Regional Features: Archive by Date

January 2008

Autopsy Lawsuit at Ohio Supreme Court
Posted Thursday, January 24
There's an unusual case that's raising some difficult legal questions. During an autopsy, an Ohio county coroner removed a man's brain and never put it back. It's a common practice. But when Christopher Albrecht's parents learned years later that they had buried him without a brain, they filed a lawsuit that raises many questions about the treatment of bodies after death. The case has garnered international attention. The Ohio Supreme Court heard the arguments yesterday. Statehouse correspondent Bill Cohen reports.

Kucinich Faces Competition for Congressional Seat
Posted Thursday, January 24
For the last few months Ohio's long-shot presidential hopeful Dennis Kucinich has been busy campaigning for the Democratic and that has made him vulnerable as he seeks a seventh term to congress. Four other Democrats are vying for his seat. ideastream® politics reporter Kymberli Hagelberg examines the field.

Team NEO Releases Quarterly Report
Posted Thursday, January 24
One regional marketing group is trying to break through the gloomy economic news with a new report on jobs and employment. ideastream®'s Tasha Flournoy has more.

Kucinich Makes Plea for Cash in Web Video
Posted Wednesday, January 23
It's a further sign that Dennis Kucinich is facing some real competition in his re-election bid to congress. The 6-term congressman has posted a plea for donations on the video-sharing site YouTube. ideastream's Dan Bobkoff has the story.

Brothers in Battle
Posted Wednesday, January 23
Last fall 90.3 aired a number of stories about the contributions of people from Northeast Ohio to winning World War II. Tonight at Joseph Beth Booksellers at Legacy Village there will be more war stories. These are the stories of soldiers from Easy Company of the Army's famed 101st Airborne Division. They include Bill Guarnere and Edward Heffron, otherwise known as Wild Bill and Babe to those familiar with the book or the mini-series Band of Brothers. Now the pair from South Philly have a book of their own called Brothers in Battle. ideastream®'s Dan Moulthrop spoke with them yesterday.

Leaders in Columbus Watching Stock Market
Posted Wednesday, January 23
Leaders in Columbus are among those paying close attention to the recent volatility in the stock market. Statehouse Correspondent Bill Cohen looks at what a downturn in the economy could mean for taxpayers and people who depend on state services.

Brokers and Public React to Stock Market Woes
Posted Wednesday, January 23
Both brokers and their clients are exercising cautious optimism in response to yesterday's emergency interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve Bank. ideastream®'s Tasha Flournoy has this report.

SOI Weighs the Candidates on Health Care
Posted Wednesday, January 23
When voters go to the polls to cast their presidential ballots this fall one of the major issues they'll consider is where a candidate stands on health care reform. According to recent tracking polls, fixing our county's broken health care system ranks second only to the Iraq war among issues that concern voters. Here in Ohio, where two of the states top four employers are hospitals, it’s an especially hot topic – as evidenced on 90.3’s The Sound of Ideas yesterday. ideastream®'s Gretchen Cuda reports.

Stock Market Tumult Affects Northeast Ohio
Posted Tuesday, January 22
Like the rest of the country, Northeast Ohio is taking a deep breath after a hectic day of financial news and activity. ideastream®'s Dan Bobkoff looks back at what looked at first like a financial meltdown, and some of the local reaction as the day evolved.

Ohio Banks Announce Losses
Posted Tuesday, January 22
Ohio Banks Announce Losses

Ice Wine Thrives in the Cold
Posted Tuesday, January 22
When you think about wine you might think about the vineyards of France or warm Napa Valley in California. But one wine is the product of cold weather. Ann Murray has the story.

So, What Are the Issues?
Posted Tuesday, January 22
There's still a month and a half to go before Ohio's primary, so the Buckeye State hasn't been a top spot on the tour buses for candidates of either party. Reporters from WCPN and public radio stations across the state hit the streets to ask Ohioans which candidates have messages that resonate with them.

Voting Change May Not Happen
Posted Monday, January 21
The big moves that the Ohio Secretary of State called for after a report found the state's voting machines are vulnerable to malfunctions may not happen after all. Statehouse correspondent Karen Kasler reports.

The Message of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Posted Monday, January 21
Civil rights leaders say teaching the message of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. to each new generation is critical in keeping his legacy alive. Each year, kids from around Ohio enter a statewide oratory contest with King's words and work as its focus. Here are some excerpts from this year's winning speeches, delivered by their authors.

Connection Between SAD and Sleep
Posted Monday, January 21
Experts studying the disorder are learning there be a connection between SAD and sleep.

Wind Industry in Northeast Ohio Making Progress but Still Uncertain
Posted Monday, January 21
The effort to bring wind energy to North East Ohio got a lift last week. Cuyahoga Country recently raised just over a million dollars to study the possibility of building wind turbines in Lake Erie. Also, a recently completed study of the lake's wind speeds offers some promising data. Lisa Ann Pinkerton reports.

Bush Proposes Tax Rebates
Posted Monday, January 21
Last week President Bush unveiled a stimulus plan with a simple premise: put money into people’s pockets, and they’ll pump it back into an ailing economy. People on the streets of downtown Cleveland seem to like the idea, as ideastream’s Economics reporter Tasha Flournoy found out.

Remembering the 1978 Blizzard
Posted Friday, January 18
These days, weather forecasters and street maintenance officials refer to a winter storm as a "snow event" -- it kind of brings to mind a special performance. Well, thirty years ago this month, Mother Nature put on a command performance --- the mother of all "snow events". ideastream®'s David C. Barnett takes us back to the blizzard that shut down Ohio, and examines how we might handle it today. Photo courtesy Cleveland State University’s Press Collection

Ambulance Company Asks State for Medicaid Payment Increase
Posted Friday, January 18
A private Ohio ambulance company says every time it transports a medicaid patient to a hospital or dialysis session, it loses money because the state reimbursement payments are so low. The company is asking a judge to order an increase in state payments to medicaid providers, but state officials say that's nearly impossible, especially because of a looming state budget crunch. Details now from statehouse correspondent Bill Cohen.

ACLU Sues to Block Cuyahoga Voting Switch
Posted Friday, January 18
The ACLU has filed a federal lawsuit in hopes of blocking Ohio’s largest county from going forward with plans for a new paper voting system in time for the March 4th primary. ideastream’s Bill Rice has the story.

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