Regional News Stories: July 2006

Ohio Secretary of State Not Deciding on Vu’s Fate
Posted Friday, July 21, 2006
The Secretary of State's office says it will not decide whether Cuyahoga County Elections Director Michael Vu will be fired. The County Board of Elections met Friday morning and split along party lines in a vote to dismiss Vu and his chief deputy. They expected Ken Blackwell to break the tie but Blackwell Spokesman James Lee says they will not get involved in personnel issues. That means the motion to remove Vu fails and he will keep his job. But the board members are clearly not happy with his performance. ideastream's Mark Urycki reports.

No More Gas: The Electric Car Revolution
Posted Thursday, July 20, 2006
Imagine if a car could take you to and from work and on errands for only two cents a mile. Imagine if you never had to buy gas again. Well, such cars actually exist. They're electric and one's made right here in Northeast Ohio. As Lisa Ann Pinkerton reports, high gas prices may improve the market for electric vehicles in the coming years, but mileage gasoline cars plan to give them stiff competition.

Mayors’ Meeting About Public School Funding
Posted Wednesday, July 19, 2006
After a recent meeting of Ohio mayors and school officials, one education leader says he finally is convinced they are nearing consensus. What the group is trying to do is no less than completely change the way Ohio pays for its public schools. ideastream's Mark Urycki reports.

Bringing the Middle East Conflict Home
Posted Tuesday, July 18, 2006
In an age of satellite TV and cell phones, Greater Clevelanders with Israeli or Lebanese connections have been closely following recent events in the Middle East. ideastream's David C. Barnett spoke with some area residents for whom the conflict is very close to home.

Hough Riots Anniversary
Posted Tuesday, July 18, 2006
Forty years ago Tuesday, the Midwest was also suffering through a hot day. Chicago's mayor had sprinklers put out in the streets. NASA Launched Gemini 10 with astronauts Michael Collins and John Young. And on that Monday evening, Rocky Colavito helped the Cleveland Indians beat the California Angels at Cleveland Stadium 6 to 1. Only 7,000 fans showed up at the game but they could probably see smoke rising over the city as they went home. Much of the Hough neighborhood was in flames in Cleveland's first race riot. ideastream's Mark Urycki reports.

Terrorism Insurance for Public Schools
Posted Monday, July 17, 2006
We recently learned of a change in how public schools are insured. Typically, your local public school is insured against fire, liability if your child falls off the jungle gym, and worker's compensation. But now, there's terrorism insurance, and across Ohio, more and more schools are buying it. Dave Peterson works for the Hylant Group, which offers terrorism insurance as part of the package they sell to some 380 schools in Ohio. He says from the insurance company perspective, one of the biggest difficulties with this new kind of coverage is its lack of predictability.

World Have Your Say: Founding Editor Mark Sandell Interview
Posted Monday, July 17, 2006
In the beginning of July, WCPN began airing a new show on weekdays from the BBC. It's called World Have Your Say, it's less than a year old, and it's a new and very different kind of show. So, ideastream's Dan Moulthrop called Founding Editor Mark Sandell to find out a bit more about what he and his staff set out to do with the show. World Have Your Say airs at 1:00 PM weekdays.

Mini-Medical Clinics on the Rise
Posted Monday, July 17, 2006
Imagine going to the store for a loaf of bread and while you're there you'll also get a throat culture or have your diabetes checked. A few minutes later, the nurse practitioner hands you a prescription you can fill at the pharmacy while you shop. Sound convenient? In-store mini-medical clinics are a hot new trend in healthcare delivery that's catching on around the country - and they've just arrived in Ohio. But doctors are worried that quality of healthcare may be compromised. ideastream's Karen Schaefer reports.

An Emigrant’s Tale
Posted Thursday, July 13, 2006
America has long been seen as a magnet for people from around the world. But, there are also those who make the journey in the opposite direction. ideastream's David C. Barnett tells us the story of a Cleveland woman who is returning to her ancestral homeland, nearly six decades after her father made the journey to America to start a new life.

Cleveland’s Image
Posted Wednesday, July 12, 2006
For additional perspective on Cleveland's chances of nabbing the Republican National Convention we thought it would be fun to talk to people outside of Ohio and learn just what kind of image the city has with people across the country. Correspondent Matt Laslo gathered these impressions from tourists visiting the nation's capital.

Page 2 of 3 pages
 <  1 2 3 >
Back to archive listing