Regional Features: Archive by Date

May 2008

Trumbull County Leaders To Discuss Cooperation
Posted Thursday, May 15
The foundation of a potentially stronger economic future for Trumbull County is up for discussion tonight (Thursday), at a special meeting of civic and government leaders. Ideastream's Rick Jackson reports.

Rebuilding Cleveland By Taking It Apart
Posted Wednesday, May 14
The blight of abandoned houses due to the mortgage crisis has prompted lawmakers to speed-up the foreclosure process so the vacant properties can be condemned and torn down. But, a new group of Clevelanders wants to save some of these homes from the wrecking ball and re-cycle them. ideastream®'s David C. Barnett has more on a new project that aims to help rebuild Cleveland by taking it apart, piece by piece.

Vacant Homes Targetted by Arsonists
Posted Tuesday, May 13
The foreclosure crisis has left Cleveland littered with vacant homes, vulnerable to vandalism and theft. And, increasingly, those homes are going up in flames. ideastream’s Dan Bobkoff reports.

Americans View Rebates With Mixed Emotions
Posted Tuesday, May 13
Survey after survey finds most Americans say they will save their government tax rebate, or use it to pay down debt. Only a minority of Americans say they plan to go out and spend it on non-essentials, like a flat screen TV. One noted psychologist has been watching with curiosity how people are handling this money. ideastream®'s Eric Wellman spoke with Kent State University President Lester Lefton about rebate psychology.

New Ship has Balance Without Ballast
Posted Tuesday, May 13
The U-S and Canada are trying to figure out how to keep new invasive species out of the Great Lakes. Nearly 200 have already sneaked in, costing the region billions a year. Many hitchhiked in the ballast tanks of foreign cargo ships. Both countries want the public to know they're doing something about the problem. So they've invited journalists to the port of Montreal to see how ballast tanks are tested for invasive species. David Sommerstein reports.

Finding the Art and Technology Fit
Posted Tuesday, May 13
Preparations are being made this week for a red cloud full of video cameras that is due to float over downtown Cleveland, this summer. No, it's not the latest scheme to catch speeding motorists, but rather a high-flying art installation involving 100 weather balloons. It's one of many exhibits on display at this year's Ingenuity Fest --- an annual event that may finally be finding its feet. ideastream®'s David C. Barnett has more.

Second Church Theft Trial Starts
Posted Tuesday, May 13
Opening statements are due this week in a legal case that has brought the accounting practices of the Cleveland Catholic Diocese under scrutiny. ideastream®'s David C. Barnett has more on the trial of former Chief Financial Officer Joseph Smith.

Navigating the Office Visit
Posted Monday, May 12
Doctor Charles Emerman, Associate Chief of Staff at MetroHealth Medical Center speaks with ideastream®'s Eric Wellman about choosing a doctor and getting the most out of the appointment.

Mother’s Day Race Raises Money for Breast Cancer Research
Posted Monday, May 12
How did YOU --or the mother in your life -- celebrate Mother’s Day this year? Breakfast in bed? Flowers? Chocolate? Yesterday a number of Cleveland area kids celebrated their moms by running a 1-mile race to support local breast cancer research. ideastream’s Gretchen Cuda has more.

Doctor/Patient Relationship
Posted Monday, May 12
This week we delve into the Doctor/Patient relationship.

Federal Bill Aims to Help Cities With High Foreclosures
Posted Friday, May 9
A sweeping housing bill just passed by Congress contains an aid package that local politicians say could help areas hard hit by the foreclosure crisis. Ideastream's Mhari Saito reports.

Local Arts Visionary Lost
Posted Friday, May 9
Last week, Northeast Ohio lost one of its most important and distinguished leaders in the field of contemporary art -- Marjorie Talalay. Forty years ago this December, Talalay co-founded The New Gallery in University Circle, which would later become the Cleveland Center for Contemporary Art, and more recently, MOCA Cleveland. During her tenure as the gallery's director, Marjorie introduced Northeast Ohio to then emerging artists such as Jasper Johns, Christo, Robert Rauschenberg, and Jim Dine. The 87-year-old visual arts visionary died in New York City, from injuries suffered in an automobile accident. Marjorie Talalay is remembered through a distinguished lecture series created in her name, and MOCA is also planning a special memorial to be held in June. Last year, Marjorie Talalay joined ideastream's Dee Perry inside the Idea Center, prior to a ceremony honoring her influential career.

Senator Brown Introduces Energy Bill
Posted Friday, May 9
With gas at $3.75 a gallon, congress is considering a possible windfall profits tax on U.S. oil companies. And Senator Sherrod Brown is one of the co-sponsors of the measure introduced this week. He's also introduced an energy bill with the hopes of bringing so called "green collar" jobs to Ohio. He spoke with ideastream®'s Eric Wellman.

Farmland Generates More Revenue than Residential
Posted Thursday, May 8
Since the flight of residents from urban centers began nearly half a century ago, towns and cities around Northeast Ohio have viewed their farmland as prime real estate. Leaders in cities like Avon, Brunswick, Strongsville, and Westlake, to name a few, encouraged extensive residential growth on former pastures and cropland, and many still do today. But local advocates for rural preservation say residential growth, unchecked, works against cities, and point to new study to prove their point. ideastream’s Dan Bobkoff reports:

Supreme Court To Consider Home Rule
Posted Thursday, May 8
The Ohio Supreme Court says it will consider the matter of residency rules across Ohio, after several lower courts previously ruled on the issue. ideastream's Rick Jackson reports.

Burying Air Pollution
Posted Thursday, May 8
Ohio power plants pump over a hundred million tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere each year, according to federal estimates. With the approach of tighter restrictions on greenhouse gas emissions, a multi-million-dollar research project is looking to take the CO2 out of the air and bury it in the ground. ideastream®'s David C. Barnett has more.

Pension Payback Due to Federal Blunder
Posted Thursday, May 8
Over a thousand retired workers in Lorain County will be getting a cut in their pension checks because of an accounting blunder by the federal agency handling benefits for the region's bankrupt steel plants. Ideastream®'s David C. Barnett explains.

Turning the Rust Belt into an Artist Belt
Posted Wednesday, May 7
One of the legacies of Northeast Ohio's rust belt economy is dozens of empty factory and warehouse buildings. But, in recent years, a different sort of workforce has been quietly moving into these abandoned structures --- artists --- with the potential to revitalize neighborhoods once left for dead. A conference in Cleveland, next week, will explore the idea of turning the rust belt into an artist belt. ideastream®'s David C. Barnett has more on a call-in discussion that took place yesterday on 90.3's Around Noon.

Callers speak out on Dann
Posted Tuesday, May 6
Ohio Attorney General Marc Dann is under increasing pressure to resign since an investigation uncovered a multitude of sins - including sexual harassment in his office, and his own affair with a subordinate. Eight top democrats, including Governor Strickland and U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown, have threatened impeachment if Dann doesn't step down. It's got people talking… about whether Dann should resign, and just what charge he would be impeached on if he doesn't. It was all part of a spirited discussion on 90.3's morning talk show The Sound of Ideas Tuesday. ideastream's Rick Jackson has more.

Dann Out, CWRU Law Finds New Speaker
Posted Tuesday, May 6
One side note in the fallout from the Marc Dann scandal: Case Western Reserve University’s law school had to scramble to get a new commencement speaker. ideastream’s Dan Bobkoff has that story.

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