Regional Features: Archive by Date

August 2008

Farmers, City Folk Find Common Ground
Posted Monday, August 4
Kids may still sing "Old MacDonald had a farm" - but do they really know anything about farm life?

Condom King Uses Humor To Spread Public Health Message
Posted Monday, August 4
Mechai Viravaidya's unconventional approach to fighting AIDS is getting results.

Public Hearings Monday On Natural Gas Rate Hike
Posted Monday, August 4
Area consumers are invited to meet state regulators on proposed natural gas price hike.

Case Western Reserve and University Hospitals Test HIV Microbicidal Gel
Posted Sunday, August 3
A new Cleveland HIV trial offers women the chance to help other women prevent HIV transmission. ideastream®'s Gretchen Cuda reports.

Cleveland Hosts Democratic Platform Hearings
Posted Saturday, August 2
Democrats meet in Cleveland to hammer out their platform.

Electric Utilities Seek Rate Increases
Posted Friday, August 1
First Energy wants to increase the rate for electric power 16 percent over three years. American Electric Power wants a 45 percent increase.

Upside/Downside: Housing Expert Urges Cities to Spend Money Wisely
Posted Friday, August 1
Allan Mallach says most cities are ill equipped to handle housing money.

Manufacturer of Radiation Detecting Crystals Makes Hiram Home
Posted Friday, August 1
Saint Gobain Crystals opened it's new headquarters this week in Geauga County. ideastream® reporter Gretchen Cuda has the story.

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Northeast Ohio

AEP v First Energy
Ohio customers consider ability to shop around for the best rates on electricity.

Ohio’s Jobles Rate Again Edges Downward
The newly-announced rate for April is 7.4 percent, down from the March level of 7.5 percent.

Ads Appear Faster, Meaner, In Ohio Senate Race
Television airwaves throughout Ohio are full of increasingly nasty political ads.

Prominent Business Group Backs Oil And Gas Drilling Tax
Governor Kasich's Proposal to increase taxes on drillers gets an endorsement from executives of some of the nation's top corporations.

Drug Test Idea Scrapped
Plans to try requiring drug tests for some welfare applicants temporarily shelved.

U.S.

A Dire Sign Of The Obesity Epidemic: Teen Diabetes Soaring, Study Finds
"This report really sounds the alarm," says one researcher.

A Windborne Clue To A Mysterious Childhood Disease
Not a lot is known about Kawasaki disease, but climate researchers may have helped spot its secret.

Donor Resurrects Endangered Bookmobile

Sports Injuries: A Look At The Data

Eclipse-Chaser Shares Thrill Of The Hunt