Regional Features: Archive by Date
July 2008
Strickland Gives Pep Talk to Great Lakes Manufacturers
Posted Wednesday, July 9
Governor says region still a top producer.
Medical Mart Site Still in Question
Posted Wednesday, July 9
The company that will develop and manage a medical mart and convention center in Cleveland has yet to settle on a site for the project.
Life Giving Cells for All
Posted Wednesday, July 9
Ideastream health reporter Gretchen Cuda shares one woman's transplant sucsess story and examines the power of cord blood to redefine medicine
Regional Manufacturers Meet to Shed Some Rust Belt Myths
Posted Wednesday, July 9
Regional manufacturers from the U.S. and Canada are in Cleveland to discuss ways to work together in a time of global competition.
From a Life to the Lab: Following the Path of Cord Blood Stem Cells
Posted Tuesday, July 8
How does something that's normally thrown away become a life-saving medical treatment? Gretchen Cuda finds out.
Banking on Babies: The Potential of Umbilical Cord Blood Stem Cells
Posted Monday, July 7
Stem cells can be harvested from the umbilical cord at birth. How and why parents can save their baby's cord blood – and possibly a life.
Rising Fuel Prices Hurt Recycling Research
Posted Thursday, July 3
Rising business costs have caused local companies awarded recycling research grants to give back their money.
Sutton on Disabilities Act
Posted Thursday, July 3
Federal Disabilities Legislation Gets Re-write
Northeast Ohio Bankruptcies Rise
Posted Thursday, July 3
Bankruptcy cases in Cleveland, Akron and Canton have nearly tripled since 2007.
Akron Utilities Hire High School Apprentices
Posted Thursday, July 3
Up to 40 percent of Akron Sewer and Water workers reach retirement age in five years. Local high school recruits may fill those jobs.
Students Teach and Learn Peace
Posted Wednesday, July 2
Students from predominantly Muslim countries come to American high schools every year as part of a government peace mission.
Sherwin-Williams Wins
Posted Wednesday, July 2
Rhode Island's Supreme Court has overturned a landmark verdict against Ohio-based Sherwin-Williams paint company.
Bridgestone tax breaks approved
Posted Tuesday, July 1
Ohio development officials are offering Bridgestone-Firestone, the Japanese owned tire and rubber conglomerate, a sweet deal.
Some Concerned About Emphasis On STEM (2nd of 2 stories)
Posted Tuesday, July 1
Critics say STEM (science, engineering, technology and math) is crowding out ats and social science curriculum.
Plain Dealer Changes Reflect the New World of Newspapers
Posted Monday, June 30
The Plain Dealer slims down in order to reduce costs and adapt to changing information needs of readers.
Banning Trans Fat
Posted Monday, June 30
New York City's controversial ban on trans fat takes effect today. We have more on local efforts to restrict the artery-clogging ingredient.
News Headlines all headlines
Northeast Ohio Headlines
- State Rep. Bob Hagan Makes Another Run at Tax on Oil and Gas Drillers A few months after Gov. John Kasich proposed a tax on oil and natural gas drillers, a Democratic lawmaker has done the same thing.
Former VA Official Caught Up In Cuyahoga County Corruption Probe The former Director of the Cleveland VA Medical Center was arrested this morning.- Doctors and Democratic Lawmakers Sound Off Against Ohio Anti-Abortion Bills At a news conference called by two Democratic state representatives, doctors criticized new GOP anti-abortion bills.
- State Budget Conference Committee Receives New Numbers on Medicaid and Revenue The new estimates on Medicaid and state revenue were higher than estimates, but they came with a caution.
- Ohio Lawmakers Consider Multiple Medicaid Bills Ohio lawmakers continue to grapple with the question of what to do with the Medicaid program.
NPR Headlines
SCOTUS Watch: High Court Could Decide Four Major Cases Major cases on affirmative action, gay marriage and the Voting Rights Act are still outstanding.- A Surprising Barrier To Clean Water: Human Nature Getting clean water to people in the developing world isn't just an engineering problem.
If Supplies Of Oil Are Up, Why Is Gas Still Pricey? An average gallon of regular gasoline is still running above $3.62 nationwide.
How Ted Cruz's Father Shaped His Views On Immigration The Texas senator often uses his Cuban-born father's story to argue against what he sees as amnesty.- Translated Into Navajo, 'Star Wars' Will Be The Navajo Nation and Lucasfilm have teamed up to translate the original Star Wars into Navajo.
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