Regional Features: Archive by Date

July 2010

Fewer Prisoners Could Save Ohio Cash
Posted Monday, July 26
Ohio could save millions of dollars; by not sending so many low-level felony convicts to state prisons.

Former Sheriff McFaul Sentenced to House Arrest, Five Years Probation
Posted Monday, July 26
Gerald McFaul was sentenced to house arrest and five years probation for his conviction on theft and ethics charges while in office.

Politifact Ohio Investigates Statements By Strickland, Brown & more
Posted Monday, July 26
Ohio pols put to the "truth-o-meter" by new Plain Dealer fact-fidning project

Farmers Markets Accept Food Stamps
Posted Sunday, July 25
The Gund Foundation is piloting a program that encourages people to use their food benefits to buy from local farmers.

Speech Pathologists Who Stutter Face Doubt and Discrimination
Posted Sunday, July 25
Many ask how someone who stutters could be an effect therapist, but they have answers.

Ohio Sees Nine Months of Growth in Home Sales
Posted Friday, July 23
Home sales in Ohio continued to increase in June - making it the ninth consecutive month of residential real estate gains in the state.

Ohio Highway Deaths Increase This Year
Posted Friday, July 23
For several years, the number of highway crash fatalities in Ohio has been dropping. But so far this year, the number is up.

Akron Priest Pleads Guilty to Tax and Bank Fraud
Posted Friday, July 23
Father Sam Ciccolini faces up to eight years in federal prison.

Protesters Argue Over Gay Marriage at Statehouse
Posted Friday, July 23
It was a day of dueling protests at the Ohio Statehouse over the issue of gay marriage.

Soapbox Derby Competition Starts Saturday
Posted Friday, July 23
It's a friendly rivalry among most participants.

Upside/Downside: manufacturing wind
Posted Friday, July 23
Supporters of a future wind farm on Lake Erie hope the project will create thousands of manufacturing jobs in northeast Ohio.

Candidate Profile: Matt Dolan
Posted Friday, July 23
A profile of Matt Dolan who's running in the Republican primary for Cuyahoga County Executive.

Region To Partner In Anti-Poverty Employment Initiative
Posted Thursday, July 22
Northeast Ohio will share will get a piece of a federal grant designed to help those who have the toughest time finding employment.

Senator Brown Earns Key Appointment
Posted Thursday, July 22
Senator Sherrod Brown has just been appointed to a powerful Senate committee. Ohio Public Radio's Bill Cohen explains.

Kasich Accused Of Lying
Posted Thursday, July 22
Republican Gubernatorial candidate John Kasich is being accused of lying about his involvement in Lehman Brothers .

Roderick Davies Execution To Go Ahead
Posted Thursday, July 22
With a vote of eight to nothing, the Ohio parole board says the governor should NOT commute the death sentence of Roderick Davie. Bill Cohen reports.

Citizens Petition for Vote on Garfield Heights’ Traffic Cameras
Posted Thursday, July 22
Opponents of automatic traffic cameras in Garfield Heights have submitted a petition to put a ban of the devices on the November ballot.

Federal Health Insurance Law Promises Ohio Businesses Tax Breaks
Posted Wednesday, July 21
An overwhelming majority of Ohio small businesses are eligible for tax credits under the new federal health insurance law.

Justice O’Connor Unveils Ohio Cost Saving Plan
Posted Wednesday, July 21
Talk to anyone at the Ohio Statehouse these days and it's clear they have one thing on their mind - the state budget. Ohio Public Radio's Jo Ingles.

Budget-Conscious Parents Fear Mandated Fashions
Posted Wednesday, July 21
This will be the fourth year that Cleveland Schools have required uniforms for some students.

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