Regional Features: Archive by Date
May 2007
Cuyahoga Gets Air Quality Grade of F
Posted Wednesday, May 2
The American Lung Association's annual air pollution report card is out and it looks like most of Northeast Ohio needs serious improvement. ideastream's David C. Barnett has some details.
Ohio AG Begins Search for Unethical Student Loans
Posted Wednesday, May 2
Ohio Attorney General Marc Dann is getting ready to comb through thousands of documents in search of improper relationships between universities and student loan providers. ideastream's Bill Rice reports.
Tape Shows National Guard Ordered to Fire at KSU
Posted Wednesday, May 2
This Friday marks the 37th anniversary of the killings of four students at Kent State University by members of the Ohio National Guard. One of the nine students who was wounded that day says a new listen to an old tape recording shows that the troops were ordered to fire. ideastream's Mark Urycki reports.
Statehouse News Bureau: Ohio Campus Security Task Force Meets
Posted Tuesday, May 1
An Ohio campus security task force, that was formed in the wake of the Virginia Tech shootings, met for the first time yesterday. Dozens of task force members from across the state participated by plugging into a video conference. Statehouse correspondent Bill Cohen also plugged in and filed this report.
Statehouse News Bureau: Smoking Ban Enforcement Starts This Week
Posted Tuesday, May 1
Nearly six months after voters approved a statewide smoking ban, authorities are going to begin to enforce it this week. On Thursday, bars, restaurants and most private clubs will be subject to penalties if patrons light up. Jo Ingles reports from Columbus.
U.S. Congress Pushing Cleaner Coal
Posted Tuesday, May 1
The Midwest has the largest concentration of coal-fired power plants in the nation. Some in Congress are now pushing new technology they say will make coal cleaner and more efficient. It's one component in the battle to reduce greenhouse gasses that cause global warming. Benjamin Shaw Reports from Capitol Hill.
Council Pledges Commitment to Stem Youth Violence
Posted Tuesday, May 1
In light of the recent shooting that killed a 15-year-old would-be robber, Cleveland's City Council is pledging a renewed commitment to stem youth violence. ideastream's Lisa Ann Pinkerton reports.
Hospitals Collaborate on Workers
Posted Tuesday, May 1
With the growing shortage of nurses and other medical professionals, a group of local hospitals has teamed up to keep a healthy roster of medical workers in the pipeline. ideastream's Economics Reporter Tasha Flournoy tells us about the collaboration.
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Northeast Ohio Headlines
- Former Sheriff Bob Reid Says He’ll Run for Cuyahoga County Executive Reid says he made the decision after the current county executive, Ed FitzGerald, announced he'd run for governor.
- Tea Party Rallies Against IRS Outside Cincinnati Office The groups from Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky came to protest the recent IRS scrutiny of conservative groups seeking tax exempt status.
GOP’s Grassroots Protest Targets Dems, Competes With Lawnmower Though the Ohio GOP has been dealing with a split among its constituents, it hasn’t forgotten its oldest enemy – the Democrats.- Speed Limit Jumps to 70 MPH on Rural Stretches of Several Highways Sections of Interstates 70, 71, 75, 76, 77 and 90 will increase outside of major metropolitan areas.
New Cleveland Clinic Program Takes Different Approach to Weight Management The sessions use hypnotherapy to explore a person's relationship to food.
NPR Headlines
Why Apple (And Lots Of Other Companies) Wound Up In Ireland It goes back to a single page in a report written decades ago.
West Bank Businesses Seek Growth Amid Uncertainty Business owners hope Secretary of State John Kerry's visit to the region eases barriers to commerce.
Quantum Or Not, New Supercomputer Is Certainly Something Else The machine supposedly runs on the strange laws of quantum mechanics. But some critics have doubts.
Instead Of Snoozing In Savings, Let's Put $5,000 To Work NPR's Uri Berliner takes $5,000 of his own savings and explores various investment opportunities.
Boomer Housemates Have More Fun Some single baby boomers are forming group households to share costs and build community.
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