Regional Features: Archive by Date

January 2008

Company Benefit from High-Skilled Immigrants
Posted Thursday, January 31
Most of the talk about immigration in this country has to do with illegal immigration -- borders, fences, and unskilled labor. This week on Morning Edition, we're exploring a different side of the issue: the demand for highly skilled immigrants and the barriers they face in coming to the United States. Yesterday we profiled Vivek Wadhwa. He's an Indian-American entrepreneur, who favors reducing many of those barriers. Today, we thought we'd take his ideas a step further. How can specific companies benefit from these high skilled immigrants? And more importantly, would northeast Ohio as a region be better off if we let more of them in?

Science & Tech Public Schools Get a Boost
Posted Thursday, January 31
The plan to create five public schools dedicated to a curriculum of science, technology, engineering and math is pushing forward, powered by a multi-million dollar boost from a national foundation. Ohio Public Radio's Karen Kasler reports.

2008 Presidential Race Profile: John McCain
Posted Thursday, January 31
While the Presidential hopefuls are campaigning for change, there's also a battle over who has the right experience for the job. Arizona Senator John McCain plays a unique role as the institutional rebel who is also part of the D.C. establishment -- especially after Tuesday's win in the Florida Primary. This week we're exploring how each candidate might work with congress if elected. Today, Jodi Breisler imagines John McCain as President.

New Health Care Bill May Cut Ranks of Uninsured
Posted Wednesday, January 30
Backers of a new bill in the Ohio House of Representatives say it will help cut the ranks of the uninsured in half over the next few years. But the bill will likely face heavy scrutiny in the coming months. Ohio Public Radio's Jo Ingles reports.

Bill Clinton Campaigns for Hillary Clinton at Tri-C
Posted Wednesday, January 30
Bill Clinton came to Northeast Ohio to raise money for his wife's presidential bid Tuesday, stopping first at Tri-C to make his pitch for Hillary Clinton to a general audience. ideastream® Politics reporter Kymberli Hagelberg has details.

2008 Presidential Race Profile: Rudy Guiliani
Posted Tuesday, January 29
As Republican voters in Florida head to the polls this morning, they will likely determine the fate of former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani's presidential bid. Giuliani is staking his candidacy on today's primary. In continuing evaluation of how the candidates might work with Congress if elected, Capitol News Connection reporter Evelyn Lombardo imagines Rudy Giuliani as President.

Democrats Gearing Up for Ohio
Posted Tuesday, January 29
In five weeks, Ohio voters will be casting ballots in the presidential primary, but there's been little visible campaign activity here. That's expected to change right after the Super Tuesday -- February 5th. Ohio Public Radio's Bill Cohen reports on how the top Democratic candidates are gearing up their campaigns here.

Relaxing Standards for Military Recruitment
Posted Tuesday, January 29
There's growing evidence that the military is finding it increasingly difficult to meet its recruitment goals and has had to relax some of its standards. Not long ago, 90 percent of Army recruits had a high school diploma at least. But today, only about 70 percent have graduated high school. The army is also granting more so-called moral waivers than it used to -- allowing more people with felony convictions to enlist. Lawrence Korb is a Senior fellow at the Center for American progress, a progressive think tank. He served as assistant secretary of defense during the Reagan Administration. He recently came to Cleveland to speak with students at Case Western Reserve University. ideastream's Eric Wellman asked him whether the military was designed to handle conflicts like Iraq and Afghanistan.

Furniture Stores Hit by Housing Woes
Posted Monday, January 28
The Commerce Department reported yesterday that new home sales plunged a record 26 percent last year. The median price of homes barely budged. The dramatic housing downturn has rippled throughout the economy, and one sector especially affected is furniture stores. ideastream’s Dan Bobkoff reports.

Nursing Vacancies Expanding
Posted Monday, January 28
Across the country there are more than a 100,000 unfilled nursing positions, and the number is expected to triple.

Viktor Schreckengost Dies at 101
Posted Monday, January 28
Artist and designer Viktor Schreckengost of Cleveland Heights died late Saturday, at the age of 101, while wintering in Florida. ideastream®'s Rick Jackson has a retrospective.

Low Income Heat Programs Get Boost
Posted Monday, January 28
Programs to help low income Ohioans pay their heating bills have gotten a boost. ideastream®'s Rick Jackson reports.

2008 Presidential Race Profile: Hillary Clinton
Posted Monday, January 28
After Barak Obama's win in South Carolina, there is no clear leader in the Democratic pack which is increasingly looking like a race between Obama and Hillary Clinton. All the presidential candidates have promised change -- but it's worth asking how each candidate might translate campaign promises into actual policy. How do personalities and experiences bode for how each candidate will govern? Each day this week we'll focus on a different candidate. Today Elizabeth Wynne Johnson imagines Hillary Clinton as President.

Pollworkers Training for Switch to Paper Ballots in Cuyahoga County
Posted Monday, January 28
As a result of an order last month from Ohio's top elections official, Cuyahoga County is switching from electronic voting machines back to paper ballots. That means ALL poll-workers in the county need to be re-trained before the March 4th primary and evaluated to make sure they are ready. ideastream's Mhari Saito reports.

Kucinich Officially Drops Out of Presidential Race
Posted Friday, January 25
Flanked by supporters at a Union Hall in Cleveland this afternoon, Democrat Dennis Kucinich officially ended his presidential campaign. ideastream's Dan Bobkoff has the story.

Cleveland Clinic’s Trade Secrets Unprotected
Posted Friday, January 25
State officials have ruled the Cleveland Clinic Foundation must reveal what it considers to be trade secrets in a dispute with the City of Beachwood. ideastream’s Tasha Flournoy has more.

University of Akron Gets Caution on Bond Rating
Posted Friday, January 25
The University of Akron’s credit rating is still in good standing, but a leading bond-rating agency has a message for the school: Watch your debt to revenue ratio. ideastream®’s Tasha Flournoy has more.

Questions Remain about Laptops in Schools
Posted Friday, January 25
Proponents of so-called one-to-one laptop programs - where each student gets a computer to take home - say it's premature to sound the death knell. They say it's all about the execution. ideastream® education reporter Dan Bobkoff takes a look at programs here in Northeast Ohio.

Kucinich Drops Out of Presidential Race
Posted Thursday, January 24
Dennis Kucinich is dropping his longshot bid for the presidency. ideastream's Dan Bobkoff reports.

Ohio Workforce Could Expand with Increased Energy Manufacturing
Posted Thursday, January 24
A coalition of labor and environmentalists have released a new report about Ohio potentially growing its job force by increasing energy manufacturing. ideastream's Rick Jackson reports.

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