Regional News Stories: June 2008

A Room with a View: Bird Nests Catch Eye of Local Photographer
Posted Wednesday, June 25, 2008
When it comes to the world's most beautiful structures, not everyone puts the Taj Mahal or the Kremlin at the top of their list. In fact, one local photographer thinks we need to think a little smaller – and no further than the treetops – to enjoy some of nature's most skilled architectural wonders. Gretchen Cuda reports.

Flood Trauma Continues in Painesville
Posted Tuesday, June 24, 2008
July marks two years since floods destroyed the Gristmill and Millstone condominium complexes in Lake County; but many property owners who lost virtually everything have still not been compensated for property the city later condemned. ideastream®'s Rick Jackson reports.

Ohio School Scores in Math and Reading Improve
Posted Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Ohio students have been doing a better job in reading and math since No Child Left Behind was created -- but the new study that quantifies those improvements can't determine whether the federal law that mandated proficiency standards should get the credit for improvement. ideastream®'s Kymberli Hagelberg has details.

CSU President To Step Down
Posted Monday, June 23, 2008
Michael Schwartz announced Monday that he will be leaving the presidency of Cleveland State University, at the end of next year. ideastream®'s David C. Barnett has more.

African Americans Targeted for Subprime Loans
Posted Monday, June 23, 2008
The sub-prime loan crisis is disproportionately affecting African American families across Cuyahoga County. Researchers at Case Western Reserve University have just released an analysis of recent mortgage loans. ideastream®'s David C. Barnett has more.

Running A Family Business: the Unique Case of the Holtkamp Organ Company
Posted Monday, June 23, 2008
It's hard enough to run a small family business in a slow economy. But what if your product lasts for centuries and you're lucky to sell one per year? Candace Goforth DeSantis reports on a fourth-generation Cleveland company that is wrestling with doing business in an ever-narrowing niche market.

UH Seeks Medicare Exemption for New Cancer Hospital
Posted Monday, June 23, 2008
11 Cancer hospitals around the country have a special Medicare status that allows them to collect full reimbursements from their Medicare patients. University Hospitals Case Medical Center hopes to make it 12 - but as Gretchen Cuda reports, not everyone is rooting for them.

Sierra Club Visits To Endorse Candidate
Posted Friday, June 20, 2008
National Leaders of the Sierra Club and the United Steelworkers Union came together in Cleveland today to endorse Barack Obama for president. ideastream's® Rick Jackson was there.

Scene and Cleveland Free Times Merge
Posted Friday, June 20, 2008
Clevelands two competing alternative news and entertainment papers have been bought by a Pennsylvania company that will merge them into a single weekly publication. ideastream®'s Kymberli Hagelberg has details.

Growth of Wind Power Spurs Demand For Parts
Posted Friday, June 20, 2008
The number of wind turbines across the U.S. is increasing by leaps and bounds. And there's a growing number of companies making wind turbine parts. Ohio development officials hope some of those companies settle in the Buckeye State. ideastream®'s Eric Wellman reports.

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