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March 2007

Day Care for Sick Children
Posted Friday, March 30
Colds, stomach bugs, infections - all manner of common child maladies keep parents home when they could be working. According to the Families and Work Institute, its estimated around 29 percent of working parents were either distracted, tardy or absent form work because of their sick children. In Akron, one daycare that takes in sick kids is slowly catching on with parents - perhaps a signal that more options could become available in the future. But for now, the center is still a novelty in the region. ideastream's Lisa Ann Pinkerton reports.

Billie Jean King at the City of Club of Cleveland
Posted Friday, March 30
Tennis great Billie Jean King with USA Today sports columnist Christine Brennan at Cleveland State University's Wolstein Center. King spoke about the struggle for equality in sports and Title IX funding. About 400 people attended the event, which is part of The City of Club of Cleveland's Women in the Game series.

Women’s Sports Mentoring
Posted Thursday, March 29
There's no doubt that it's a big week for women's sports here in Northeast Ohio. The women's college Final Four will be at the Q. And, women's basketball coaches will host their national convention starting Friday. Conventions and games aside, role models play a key role in women's sports. Ideastream's Tasha Flournoy reports on how mentoring encourages women to become better players and future leaders in sports. ideastream's Tasha Flournoy reports.

Ohio Public Radio: Workers’ Compensation Audit Released
Posted Wednesday, March 28
The state has released a long-awaited audit into the investment scandal involving millions of dollars lost at the Bureau of Workers' Compensation. It found problems at the highest level of management, but there are questions about whether enough has been done to prevent it from happening again. Ohio Public Radio's Karen Kasler reports.

Third Board of Elections Member Resigns
Posted Wednesday, March 28
Cuyahoga County Elections Board member Sally Florkiewicz - a Republican - has given up the fight to keep her post. That leaves just one board member remaining. ideastream's Bill Rice reports.

School Board Sued Over Closed School
Posted Wednesday, March 28
The Cleveland Heights/University Heights Board of Education is being sued by a parents' group. It claims the board made the decision to close an elementary school behind closed doors. The parents say that's a violation of state's open meetings law. ideastream's Lisa Ann Pinkerton reports.

New Research Challenges Angioplasty Effectiveness
Posted Wednesday, March 28
New research that challenges the idea that angioplasty is more effective than drug therapy for treatment of cardiovascular disease could lead to fewer surgeries. ideastream Health Reporter Lisa Ann Pinkerton has more.

Financial Impact of Women’s Final Four
Posted Wednesday, March 28
Cleveland will be Ground Zero for women's basketball over the next week. The Division I NCAA Final Four playoff series hits the hardwood of Quicken Loans Arena on Sunday. Those games are part of a series of events that will put a national spotlight on Cleveland. Local officials predict that the thousands of visitors will leave millions of dollars in the local economy. ideastream's David C. Barnett has more on the potential impact of the Women's Final Four.

Bringing the Final Four Home: Alice Kohl Interview
Posted Tuesday, March 27
Alice Kohl, Associate Director of Athletics at Cleveland State University, has been looking forward to this particular week for more than 20 years. Kohl has attended every women's Final Four basketball tournament since her coaching days began in the early 1980s. But this will be the first year she'll be staying in her home rather than in a hotel - that's because Cleveland's the host city and Kohl is largely responsible for bringing the tournament here. On top of her duties and Cleveland State, Alice Kohl is also the Tournament Director. ideastream's Eric Wellman spoke with Kohl about the tournament.

Elizabeth Edwards Makes City Club Appearance
Posted Tuesday, March 27
Elizabeth Edwards, the wife of presidential hopeful John Edwards, made a stop in Cleveland yesterday. She encouraged the audience at the city club to be supportive of the people struggling with illness around them. ideastream's Health Reporter Lisa Ann Pinkerton has more.

