Regional Features: Archive by Date

January 2007

Levitt Speaks to City Club
Posted Wednesday, January 31
To help bring down healthcare costs, President Bush wants the nation's employers to demand more transparency in prices and more access to quality comparisons. Mr. Bush has sent his top health official out stumping for the changes, including a stopover at the City Club of Cleveland yesterday. ideastream's Lisa Ann Pinkerton reports.

Residential Tax-Abatement Program Examined
Posted Wednesday, January 31
The Cleveland City Council is continuing its examination of whether to end the city's residential tax-abatement program. Mayor Frank Jackson wants to scale back the benefit. ideastream's Dan Bobkoff has an update.

Invisible Children
Posted Wednesday, January 31
Sometimes what's in the news so moves us that we are compelled to act. That's what happened with three young people from California who set off for the Sudan on their own, and at some personal risk. They went to produce a documentary about genocide, one that would be targeted specifically for the high-school and college-age crowd. They came back with a powerful film that is being shown in high schools around the country, including tonight's screening in Strongsville. However, as things turned out, the film is not about Sudan - it's about child soldiers in Uganda. ideastream's Eric Wellman has more.

Ohio Public Radio: Ohio EPA Weighing New Pollutant Crackdown
Posted Tuesday, January 30
The Ohio EPA is considering doing something that's only been done in one other state - cracking down on the amount of air pollutants in hair spray, deodorant, furniture polish and other consumer products. Ohio Public Radio's Karen Kasler reports.

Ohio Public Radio: Brunner Considering Poll Draft
Posted Tuesday, January 30
Ohio's new secretary of state, Jennifer Brunner thinks she has the answer to a shortage of poll workers throughout many parts of the state. But the plan is getting a chilly response, as Jo Ingles reports from Columbus.

The Environment Report: Growers Cover Up Local Produce
Posted Tuesday, January 30
It's the middle of winter and you're craving some fresh, juicy strawberries. Go to your local grocery store and you'll find lots of packaged strawberries shipped from the west coast or down south. But for locally grown strawberries, you have to wait till June if you live in Ohio or other parts of the midwest. Although, that's starting to change as Jennifer Guerra reports.

Ohio Public Radio: Farm Workers Not Included in Minimum Wage Hike
Posted Monday, January 29
Farm workers in Ohio who won't get an increase in the minimum wage due to recently passed legislation are fighting back. Ohio Public Radio's Jo Ingles has more on the story.

Ohio Public Radio: Elderly Crime Victim Breaking Her Silence
Posted Monday, January 29
Crimes against the elderly are some of the most common, but also the most underreported. One Columbus woman is breaking her silence about the swindler who left her broke and heartbroken, in the hopes of helping other victims. Ohio Public Radio's Karen Kasler reports.

Teachers Union and Schools to Meet
Posted Monday, January 29
Today the Cleveland Teachers Union and the Cleveland Public Schools are sitting down at the bargaining table for the first time in six years to negotiate a new contract. As ideastream's Lisa Ann Pinkerton reports, this time around they're trying a new type of negotiating strategy that some say is less adversarial - but that won't mean the top issues will be any less contentious.

Lake Erie Monsters Surface
Posted Friday, January 26
Hockey is on its way back in Cleveland, at least for a while. ideastream's Bill Rice headed down to the Q yesterday for the dramatic unveiling.

Cleveland Biotech Venture Dollars Climb
Posted Friday, January 26
A recent study found that money invested in Cleveland healthcare startups dropped last year. But, the number of companies receiving venture capital dollars continues to climb. ideastream's Tasha Flournoy reports.

Sherwin Williams Profits Up
Posted Friday, January 26
The Cleveland-based Sherwin Williams Company has announced 4th quarter profits of 31%. Earnings for 2006 were up 24% from 2005. ideastream's Mark Urycki reports.

EPA Probing Landfill Nuisance
Posted Thursday, January 25
The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency has launched a probe into a possible landfill fire in Stark County. Officials say they've never seen a situation quite like it in the state. ideastream's Tasha Flournoy reports.

Ohio Canal Towpath Bridge Complete
Posted Thursday, January 25
The 100-mile Ohio Canal Towpath trail stretching from Cleveland to Zoar is a little more complete. A 65-foot bridge crossed the canal in downtown Akron Wednesday to finish one phase through the city. ideastream's Mark Urycki reports.

Ohio Public Radio: Closing the Health Care Gap
Posted Wednesday, January 24
An estimated 5% of Ohio's children are going without health insurance. Many of those kids are eligible for an existing plan offered by the government but aren't taking advantage of it. Still other children are not eligible because their parents earn too much money. Jo Ingles reports on the governor's plan to close the health care gap.

Judge Orders Damra’s Release
Posted Wednesday, January 24
Fawaz Damra, the former spiritual leader of the Islamic Center of Cleveland, may be freed soon from an Israeli jail. ideastream's Bill Rice reports.

Audit Committee Established for Cleveland Schools
Posted Wednesday, January 24
The Cleveland School Board has taken measures to establish an Advisory Financial Audit Committee, that it says will bring more trust and transparency to the district's financial reports. ideastream's Lisa Ann Pinkerton has more.

Making Change: Israeli Company Reps Tour Akron Hospitals
Posted Wednesday, January 24
Representatives from 15 Israeli companies toured Akron hospitals yesterday after looking at Cleveland medical centers earlier this week. The small firms specialize in medical information technology and are looking for ways to break into the American market. Local officials hope they set up shop in Northeast Ohio. ideastream's Mark Urycki reports.

Connie Schultz Returns to The Plain Dealer
Posted Tuesday, January 23
At the end of this week, readers of The Plain Dealer will see of a columnist return to its pages who's been notably absent for the past year. Pulitzer prize-winning columnist Connie Schultz left last February to work full time on her husband's campaign. Her husband is Ohio's junior Senator Sherrod Brown. Her travels took her to all corners of the state - Schultz estimates she visited at least 66 of Ohio's 88 counties. And, she's in the process of writing a book about the experience. During a recent visit to the Idea Center, ideastream's Eric Wellman asked her what life on the road was like.

Mayor Jackson Unveils Investment Plan
Posted Tuesday, January 23
Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson has unveiled a $1.6 billion investment plan in neighborhood and business redevelopment. ideastream's Bill Rice reports.

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