http://www.ideastream.org (c) Copyright 2012 ideastream - For Personal Use Only http://www.ideastream.org/news/feature/45333 http://www.ideastream.org/news/feature/45333 Normally when you hear the word schizophrenia, what comes to mind are hallucinations, delusions, paranoia, even violent outbursts. But this is a story about what happens after people with the disease have been stabilized with anti-psychotic medications. For several years now, Cleveland has been the incubator for a new therapy that helps people with schizophrenia get to the next level. Health reporter Anne Glausser has the story. Wed, 22 Feb 2012 20:47:00 -0500 http://www.ideastream.org/news/feature/45302 http://www.ideastream.org/news/feature/45302 There’s a petition drive for yet ANOTHER statewide ballot issue in Ohio. This one proposes that the state borrow billions of dollars to boost what’s termed “clean energy.” But, as statehouse correspondent Bill Cohen reports, the folks you MIGHT think are behind the issue --- Ohio environmental groups --- say they have nothing to do with it Wed, 22 Feb 2012 14:47:01 -0500 http://www.ideastream.org/news/feature/45297 http://www.ideastream.org/news/feature/45297 With just two weeks to go before Ohioans go to the polls, Republican presidential contenders Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum have been crisscrossing the state. Santorum's surge and Romney's need to solidify his standing make Ohio potentially one of the most decisive of the March 6th "super-Tuesday" primaries. To get a sense of the current GOP mood, ideastream's Brian Bull visited reliably red Knox County in Central Ohio. Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:08:00 -0500 http://www.ideastream.org/news/feature/45298 http://www.ideastream.org/news/feature/45298 Republican State Treasurer and U.S. Senate candidate Josh Mandel has bowed out of a debate scheduled for Wednesday in downtown Cleveland. ideastream's Bill Rice reports. Tue, 21 Feb 2012 23:14:00 -0500 http://www.ideastream.org/news/feature/45264 http://www.ideastream.org/news/feature/45264 For five years Ohio has offered taxpayer funded vouchers for students in failing public schools to attend private schools. Now the state is expanding the program to include special education students. StateImpact: Ohio’s Ida Lieszkovszky reports the voucher program expansion is good news for some families, but alarming to the local public schools they’re leaving behind. Tue, 21 Feb 2012 23:00:00 -0500 http://www.ideastream.org/news/feature/45271 http://www.ideastream.org/news/feature/45271 Our Tuesday check up this morning looks at the use and often abuse of prescription drugs, especially relevant in this week following Whitney Houston's death, and the allegations that she may have mixed pills, and alcohol. Prescription drug abuse is a problem many are acutely aware of - but even more of us ...know next to nothing about. Tue, 21 Feb 2012 12:30:00 -0500 http://www.ideastream.org/news/feature/45284 http://www.ideastream.org/news/feature/45284 For the third time, a bill that would provide grants to put heart-shocker machines in all US schools is making the rounds in Congress. Statehouse Bureau Chief Karen Kasler reports that an obstacle that's stopped this bill before ....could once again halt it. Tue, 21 Feb 2012 10:53:00 -0500 http://www.ideastream.org/news/feature/45283 http://www.ideastream.org/news/feature/45283 Dennis Kucinich and Marcy Kaptur - two incumbent democrats running this year for a single congressional seat - continued to attack each other's records during a debate in Cleveland, while political newcomer Graham Veysey lashed out at BOTH in his effort to gain traction. Ideastream's Bill Rice reports. (Click 'Additional Audio' below to hear entire debate.) Tue, 21 Feb 2012 09:14:00 -0500 http://www.ideastream.org/news/feature/45269 http://www.ideastream.org/news/feature/45269 Surging in public opinion polls, republican Presidential hopeful Rick Santorum made five appearances in Ohio Friday and Saturday. One of his strongest bases of support are Christian evangelicals, and Santorum signaled that…..by appearing at a meeting of the Ohio Christian Alliance just north of Columbus. Statehouse correspondent Bill Cohen reports. Mon, 20 Feb 2012 15:20:00 -0500 http://www.ideastream.org/news/feature/45268 http://www.ideastream.org/news/feature/45268 Some teaching positions in Ohio are still hard to fill, especially special education and math spots. So over the past couple years state lawmakers have been expanding Ohio's teacher supply. They've been easing the way into teaching for people who didn't necessarily major in education in college. State officials say Ohio's alternative certification program brings new talent into classrooms, but some educators say the new talent isn't always prepared for the work. StateImpact Ohio's Molly Bloom reports. Mon, 20 Feb 2012 15:00:01 -0500 http://www.ideastream.org/news/feature/45261 