Regional News Stories: October 2007

Reward for Information About Shooting
Posted Friday, October 5, 2007
The Cleveland NAACP and Crime Stoppers are offering a $30,000 reward for information that may help police find those responsible for the shooting death of Brandon Marshall on Sept. 7. ideastream's Tasha Flournoy reports.

Playoffs Begin for Indians
Posted Thursday, October 4, 2007
The Indians will be making their first playoff appearance in six years tonight against the Yankees. Let's take a trip to Jacobs Field.

Commissioners Considering Living Wage Law
Posted Thursday, October 4, 2007
Cuyahoga County's commissioners today will consider the results of a study that makes the case for enacting a county living wage law. The study done at the county's behest was completed in June. ideastream's Bill Rice reports.

The War: Vets Speak Out
Posted Thursday, October 4, 2007
60 miles west of Cleveland - in Sandusky - a 99 acre campus is home to more than 700 Veterans from America's 20th century wars, including World War II. As the Ken Burns documentary "The War" concludes, ideastream's Rick Jackson takes us to Erie County.

Proposed Ban on Airing 911 Calls
Posted Thursday, October 4, 2007
If some law enforcement officials get their way, Ohioans will no longer be hearing tapes of those frantic 911 calls on their TV newscasts. Many radio and TV stations, though, don't like the proposed ban. Statehouse correspondent Bill Cohen reports.

Police Union to File Complaint Over Airport Police Shift
Posted Wednesday, October 3, 2007
Cleveland's Police Union plans to file a complaint this week in an effort to stop the city from replacing its officers stationed at Cleveland Hopkins Airport with a private security firm. ideastream's Kymberli Hagelberg reports.

CWRU Prof Gets Visa
Posted Wednesday, October 3, 2007
The plight of a Northeast Ohio history professor stranded in Panama over a visa dispute has been resolved. ideastream's David C. Barnett reports. Image: Marixa Lasso, courtesy of Case Western Reserve University

Workers Will Benefit From Sick Day Policy
Posted Wednesday, October 3, 2007
A new study finds that more than two million Ohio workers would benefit from a proposed policy that would allow them to earn up to seven paid sick days a year. Ohio Public Radio's Jo Ingles reports.

Going Green: Solar Homes
Posted Wednesday, October 3, 2007
In July the New York Times asked Americans what they thought the top source of energy would be 15 years from now. The sun was the top pick. For a small group of homeowners in Ohio the switch to solar power has already begun. Al Compaan, a professor at the University of Toledo and David Carpenter, a physics teacher in Deleware, Ohio, told freelance producer Sandra Sleight-Brennan how their concerns about climate change lead to some major life changes.

Generous Pay for Lawyers
Posted Wednesday, October 3, 2007
It's a good time to be a graduate of law school especially when you're in the top tier of the class. We're seeing a national trend where many of the nation's largest law firms are upping their salaries for recent law school graduates by 10% to 15%. Firms in Cleveland are no exception. Jones Day, for example, is now paying its least experienced attorneys as much as $135,000 a year. Why are the biggest firms giving such generous raises? Eric Wellman asked that question to finance reporter Shawn Turner who reported this story for Crain's Cleveland Business.

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