Regional News Stories: September 2007

Voting Machines to be Evaluated
Posted Wednesday, September 26, 2007
Electronic voting machines that have been problematic in recent elections will be evaluated by the end of the year. ideastream's Kymberli Hagelberg has a report.

Brown Hopeful For Veto Override
Posted Wednesday, September 26, 2007
Ohio Senator Sherrod Brown says he's hopeful that lawmakers will be able to override an expected presidential veto of a popular children's health program. ideastream's Bill Rice reports.

CWRU Professor in Visa Dispute
Posted Wednesday, September 26, 2007
Faculty and students at Case Western Reserve University are meeting today at noon to show support for a history professor who has gotten ensnared in a visa dispute with the U.S. State Department. ideastream's David C. Barnett reports. Image: Marixa Lasso, courtesy of Case Western Reserve University

Iranian President Visits New York
Posted Wednesday, September 26, 2007
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is in New York this week. He spoke at the United Nations yesterday. But in Washington the debate is focused on what the U.S. should do about Iran's nuclear program. Charles Davis reports from Washington.

New Executive Director for Greater Cleveland Film Commission
Posted Wednesday, September 26, 2007
If you worked in downtown Cleveland in the spring of 2006, then this probably evokes some memories: Euclid Ave was transformed into a giant movie set for a key action sequence in Spider-Man 3 -- probably the most visible project the Greater Cleveland Film Commission helped bring to Northeast Ohio. Well, the film commission has a new executive director -- Ivan Schwarz. Among his Hollywood credits, he served co-producer on the HBO mini series Band of Brothers. About a week ago, he got back from a trip to Los Angeles, and had this conversation with ideastream's Eric Wellman.

Unlicensed Daycares Potentially Dangerous
Posted Wednesday, September 26, 2007
Thousands of Ohioans may not realize that the neighbor's home they're sending their children to for daycare is not licensed by the state. Some legislators and child activists are working to change that. They're warning without a change, some children could die needlessly, and some already have. Statehouse correspondent Bill Cohen reports.

The War: Akron Factories at Full Production Force
Posted Tuesday, September 25, 2007
As headquarters for 4 of the world's biggest rubber companies, Akron played a crucial part in providing supplies for the war effort. From synthetic rubber to self-sealing gas tanks, area factories were running 24-hours-a-day. ideastream's David C. Barnett has some stories from wartime Akron. Photo courtesy of Goodyear

UAW on Strike
Posted Tuesday, September 25, 2007
Thousands of United Autoworkers across the country walked off the job at General Motors plants yesterday. Here in Northeast Ohio, hundreds of workers in Lordstown picketed with signs outside the manufacturing plant after contract negotiations broken down this weekend. ideastream's economics Tasha Flournoy has more details.

The War: B-17 Pilot Remembers Battle of the Bulge
Posted Tuesday, September 25, 2007
It's been more than sixty years since Allan Robinson has been behind the controls of an airplane. But the names of his crew mates remain etched in his memory. Today Robinson lives in Wadsworth, Ohio. He witnessed the second world war from the sky behind the controls of a B-17 bomber. From September 1944 through December of that year he flew 35 missions over Germany. After all these years he still has some of the original flight plans. He pulls out a yellowing pieces of paper that's beginning to break apart at the folds. In December of 1944, Hitler launched a massive counter offensive to try to regain lost ground. Robinson was one of the pilots who provided air support in what became known as the Battle of the Bulge.

ABA Suggests Moratorium on Executions
Posted Tuesday, September 25, 2007
The American Bar Association says it's not for or against capitol punishment, but it says Ohio's justice system is so flawed, the Governor should slap a moratorium on executions until major problems are solved. Strickland, though, isn't ready to follow that recommendation. Statehouse correspondent Bill Cohen files this report.

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