Regional News Stories: October 2008

Lines Mount at Board Of Elections
Posted Friday, October 31, 2008
Thousands of Ohioans continue to vote early, nearly overwhelming some local election places. Ideastream®'s Rick Jackson reports.

Race in Ohio’s 16th District Key for Republicans and Democrats
Posted Friday, October 31, 2008
I'm Kymberli Hagelberg, you're listening to Weekend Edition on 90.3.

Ohio GOP Wants to Track Voter Registrations
Posted Friday, October 31, 2008
Ohio Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner says it's impossible to make modifications to a computer system system that tracks voter registrations. The Ohio Republican Party is seeking information on voters who may be registered in two or more places. Ohio Public Radio's Jo Ingles reports Brunner says it will be necessary to scrap the current system once this election is over.

Even Early Voters Face Long Waits
Posted Friday, October 31, 2008
About a third of voters nationwide are expected to cast ballots early this electionand tens of thousands of them are in Ohio. They're standing in lines that are getting longer as election day gets closer. Karen Kasler reports from Columbus.

A Tough Fight For Kucinich
Posted Friday, October 31, 2008
The 10th Congressional District, which stretches from Bay Village to Parma to Garfield Heights and parts of Cleveland, is not a district most analysts list as "in play" on election day.

Upside/Downside: Wider Implications of Flats On Hold
Posted Friday, October 31, 2008
If there was any doubt that banks are significantly tightening credit, it was laid to rest this week when developer Scott Wolstein announced his project to develop the East Bank of the Flats is going to be put on hold, at least for a number of months. The law firm, Tucker, Ellis and West and Accounting Firm Ernst and Young are planning to move to the Flats East Bank. But now, their new digs are in limbo. The developer has expressed optimism that credit will loosen up by this spring, but really, who knows? And what will happen to this project if these companies decide to make other plans. ideastream®'s Eric Wellman posed those questions to Chris Warren, chief of regional development for the City of Cleveland.

Third Party Presidential Candidates Debate in Cleveland
Posted Thursday, October 30, 2008
Longshot third party presidential hopefuls Bob Barr, Ralph Nader and Chuck Baldwin talked about the economy in a debate in Cleveland Thursday. Ideastream's Kymberli Hagelberg has this report.

Obama’s True Believers
Posted Thursday, October 30, 2008
On Thursday, we introduced you to some of John McCain's most impassioned supporters volunteering for the candidate here in Northeast Ohio. One came all the way from Guam. As you might suspect, Barack Obama has his own small army working in the region. Now, ideastream®'s Dan Bobkoff brings us the voices of some of Barack Obama's true believers.

A Wake for Lost Homes Staged at the Justice Center
Posted Thursday, October 30, 2008
A small graveyard was set-up next to the Cuyahoga County Justice Center, Thursday afternoon. But, the tombstones were made out of Styrofoam, instead of marble, and they bore the names of Northeast Ohio communities. This symbolic action was staged by a coalition of neighborhood groups calling for a freeze on foreclosures. ideastream®'s David C. Barnett has more

McCain Focused on Capturing Ohio
Posted Thursday, October 30, 2008
Hundreds of McCain supporters crowded into a courtyard at Lorain County Community College in Elyria to hear the Senator speak first hand. ideastream®'s Gretchen Cuda asked some of them what the McCain campaign means to them.

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