Regional News Stories: August 2008

Cleveland’s Foremost Antiques Expert and ideastream Trustee Dies
Posted Sunday, August 31, 2008
Well-known Cleveland antiques expert and ideastream board member Ralph Kovel has died. Ideastream's Bill Rice has this remembrance.

Obama Excitement Creeps into Tubbs Jones Memorial
Posted Saturday, August 30, 2008
On Saturday, dignitaries, family, and friends gathered to remember Stephanie Tubbs Jones. Among the high profile mourners was Democratic Presidential nominee Barack Obama, and as ideastream®’s Dan Bobkoff reports, Obama’s presence did not go unnoticed.

Clintons, Obama Remember Tubbs Jones at Memorial
Posted Saturday, August 30, 2008
At a memorial service in Cleveland Saturday, hundreds came to pay their respects to Cleveland Congresswoman Stephanie Tubbs Jones, who died earlier this month of a brain hemorrhage. Among them were presidential candidate Barack Obama and Senator Hillary Clinton. ideastream®’s Dan Bobkoff reports.

Palin Makes A Splash In Ohio
Posted Friday, August 29, 2008
Republican presidential candidate John McCain wasted little time trying to snatch the media spotlight from Barack Obama, unveiling his surprise choice of a running mate today in a rally near Dayton. Ohio Public Radio's Bill Cohen reports.

Thousands Attend Wake for Tubbs Jones
Posted Friday, August 29, 2008
The viewing began at 9:00 this morning - and will continue through tonight. ideastream®'s Rick Jackson has some of the remembrances of people who waited to see the Congresswoman a final time.

Sutton Confident Obama Can Win Ohio… With Some Effort
Posted Friday, August 29, 2008
On the final day of the Democratic convention Congresswoman Betty Sutton spoke with ideastream's Eric Wellman about what it will take for Barack Obama to win Ohio, and about her friendship with Congresswoman Stephanie Tubbs Jones.

McCain Picks Alaska’s Governor, Sarah Palin, for VP Spot
Posted Friday, August 29, 2008
NPR.org, August 29, 2008 · Republican Sen. John McCain is set to announce that Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin will be his vice presidential running mate, a move that brings youth and a staunch anti-abortion advocate to the GOP ticket, his campaign announced Friday.

Ohio Delegates React To Obama’s Acceptance Speech
Posted Friday, August 29, 2008
The parties, speeches, strategy sessions and spectacle are over, and Ohio's delegates to the Democratic National Convention in Denver will begin trickling back into the state today. Last night they heard Barack Obama accept his nomination as their candidate for president. Now the delegates must make Obama's case to skeptical Ohio voters. For Ohio Public Radio, WKSU's Kevin Niedermier is at the Denver convention.

Obama References Martin Luther King’s Unfinished Business
Posted Friday, August 29, 2008
Excerpt from Obama's acceptance speech. Photo by Win McNamee

Obama…In His Own Words
Posted Friday, August 29, 2008
A brief montage of Obama speech lines.

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