Regional News Stories: December 2007

Remembering J-Shawn
Posted Thursday, December 20, 2007
Several hundred people gathered last night in Glenville, last night, to memorialize the death of another Cleveland teenager. Ideastream's David C. Barnett has this report on an emotional service held for J-Shawn Richardson, an aspiring artist who was gunned down in a robbery attempt, last Saturday.

State’s Judges Test Mediation in Foreclosure Suits
Posted Thursday, December 20, 2007
Ohio's judges are looking at ways to help county courts deal with rapidly growing dockets of foreclosure cases. Judges are urging lenders and borrowers in trouble to hammer out solutions before foreclosure suits are settled in court. Ideastream®'s Mhari Saito reports.

Board of Elections Deciding Fate of Touchscreens
Posted Thursday, December 20, 2007
The four-member Cuyahoga County Board of Elections is meeting again today to consider the fate of touch screen voting. ideastream's Dan Bobkoff has a preview.

Rock Hall Inductions Coming to Cleveland in ‘09
Posted Wednesday, December 19, 2007
It's been a frustration for Clevelanders for years. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has held its inductions in New York and other cities since the museum's founding. Well, that's about to change. ideastream's Dan Bobkoff has the story.

Santiago Survives Recall
Posted Wednesday, December 19, 2007
The first recall of a city councilman to make it all the way to a vote since the Cleveland City Charter was adopted came down to 251 votes. That means Ward 14's Joe Santiago will serve the rest of his term. ideastream's Kymberli Hagelberg has more.

Ford Making Gains
Posted Wednesday, December 19, 2007
There was some interesting news this year in Consumer Reports' issue on automobiles. Toyota -- which has long won top awards for reliability -- slipped a bit. And Ford -- which has struggled with reliability in past surveys -- made some sizable gains. Out of 44 models, Ford scored average or better on all but three. To try to get an idea how things have changed at Ford's factories in Northeast Ohio and around the world, ideastream's Eric Wellman spoke with Gary Johnson, Ford's global quality director for manufacturing.

A Look Back at 2007 State Government
Posted Wednesday, December 19, 2007
2007 was the year that two dozen strippers came to the statehouse to lobby Ohio legislators against proposed limits on x-rated businesses. The unusual scene symbolized some of the hot-button issues that lawmakers dealt with during the year. This week, statehouse correspondent Bill Cohen has been reviewing the year in state government. Today, a look back at that and other bills that lawmakers approved.

Akron Council President Wants Police Chief’s Resignation
Posted Wednesday, December 19, 2007
Akron City Council President Marco Sommerville used the bully pulpit of his unanimous reelection to call for the resignation of the city's police chief. ideastream politics reporter Kymberli Hagelberg has more.

Voter Advocates Criticize Ohio Plan
Posted Wednesday, December 19, 2007
A group of voting rights advocates released a report Tuesday that criticizes Ohio Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner's plan to fix the state's voting problems. ideastream politics reporter Kymberli Hagelberg reports.

Learning Chinese Gaining Popularity in Schools
Posted Tuesday, December 18, 2007
If you think back to when you were in high school chances are Chinese was not among the language offerings. French, Spanish and Latin were certainly the big three. And for the most part they still are today. But these days a growing number of school districts are offering Chinese as early as middle school. There are about a dozen districts in Greater Cleveland that are offering it, including Beachwood. It's in the process of fazing Chinese in and fazing French out. Now in its third year, there are about 70 students in the program. Phil Wagner is assistant superintendent of the Beachwood Schools and oversees the curriculum. ideastream's Eric Wellman spoke with him about the change.

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