http://www.ideastream.org/news/feature/45261 There’s a fight brewing over women’s rights and contraceptives nationally and here in Ohio. Statehouse correspondent Jo Ingles reports. Fri, 17 Feb 2012 22:56:00 -0500 http://www.ideastream.org/news/feature/45260 http://www.ideastream.org/news/feature/45260 Back in October, Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine endorsed Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney. But DeWine says, after a lot of thought, he's changed his mind. Fri, 17 Feb 2012 22:51:00 -0500 http://www.ideastream.org/news/feature/45251 http://www.ideastream.org/news/feature/45251 The speed limit on Ohio interstate highways will rise from 65 miles an hour to 70…if a bill that state representatives plan to vote on soon…..becomes law. Statehouse correspondent Bill Cohen walks us through the pros and cons. Fri, 17 Feb 2012 14:23:00 -0500 http://www.ideastream.org/news/feature/45250 http://www.ideastream.org/news/feature/45250 The G-O-P presidential candidates are taking Ohio's March sixth primary and its 66 delegates seriously. Mitt Romney courted regional Republicans Thursday, a trip which follows another candidate's recent Northeast Ohio stop, and comes just ahead of the current frontrunners' visit…. Kevin Niedermier of member station WKSU reports that timing is part of what's making Ohio a priority….. Fri, 17 Feb 2012 14:19:00 -0500 http://www.ideastream.org/news/feature/45234 http://www.ideastream.org/news/feature/45234 A half dozen officials from federal agencies are coming to Elyria February 17, specifically to hear from Northeast Ohio's Hispanic residents, as part of a White House promise to better connect with Hispanic communities. 13 regions have already hosted similar exercises, and tomorrow's has attracted plenty of interest, as more than 400 people have registered to attend. Ideastream's Rick Jackson spoke about the need for the meeting with Jose Rico, director of the White House Hispanic Initiative, beginning with what they would 'like' to hear during the visit. Fri, 17 Feb 2012 11:35:00 -0500 http://www.ideastream.org/news/feature/45246 http://www.ideastream.org/news/feature/45246 Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney stuck to his established talking points during an appearance Thursday in Cleveland. ideastream's Bill Rice reports Romney made no mention of his GOP rivals. Fri, 17 Feb 2012 05:40:00 -0500 http://www.ideastream.org/news/feature/45230 http://www.ideastream.org/news/feature/45230 This week hundreds of teachers, and students gathered for the 14th annual eTech Ohio educational technology conference in Columbus. StateImpact: Ohio’s Ida Lieszkovszky checked out the conference and reports that although there was some new technology on hand, the focus was on how to effectively use computers in the classroom. Thu, 16 Feb 2012 23:00:00 -0500 http://www.ideastream.org/news/feature/45242 http://www.ideastream.org/news/feature/45242 Cleveland’s Mayor Frank Jackson continued his high stakes campaign for major education reforms Thursday in an appearance on WCPN’s morning call-in program, The Sound of Ideas. The multi-pronged strategy announced last week would have the city’s public schools…share money and space with charters, steer parents to the best performing schools, give individual schools more control over their budgets and revamp teacher contracts to make employment and pay based on performance. More on what the Democratic mayor said from ideastream’s Michelle Kanu. Thu, 16 Feb 2012 22:03:00 -0500 http://www.ideastream.org/news/feature/45232 http://www.ideastream.org/news/feature/45232 Governor John Kasich is telling bankers throughout Ohio to make some noise in Washington. From our statehouse bureau, Jo Ingles reports. Thu, 16 Feb 2012 14:11:01 -0500 http://www.ideastream.org/news/feature/45231 http://www.ideastream.org/news/feature/45231 A new Ohio law expanding the taking of DNA samples from criminal suspects is only 7 months old……but Ohio's top cop says it's already doing a good job… solving old criminal cases. Statehouse correspondent Bill Cohen reports. Thu, 16 Feb 2012 10:55:01 -0500 http://www.ideastream.org/news/feature/45228 http://www.ideastream.org/news/feature/45228 The panel that makes rules for the four casinos under construction in Ohio has set the timetable for the grand openings for two of them. As Statehouse correspondent Karen Kasler reports, it's good news for one and bad news for the other. Wed, 15 Feb 2012 23:17:00 -0500 http://www.ideastream.org/news/feature/45227 http://www.ideastream.org/news/feature/45227 A new poll shows most Ohio Republicans choose Former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum for their party's pick for president. He leads Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney by seven points in the latest Quinnipiac University poll. Ohio Public Radio's Jo Ingles reports. Wed, 15 Feb 2012 22:54:00 -0500 http://www.ideastream.org/news/feature/45226 http://www.ideastream.org/news/feature/45226 Mayor Frank Jackson’s plan to improve the Cleveland Schools calls for changes in state law that have already received a ringing endorsement from Republican Governor John Kasich. Ideastream’s Michelle Kanu reports the plan is starting to garner cautious support from local lawmakers. Wed, 15 Feb 2012 22:17:00 -0500 http://www.ideastream.org/news/feature/45180 http://www.ideastream.org/news/feature/45180 Here in the Midwest, people are looking for any way to help the economy be strong again. But there’s one asset in our economy that is sometimes overlooked, or seen as controversial: immigration. That perception is starting to change, though. Our Changing Gears team has been looking at why. Dustin Dwyer has the first story in our series. Wed, 15 Feb 2012 11:35:00 -0500 http://www.ideastream.org/news/feature/45192 http://www.ideastream.org/news/feature/45192 Ohio voters sided with labor unions last November by repealing a new law limiting union negotiating clout….but now, a new independent poll shows Ohio voters may DESERT the union cause when it comes to "Right to Work." That's a policy that would ban future union contracts, public and private, that require workers to pay money to unions - and backers are trying to get it onto the ballot for voter approval. Bill Cohen reports from the statehouse. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 22:35:00 -0500 http://www.ideastream.org/news/feature/45186 http://www.ideastream.org/news/feature/45186 Convincing students to go to school isn’t always easy. One charter high school in Cincinnati has turned to paying their students for perfect attendance and good behavior. As StateImpact: Ohio’s Ida Lieszkovszky reports, the program proved successful on day one. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 21:00:00 -0500 http://www.ideastream.org/news/feature/45177 http://www.ideastream.org/news/feature/45177 A plan to study the feasibility of leasing the Ohio turnpike to a private company has just gotten the green light from a legislative panel. The State Controlling Board has approved the idea of Ohio spending 2.8 million dollars to see if the privatization idea should move further down the road. Statehouse correspondent Bill Cohen reports. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:34:00 -0500 http://www.ideastream.org/news/feature/45167 http://www.ideastream.org/news/feature/45167 Many of us wrongly assume that the only way to learn if your doctors have done anything that got them in trouble with the state medical board - was word of mouth. It turns out that, not only does Ohio make researching records more simple than do many other states - but that it's done it for quite some time. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 12:35:00 -0500 http://www.ideastream.org/news/feature/45176 http://www.ideastream.org/news/feature/45176 The three candidates in Ohio’s ninth district Democratic primary met in a round table format on Time Warner’s In the Spotlight, hosted by Bob Conklin. Incumbents Marcy Kaptur and Dennis Kucinich –long time allies in the House serving in separate districts – clashed, at times aggressively, in their fight to retain a seat in the new district created after redistricting. And upstart candidate Graham Veysey took both veterans to task. Ideastream’s Bill Rice reports. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:18:01 -0500 http://www.ideastream.org/news/feature/45141 http://www.ideastream.org/news/feature/45141 Slavery ended in America with the Civil War and the 13th Amendment to the Constitution. That assertion is widely accepted as a historical fact but facts sometimes miss the point. A new TV documentary that will be broadcast Monday at 9p.m. on WVIZ and other PBS stations shows how forced labor lasted well beyond the Civil War's end. It continued to be a widespread, systematic practice in the South until the early 1940's and the North turned a blind eye. The documentary is based on a Pulitzer Prize winning book, "Slavery By Another Name." ideastream Executive Editor David Molpus spoke with the author, Doug Blackmon during a visit to Cleveland last week. A warning...some of the discussion of violence is graphic. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 13:15:01 -0500 http://www.ideastream.org/news/feature/45139 http://www.ideastream.org/news/feature/45139 Incumbent Democrats Marcy Kaptur and Dennis Kuinich don't have just each other to worry about as they face off in the March 6th primary. 29 year-old Graham Veysey, who grew up in Shaker Heights and now lives in Cleveland, is also chasing the nomination in the newly drawn ninth district that runs along the Lake Erie shoreline. Ideastream's Bill Rice has this profile of Veysey and his longshot first run for political office. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 04:03:01 -0500