Regional Features: Archive by Date

January 2008

Conservation Groups Appeal Court Decison To Limit Public Access To Lake Erie
Posted Wednesday, January 9
A conservation group has appealed a December court decision that limits public access along Lake Erie. ideastream's Tasha Flournoy has this report.

Police Arrest 6 In New Year’s Eve Attack
Posted Wednesday, January 9
A total of six teenagers have now been arrested and charged in the New Year's Eve beating of a Shaker Heights man. ideastream's Tasha Flournoy has more.

A Day with Ohio Delegate Tim Ryan
Posted Tuesday, January 8
Ohio is losing many of its senior members of Congress, including Republicans Dave Hobson and Ralph Regula. The two were known for bringing home the appropriations bacon for state projects. Now Democrat Tim Ryan, one of the youngest members of the Ohio delegation, may be best poised to pick up that mantle. Jodi Breisler spent a day with Ryan on Capitol Hill.

ER Trips Increase
Posted Tuesday, January 8
The number of trips to Ohio emergency rooms continues to rise, but almost none of the increase is coming from patients who have private insurance. Statehouse correspondent Bill Cohen reports.

Sweeney Under Fire
Posted Tuesday, January 8
Martin Sweeney's troubled tenure as head of Cleveland's City Council took another hit over the past few days. The Ward 20 Councilman's attempt to run for a County office has reportedly raised a storm of protest. ideastream's David C. Barnett has more.

Shaker Heights Wants “Edge” Strategy
Posted Monday, January 7
Shaker Heights residents and city officials say they want an "edge" strategy to tackle what some see as an escalating problem: crime spilling across the border from Cleveland. Concern has mounted since a resident was beaten by a group of area youths while out for a walk early New Year's Eve. Shaker Heights neighbors gathered Saturday to talk about ways to help improve public safety and mobilize the community. ideastream's Tasha Flournoy has this report.

Shaker Heights Residents Mobilizing
Posted Friday, January 4
Shaker Heights residents are mobilizing after a man was attacked on New Year's Eve. ideastream's Tasha Flournoy has more.

The Deadly Year in Cleveland
Posted Thursday, January 3
Unlike other cities in Ohio which saw murder rates decline last year, 2007 was a particularly deadly year in Cleveland. Police say there were 134 murders last year, up fifteen from the year before. But overall crime was down. ideastream's Dan Bobkoff has more.

National City Faces More Layoffs
Posted Thursday, January 3
Cleveland-based National City Bank announced it's laying off 900 more people and will stop making loans through brokers, called wholesale mortgage lending. ideastream's Mhari Saito reports.

Ohio Senate Pleased With 2007 Progress
Posted Thursday, January 3
The leaders of the Ohio Senate seem to have a lot in common -- they're both pleased with what was accomplished in their chamber in 2007, a year some called a very slow one. But they disagree strongly on some issues, and at least one could come up for a debate in the next few months. Statehouse correspondent Karen Kasler reports.

Secretary of State visits Cuyahoga Elections Board
Posted Thursday, January 3
Ohio Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner visited the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections Wednesday, a week after spearheading a major change in the county's voting procedures. ideastream Politics reporter Kymberli Hagelberg has more.

Less Crime but More Murders in 2007 in Cleveland
Posted Wednesday, January 2
Unlike other cities in Ohio which saw murder rates decline last year, 2007 was a particularly deadly year in Cleveland. Police say there were 134 murders versus 119 in 2006. But overall crime was down. ideastream®'s Dan Bobkoff has more.

More Mortgage-Related Job Cuts at National City
Posted Wednesday, January 2
More Mortgage-Related Job Cuts at National City

Ohio Minimum Wage Increased
Posted Wednesday, January 2
Ohio's low-wage earners are seeing a boost in their hourly pay. The state minimum wage increase to seven dollars an hour takes effect today. It's the second to occur under a measure passed by voters that adjusts the minimum wage for inflation each year. ideastream®'s economics reporter Tasha Flournoy explains.

Ohioans Get Ready to Apply to Become Convention Delegates
Posted Wednesday, January 2
This week Ohioans hoping to go to the Republican and Democratic National Conventions are finishing up their last minute paperwork. Ideastream's Mhari Saito reports.

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