Regional News Stories: August 2008

Farmers, City Folk Find Common Ground
Posted Monday, August 4, 2008
Kids may still sing "Old MacDonald had a farm" - but do they really know anything about farm life? And when Farmer MacDonald gets much older, will he even be able to keep his farm going? ideastream®'s Rick Jackson looks at a new program in Ohio, which may go a long way toward solving both issues.

Condom King Uses Humor To Spread Public Health Message
Posted Monday, August 4, 2008
Mechai Viravaidya is Thailand's so-called "Condom King." His efforts to combat Aids in his home country have ranged from conventional education campaigns to the more unusual. He's widely credited with helping reduce the number of new AIDS cases in Thailand from a high of 140,000 a year in the early 1990s to around 20,000 today. He was in town last week to speak as part of the "Chautauqua in Chagrin" summer series. He spoke with ideastream®'s Eric Wellman.

Public Hearings Monday On Natural Gas Rate Hike
Posted Monday, August 4, 2008
State regulators are asking Ohio consumers to weigh-in on a proposal from Dominion East Ohio to boost their charges for natural gas. A public hearing in Cleveland today is one of ten being held across the state. ideastream®'s David C. Barnett reports that it's one in a series of proposed utility rate hikes.

Case Western Reserve and University Hospitals Test HIV Microbicidal Gel
Posted Sunday, August 3, 2008
Many women around the world don't have much control over their sexual health. They can't ensure their partner wears a condom, and are consequently at increased risk for HIV. But microbicidal gels that kill HIV on contact may help women protect themselves. ideastream® health reporter Gretchen Cuda reports on a new trial in Cleveland that's hoping to put HIV prevention back into women's hands.

Cleveland Hosts Democratic Platform Hearings
Posted Saturday, August 2, 2008
The National Democratic Party began a month-long march towards its August convention with a series of meetings over the weekend in Northeast Ohio. ideastream®'s David C. Barnett has some highlights from the party platform drafting sessions.

Electric Utilities Seek Rate Increases
Posted Friday, August 1, 2008
First Energy wants to increase the rate for electric power 16 percent over three years. American Electric Power wants a 45 percent increase.

Upside/Downside: Housing Expert Urges Cities to Spend Money Wisely
Posted Friday, August 1, 2008
Allan Mallach is a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and the author of Bringing Buildings Back. He's concerned that many U.S. cities, including some in northeast Ohio, won't spend the money wisely that they're due to receive from the federal housing bill. He spoke with ideastream®'s Eric Wellman.

Manufacturer of Radiation Detecting Crystals Makes Hiram Home
Posted Friday, August 1, 2008
The French company Saint Gobain was founded in 1665 as a supplier of glass mirrors to Louis the XIV. Today it’s a leading supplier of a different group of shiny objects - crystals that have the peculiar ability to detect radiation. ideastream®’s Gretchen Cuda visited Saint Gobain Crystals – which opened its new headquarters this week in Geauga County.

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