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October 2009

Confidence in Obama and Strickland Slips
Posted Friday, October 30
A new independent Ohio poll is confirming what other polls have shown. Statehouse correspondent Bill Cohen has details.

U. Of Akron Adjunct Prof Protests DNA Sample Requirement
Posted Friday, October 30
In what's thought to be a first, the university has implemented a policy requiring new job applicants to be willing to submit a DNA sample.

Thousands Across Region Seek Relief From H1N1
Posted Friday, October 30
Doctors say some people need only overnight care, while many are hospitalized for several weeks.

Local Theater Legend Passes Away
Posted Friday, October 30
Cleveland theatrical legend John Kenley passed away earlier this month at the age of 103.

CWRU Medical School To Lead Hypertension Study
Posted Friday, October 30
The school is getting nearly 15 million dollars from the National Institutes of Health.

Upside/Downside: Business and the ballot
Posted Friday, October 30
A business perspective on casinos and county reform.

Is the recession over? Clevelanders don’t seem to think so.
Posted Friday, October 30
Economists say the recession might be over, but Clevelanders aren't convinced.

Final Hearing On Great Lakes Improvement Held
Posted Friday, October 30
The Obama Administration has allocated nearly half a billion dollars for improving the nation's waterways.

Voinovich Squares Off With Boxer
Posted Thursday, October 29
Voinovich's outburst came as he defended Ohio's coal industry.

Census Survey Shows Affluent Suffer, Too
Posted Thursday, October 29
The highest percentage income loss in the region was in Kent, at nearly 9%.

Regina Brett Among Journalism Hall of Fame Inductees
Posted Thursday, October 29
The Press Club of Cleveland gave its highest honor to six local journalists, including Plain Dealer columnist & WCPN talk-show host, Regina Brett

Why Can’t We All Just Get Along
Posted Thursday, October 29
Some voters are exasperated with the debate over Issue 5 and Issue 6, the fight on whether and when to reform Cuyahoga County government.

County Reform Checks & Balances
Posted Thursday, October 29
Issue 6 supporters say executive and legislature would create a level of oversight that doesn't currently exist.

FirstEnergy Faces Regulators Over Fluorescent Bulbs Program
Posted Wednesday, October 28
The controversy sparked by a mandatory giveaway of compact fluorescent lightbulbs by the largest Ohio-based utility lit up a hearing in Columbus.

Unemployment Shifts Foreclosure Crisis To Suburbs
Posted Wednesday, October 28
First it was fraudulent and predatory lending that put thousands of people in Cuyahoga County into mortgage purgatory. Now it's unemployment.

Farmers Among Protesters For And Against Issue 2
Posted Wednesday, October 28
Combatants insist casinos will either break farmers, or create jobs.

Patmon, Jackson In Final Showdown
Posted Wednesday, October 28
Pollsters show the incumbent Jackson with a sizable lead in Tuesday's election.

Issue 2 & the Treatment of Farm Animals - Two Perspectives
Posted Tuesday, October 27
Ohio Issue 2 pits farmers against animal welfare activists

Gilbert, Penn National Promise Casino Jobs For Locals
Posted Tuesday, October 27
The Issue Three campaign has outspent its opposition by more than a 5-1 margin.

Some Farmers Against Issue 2 Livestock Board Proposal
Posted Tuesday, October 27
They worry they will be regulated out of business.

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