Regional Features: Archive by Date

July 2009

Supporters And Opponents Greet President
Posted Thursday, July 23
As Mr. Obama comes to a friendly Ohio venue to press for passage of a health care bill, supporters and opponents are organizing different receptions.

UnEqual: Racial Disparities of Diabetes
Posted Thursday, July 23
There's a racial and ethnic divide in diabetes - and there's no way to sugar coat it. Gretchen Cuda reports.

Mortgage Modification Event Prompts Mixed Reactions
Posted Thursday, July 23
Northeast Ohioans had mixed reactions to an event designed to fast-track mortgage modifications.

Competing Groups Prep For Presidential Visit
Posted Wednesday, July 22
Before President Obama gives a prime time speech on health care tonight, efforts continue to build support for his reform plan

DeWine Enters AG race
Posted Wednesday, July 22
Former U-S Senator Mike DeWine is throwing his hat in the ring to be elected Ohio's next attorney general in 2010

Clean Coal?
Posted Wednesday, July 22
Researchers in Ohio and elsewhere are looking for a way to use one of the nation's most abundant energy supplies without polluting.

Obama Expected to Nominate Benita Pearson for Federal Judgeship
Posted Wednesday, July 22
Pearson would be the first black woman on a district court bench in Ohio.

A “W” Shaped Recession
Posted Wednesday, July 22
Sam Thomas of Case Western's Weatherhead School speaks with ideastream®'s Eric Wellman about what be believes lies ahead for the economy.

Gambling Tug-of-War Rages in Columbus
Posted Tuesday, July 21
The move to expand gambling in Ohio is getting more complex and confusing as each day passes. Statehouse correspondent Bill Cohen has this update on t

Akron Proposal Would Require More Signatures for Recall Elections
Posted Tuesday, July 21
Some Akron City Council members want to raise the bar for initiating recall elections, after this year’s failed recall of Mayor Don Plusquellic. Idea

Kids with Diabetes Find New Normal at Summer Camp
Posted Tuesday, July 21
As part of our week long special coverage of diabetes, ideastream®’s Caitlin Johnson visited a summer camp where all the kids have diabetes.

Locals Differ on Health Plan as President Comes Calling
Posted Tuesday, July 21
Tickets for the event are already exhausted. They were distributed by the White House, most in a lottery-style drawing.

Camp Ho Mita Koda Profile
Posted Tuesday, July 21
ideastream intern Nicole Frie takes us to a special camp in Geauga County that helps kids realize that that their diabetes is manageable.

Students at Career Colleges Lose Grant Money
Posted Tuesday, July 21
Some grants for students at career colleges have been eliminated in this new two year state budget.

Ohio Arts Coucil and Department of Tourism Sustain Big Cuts
Posted Tuesday, July 21
Two agencies that deal with more leisurely pursuits are reeling from the news that they'll have to complete their missions with a lot less money.

Tuesday Checkup: Electronic Cigarettes Grow in Popularity
Posted Tuesday, July 21
The industry says they're a safer alternative to conventional cigarettes, but there is little research to back that up.

The Sour on Sweet: The Coming Diabetes Epidemic
Posted Tuesday, July 21
ideastream health reporter Gretchen Cuda tells us what's behind the troubling rise in type 2 diabetes

Federal Stimulus and Increased Donations Help Meet Food Bank Demand
Posted Tuesday, July 21
Ohio's food banks are benefiting from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act - commonly known as the federal stimulus bill.

Senate Democrats Oppose Public Insurance Option As Requirement For Themselves
Posted Monday, July 20
Ohio Senator Sherrod Brown comes under fire for his voting record on one key aspect of Obama's proposed health care overhaul.

Obama To Bring Health Care Debate To Shaker Heights
Posted Monday, July 20
As partisan wrangling over the shape of healthcare legislation continues in Washington, President Obama plans to bring the debate to Northeast Ohio

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