A Look At 35 Years of Title IX
Posted Tuesday, March 27
In 1972, Title IX was added to the Civil Rights Act. The amendment states that it's illegal to exclude someone from school activities based on gender. The original amendment didn't specifically mention athletics, but sports equality is Title IX's lasting legacy. In the 35 years since it was passed, there have been big changes in opportunities and attitudes toward women's sports. ideastream's Dan Bobkoff takes a look now at how Ohio schools and athletes have been affected by the law.

Ohio Public Radio: Concern Over Ohio Tuberculosis Cases
Posted Monday, March 26
In the 1960s and 70s, the U.S. saw a steady decline in the number of Tuberculosis cases and there were hopes it might disappear altogether in this country. Instead, the number of cases increased in the 1990s. And now, there's a concern that, here in Ohio, TB may be on the rise again. Ohio Public Radio's Bill Cohen reports.

Unintended Consequences from Ethanol Energy Bill
Posted Monday, March 26
A story about unintended consequences - it begins two years ago, when lawmakers in Washington passed a massive energy bill. It was applauded by corn farmers because it contained provisions that would help boost ethanol production and in turn, drive up the price of corn. But now Ohio livestock producers are worried. They feed corn to their cattle, hogs and poultry. And at $4 a bushel on the Chicago Board of Trade, corn prices are double what they were last summer. That's squeezing some farmer's bottom lines. And that could mean higher prices for consumers. From Washington, Chad Pergram reports.

Workplace Diversity: Sharon Allen Interview
Posted Monday, March 26
There's no question women have made tremendous inroads in the workplace over the past few decades. Yet when it comes to top management positions at our country's largest companies, the numbers show a gaping disparity, according to Catalyst, a group that does research on women in the workplace. About 4% of top management positions at Fortune 500 companies are held by women. Sharon Allen is chairman of the board of Deloitte and Touche USA. She was in Cleveland Friday to talk about this very issue of workplace diversity at the City Club. When she stopped by the ideastream Studios, she told ideastream's Eric Wellman there are signs women are making progress.

Rainbow Babies to Separate Conjoined Twins
Posted Monday, March 26
Two little Romanian twins, conjoined at the head, are traveling to Cleveland in the coming weeks in the hopes that a series of complex and risky surgeries surgeries will separate them. ideastream's Health Reporter Lisa Ann Pinkerton has more.

Statehouse News Bureau: Strickland Wants Funding Stopped for Abstinence-Only Sex Education
Posted Friday, March 23
Debate over "abstinence-only" sex education in Ohio classrooms is flaring up again. This latest controversy stems from Governor Strickland's call for the state to stop funding the program. Statehouse correspondent Bill Cohen reports.

Ohio Nursing Homes Providing Above Average Care
Posted Friday, March 23
The Ohio Department of Aging says 60% of nursing homes and assisted living facilities in the state are providing above average care. The information is contained in the latest Consumer Guide the department compiles on the nearly 1,600 long-term care facilities serving the state's elderly. ideastream's Lisa Ann Pinkerton reports.

Erie Casino Luring Ohio Gamblers
Posted Friday, March 23
There were predictions that when Presque Isle Downs & Casino opened just outside Erie, Pennsylvania, Ohio gamblers would flock there and spend millions of dollars in the process. Well, the casino did open last month and the owners claim 25% of their patrons are from Ohio, and these traveling gamblers certainly are contributing to Erie's economy - especially the retired set. ideastream's David C. Barnett went along on a casino run and filed this report.

OSU to Face Tennessee in Sweet 16 Matchup
Posted Thursday, March 22
Ohio State Basketball fans have a late night tonight - the Buckeyes are in San Antonio to face the Tennessee Volunteers in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA men's basketball tournament. They'll be taking the court at 10:00 PM, playing what is arguably their best basketball of the season. Doug Lesmerises is the Plain Dealer's OSU beat writer, and he spoke with ideastream's Eric Wellman about the matchup.

One Member of Board of Elections Resigns
Posted Thursday, March 22
One member of the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections has decided to comply with the Ohio Secretary of State's demand that the entire board resign. ideastream's Bill Rice has more.

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