Regional News Stories: August 2007

Aurora to Receive Cleveland Water
Posted Friday, August 31, 2007
Another Northeast Ohio community has promised not to poach businesses from Cleveland in return for city water service. ideastream's Kymberli Hagelberg has more.

Medical Mart Site Expected By End of Year
Posted Friday, August 31, 2007
Leaders of the Greater Cleveland Partnership say they expect to recommend a site for a new convention center and medical mart by the end of the year. ideastream's economics reporter Tasha Flournoy has more.

Miami University to Continue Benefits
Posted Friday, August 31, 2007
Miami University in Ohio can continue to offer benefits to same-sex domestic partners now that an Ohio appeals court has upheld a lower court's ruling. ideastream education reporter Dan Bobkoff explains.

Local Astronaut Spends Six Months in Space
Posted Thursday, August 30, 2007
Euclid born Astronaut Sunita Williams spent six years training for a mission that lasted six months. From late last year through June, she lived 240 miles above the earth on the International space station. But she says despite all her training, there was nothing that fully prepared her for what she encountered after liftoff. Listen to Sunita Williams' experience eating in space.

Case Welcomes New President
Posted Thursday, August 30, 2007
As Case Western Reserve University welcomes back students, it also welcomed its new President yesterday. ideastream education reporter Dan Bobkoff was there.

Governor Warns of Higher Electric Bills
Posted Thursday, August 30, 2007
Governor Ted Strickland is warning that electricity bills across Ohio will skyrocket in 2009, unless Ohio moves back toward government regulation of electricity rates. He's unveiled his own proposal for change, and it includes a move to encourage development of more alternative energy sources. Statehouse correspondent Bill Cohen reports.

Public Offers Thoughts on Port’s Plans
Posted Thursday, August 30, 2007
Area residents offered their thoughts yesterday on the Cleveland Port Authority's plan to advance Northeast Ohio's economy. ideastream's economics reporter Tasha Flournoy explains how the public views the port's move in a new direction.

Mayor Jackson Appears on “The Sound of Ideas”
Posted Wednesday, August 29, 2007
Yesterday, Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson spent an hour with WCPN listeners on our daily program "The Sound of Ideas," talking about everything from the census bureau's latest poverty rankings to new development to the waterfront. Sound of Ideas host Dan Moulthrop has this recap.

Cleveland Now Nation’s 4th Poorest City
Posted Wednesday, August 29, 2007
Cleveland is no longer the nation's most impoverished big city. But, the latest survey from the U.S. Census Bureau reports that the city still ranks in the top ten. ideastream's David C. Barnett reports.

Helping African Refugees Settle in Ohio
Posted Wednesday, August 29, 2007
Tens of thousands of people have immigrated from Africa to Ohio in the past decade, and some state legislators say it's time the government set up a special commission to help the refugees settle into their new life. Statehouse correspondent Bill Cohen files this report.

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