florida, who secured the Southeastern Conference Title this past weekend. Joining us on the line is Doug Lesmerises, who follows Ohio State for the Plain Dealer.

Harnessing Lake Erie’s Wind Power
Posted Tuesday, December 5
The electricity being generated by wind turbines accounts for a mere .6% of the total amount of energy sold in the U.S. The U.S. Department of Energy wants that expanded to 20% in the next decade. Environmental leaders are anxious to see the state harness the strong winds blowing over Lake Erie. At the moment, the pace of progress there is slow. But there's another aspect of wind power that's beginning to gather more steam in the region: manufacturing. ideastream's Lisa Ann Pinkerton reports.

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