Regional Features: Archive by Date

February 2008

Mayor wants Akron Students to Have Free College
Posted Friday, February 8
Akron Mayor Don Plusquellic talked about successes, challenges, and the future in his annual state-of-the-city address. ideastream® politics reporter Kymberli Hagelberg has details.

UH Doctors First In Cleveland To Try Stem Cell Heart Procedure
Posted Friday, February 8
Doctors at University Hospitals took their first try with a new procedure to help heart disease patients live longer and breath easier. ideastream®’s Tasha Flournoy has more.

Strickland: Job Creation Important Enough For Debt
Posted Thursday, February 7
Governor Strickland says he thinks job creation is so important to Ohio that he wants the state to go into debt to fund a program that he believes would spur economic development. As Ohio Public Radio's Jo Ingles reports, that's just one of the recommendations offered in his state of the state speech.

Hopkins Airport to Become an “Airmall”
Posted Wednesday, February 6
Cleveland Hopkins International Airport could be looking more like a mall in about two years. ideastream’s Dan Bobkoff has the story.

Political Parties’ Personalities Reflect How they Award Delegates
Posted Wednesday, February 6
Both Senators Hillary Clinton and John McCain won the popular votes in large states like New York and California in yesterday’s primary, but McCain is now well on his way to securing the Republican nomination, while Clinton is in a dead heat with Barack Obama. That’s because the two parties have very different ways of awarding delegates. ideastream’s Dan Bobkoff explains.

Primary March Continues to Ohio
Posted Wednesday, February 6
Just weeks ago, it seemed more than likely that by the time Ohioans vote on March 4th, the winners of the presidential primaries would be a foregone conclusion. But Super Tuesday's vote failed to whittle down the list of candidates and Ohio and Texas are the next delegate rich states to vote. ideastream's Eric Wellman spoke with Dr. John Green, director of the Bliss Institute of Applied Politics at the University of Akron, about yesterday's results.

Winning Delegates is Complicated Process
Posted Wednesday, February 6
Yesterday's Super Tuesday contests, in which about 52 percent of the total delegates were won, were a major skirmish in the battle for both party's presidential nominations. The battle continues March 4 in Ohio, where 249 delegates are at stake. ideastream® politcs reporter Kymberli Hagelberg explains how the delegate process works.

Northeast Ohio’s High-Tech Industry Growing
Posted Wednesday, February 6
Northeast Ohio’s high-tech sector is growing and gaining more workers, but not as fast as it could be, according to a new report by a local development group. ideastream®’s Tasha Flournoy has this report.

Judge Denies ACLU Injunction on Optical Scan Ballots
Posted Tuesday, February 5
A federal judge in Cleveland yesterday denied the American Civil Liberties Union's request for an injunction against the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections' plan to replace touch-screen voting machines with optical scan paper ballots. Ideastream's Dan Bobkoff reports.

Push for Greater Legal Protection for Home Defenders
Posted Tuesday, February 5
There's a new push to provide greater legal protection to Ohioans who try to defend themselves against an intruder. Bill Cohen reports from Columbus.

Ohio’s Black Voters Consider Obama and Clinton
Posted Tuesday, February 5
Super Tuesday's vote could decide how important Ohio's March 4th primary is for the Democratic Presidential candidates. Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton are entering into Super Tuesday neck and neck. Political analysts say if no clear winner is decided today, Ohio's 161 Democratic delegates are going to become a hot prize. One important voting block is African American women. ideastream's®: Mhari Saito reports.

CEO Sanders Anounces New Schools at Address
Posted Monday, February 4
Cleveland Metropolitan School District CEO Eugene Sanders is setting his sights beyond the continuous improvement rating the district achieved last year. At his annual state of the schools address, Sanders unveiled new schools opening this year that he hopes will help elevate the district to higher levels of performance. ideastream education reporter Dan Bobkoff has more.

2008 Presidential Race Profile: Mike Huckabee
Posted Monday, February 4
It has been quite a week for Republican presidential candidates. Senator John McCain has crept out to the front of the pack with his Florida win, and Mike Huckabee remains a long shot. But long shot or not, Huckabee says he's sticking it out until Super Tuesday, tomorrow. For the past week we've been looking at each candidate and what their backgrounds can tell us about how they might govern. Matt Laslo has this story from Capitol Hill.

Real Injuries from Virtual Games
Posted Monday, February 4
Doctors are seeing an increase in real injuries caused by virtual sports.

Many in Cuyahoga are Voting by Mail
Posted Monday, February 4
It looks like voters in Cuyahoga County who want to vote by mail in the March 4th primary will set a new record. ideastream politics reporter Kymberli Hagelberg has details.

Cleveland Charter Review Process Begins
Posted Friday, February 1
Cleveland's Charter Review Commission has begun a process that comes around only once every 20 years -- deciding whether to make changes in rules for the city's general operation and government structure. One hot button issue is sure to be intensely debated. ideastream politics reporter Kymberli Hagelberg has details.

State Employees May Suffer Brunt of Budget Cuts
Posted Friday, February 1
State employees may feel the brunt of Governor Strickland's plan to plug Ohio's budget shortfall. Statehouse correspondent Bill Cohen files this report.

2008 Presidential Race Profile: Mitt Romney
Posted Friday, February 1
The Republican race is tightening as the candidates head into Super Tuesday. Mitt Romney has the cash to spend to be in a position to take the nomination. If elected, he would have four years ahead of him to fulfill his campaign promise to change Washington. How would a President Romney work with congress? Each day this week we've been focusing on one of the major candidates. Today Sciammacco takes looks at what type of President Mitt Romney would make.

Strickland Calls for $700 Million in Cuts
Posted Friday, February 1
Governor Strickland is calling for more than $700 million worth of cuts to the state's budget. As Ohio Public Radio's Jo Ingles reports, jobs will be cut, the lottery will be expanded, and some state facilities will be closed under the Governor's plan.

Cleveland Council Frustrated With City Housing Dept.
Posted Friday, February 1
Cleveland City Council members used a meeting on community block grant funding to air their frustrations with the city's building and housing department. ideastream's Tasha Flournoy has this report.

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