Regional News Stories: May 2007

Statehouse News Bureau: Special Lane for Big Rigs Coming?
Posted Thursday, May 31, 2007
If transportation officials in Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and Missouri get their wish, a major trucking route will have a special lane, just for big rigs. Statehouse correspondent Bill Cohen has more on the story.

Ohio Public Radio: Addressing the Achievement Gap
Posted Thursday, May 31, 2007
It's one of the most intractable problems in education today - the low high school graduation rates for African American males. Yesterday, nearly 2,000 educators, community leaders and public officials gathered in Columbus to discuss the issue at a day long conference. They agree there's a problem, but they disagree on how to fix it. Ohio Public Radio's Karen Kasler reports.

Candlelight Vigil Held for Slain Officer
Posted Thursday, May 31, 2007
Several hundred Northeast Ohioans gathered in Cleveland Heights last night to light candles in memory of patrolman Jason West. He was killed in the line of duty this past Friday. ideastream's David C. Barnett has more.

Bishop Lennon Identifies Church Clusters
Posted Thursday, May 31, 2007
The Cleveland Catholic Church has taken the next step in a program to slim down its eight county parish system. Bishop Richard Lennon has sent a letter to each of the region's 231 parishes. In it, he identifies 69 church clusters that will decide the future size of the Diocese. ideastream's David C. Barnett has more.

Strickland: Raising Achievement a Priority
Posted Thursday, May 31, 2007
Governor Ted Strickland billed yesterday's conference as the first of its kind in Ohio, and says raising the achievement of African American males is a high priority for his administration. He spoke with ideastream's Bill Rice as the gathering was breaking for lunch.

Ohio School Funding Amendment Race Against the Clock
Posted Wednesday, May 30, 2007
Supporters of a constitutional amendment that would change the way Ohio schools are funded are racing against the clock. They have until early August to gather at least 400,000 signatures to get the measure on the ballot. The proposal is in many ways modeled after Maryland's school funding formula which is largely seen as a success by education advocates across the country. Plain Dealer reporter Scott Stephens recently traveled to Maryland to see first hand what's going on there. ideastream's Eric Wellman spoke with Stephens.

Pneumonia Prevention Could Save Millions of Dollars
Posted Wednesday, May 30, 2007
A new study out of Metro Health Medical Center finds the nation's hospitals could save millions of dollars in extra costs by more effectively preventing pneumonia in stroke patients. ideastream's Health Reporter Lisa Ann Pinkerton has more.

Life Without Health Insurance: Unavailable Treatment
Posted Wednesday, May 30, 2007
1.2 million Ohioans live without health insurance. Many of those people go without the treatment they need often until conditions become unbearable. Starting today, 90.3 will provide occasional reports on life without health insurance. We start with an unusual story that illustrates what can happen when treatment is either unavailable or unaffordable - a situation that's growing worse in Ohio. ideastream's Health Reporter Lisa Ann Pinkerton reports.

Ohio Tree Fruit Growers Suffering
Posted Monday, May 28, 2007
More than a month after an Easter snow storm buried Northeast Ohio under more than a foot of snow, many farmers are struggling to recover their crops. Perhaps no industry was harder hit than the state's tree fruit growers, some of whom are writing this year off as a total loss. Diane Miller is state extension specialist for tree fruits at Ohio State University. She says the unseasonably warm weather just before the snow storm made the situation much worse.

Statehouse News Bureau: Demanding Answers on Gas Pricing
Posted Friday, May 25, 2007
Gas prices in Ohio are 80 cents a gallon higher than a couple months ago and state legislators are demanding answers and action. An oil company lobbyist, though, calls the lawmakers latest proposal worthless and counter productive. From our bureau in Columbus, Bill Cohen reports.

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