Regional News Stories: January 2008

Viktor Schreckengost Dies at 101
Posted Monday, January 28, 2008
Artist and designer Viktor Schreckengost of Cleveland Heights died late Saturday, at the age of 101, while wintering in Florida. ideastream®'s Rick Jackson has a retrospective.

Low Income Heat Programs Get Boost
Posted Monday, January 28, 2008
Programs to help low income Ohioans pay their heating bills have gotten a boost. ideastream®'s Rick Jackson reports.

2008 Presidential Race Profile: Hillary Clinton
Posted Monday, January 28, 2008
After Barak Obama's win in South Carolina, there is no clear leader in the Democratic pack which is increasingly looking like a race between Obama and Hillary Clinton. All the presidential candidates have promised change -- but it's worth asking how each candidate might translate campaign promises into actual policy. How do personalities and experiences bode for how each candidate will govern? Each day this week we'll focus on a different candidate. Today Elizabeth Wynne Johnson imagines Hillary Clinton as President.

Pollworkers Training for Switch to Paper Ballots in Cuyahoga County
Posted Monday, January 28, 2008
As a result of an order last month from Ohio's top elections official, Cuyahoga County is switching from electronic voting machines back to paper ballots. That means ALL poll-workers in the county need to be re-trained before the March 4th primary and evaluated to make sure they are ready. ideastream's Mhari Saito reports.

Kucinich Officially Drops Out of Presidential Race
Posted Friday, January 25, 2008
Flanked by supporters at a Union Hall in Cleveland this afternoon, Democrat Dennis Kucinich officially ended his presidential campaign. ideastream's Dan Bobkoff has the story.

Cleveland Clinic’s Trade Secrets Unprotected
Posted Friday, January 25, 2008
State officials have ruled the Cleveland Clinic Foundation must reveal what it considers to be trade secrets in a dispute with the City of Beachwood. ideastream’s Tasha Flournoy has more.

University of Akron Gets Caution on Bond Rating
Posted Friday, January 25, 2008
The University of Akron’s credit rating is still in good standing, but a leading bond-rating agency has a message for the school: Watch your debt to revenue ratio. ideastream®’s Tasha Flournoy has more.

Questions Remain about Laptops in Schools
Posted Friday, January 25, 2008
Proponents of so-called one-to-one laptop programs - where each student gets a computer to take home - say it's premature to sound the death knell. They say it's all about the execution. ideastream® education reporter Dan Bobkoff takes a look at programs here in Northeast Ohio.

Kucinich Drops Out of Presidential Race
Posted Thursday, January 24, 2008
Dennis Kucinich is dropping his longshot bid for the presidency. ideastream's Dan Bobkoff reports.

Ohio Workforce Could Expand with Increased Energy Manufacturing
Posted Thursday, January 24, 2008
A coalition of labor and environmentalists have released a new report about Ohio potentially growing its job force by increasing energy manufacturing. ideastream's Rick Jackson reports.

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