Regional News Stories: September 2008

NE Ohioans Share Deep Skepticism And Resentment About Bailout
Posted Monday, September 29, 2008
Much of the public has been has been up in arms about saving Wall Street with taxpayer dollars and they've given members of Congress an earful. That sense of outrage and skepticism was also evident on WCPN's call-in program, the Sound of Ideas® on Monday. ideastream's David Molpus reports.

Wall Street In Historic Drop After House Defeats Bailout Bill
Posted Monday, September 29, 2008
That came despite urgent pleas from President Bush and congressional leaders from both parties. When the vote was tallied, too few members of the House were apparently willing to back the unpopular bill just five weeks before Election Day. Both Democrats and Republicans voted against the measure. Stocks plummeted on Wall Street even before the 228-205 vote was taken. Wall Street closed with its biggest point drop in history, down nearly 700 points. The White House says President Bush is "very disappointed" with the vote. A spokesman says the president will meet with advisers to decide what next steps should be taken. That's also the question for Congressional leaders. Congress has been trying to adjourn so that its members can go out and campaign.

National City Stock Sharply Down Again On Wall Street
Posted Monday, September 29, 2008
As the business world reacted to what was happening in Washington, many bank stocks lost value. Among the heaviest issues traded on Wall Street today was Cleveland-based National City Corp. ideastream®'s Rick Jackson reports.

Urban Farming Advocate Receives Genius Grant
Posted Monday, September 29, 2008
An advocate of urban farming in Milwaukee is getting some help in his effort to get locally grown foods to communities. Will Allen founded the group Growing Power and is among this year's 25 recipients of MacArthur Foundation's Genius Grants - worth $500,000. He says he's mainly focused on growing and getting food to cities. Chuck Quirmbach reports.

PUCO To Hold Hearings On Rate Hikes
Posted Monday, September 29, 2008
Ohioans have an opportunity to sound off about how their local electric company did during the recent wind storm and power outages. The Public Utilities Commission is holding hearings across the state on what amounts to rate hike requests from major electric companies, and a separate consumer advocate agency is encouraging residential customers to show up and testify. Ryan Lippe speaks for the Office of Consumers Counsel. In an interview with Ohio Public Radio's Bill Cohen, Lippe says customers should feel free to give their views not only the prospect of paying more, but also on how their power company performed during the outages.

Prostate Chronicles - Chapter 8: My Body and Myself
Posted Monday, September 29, 2008
The morning sunlight pried open my eyelids. I pulled a pillow over my eyes and recalled a scene from the film, All That Jazz - the 1979 autobiography of choreographer and director Bob Fosse. Each morning when he woke up, he’d drag himself into the shower to revive after a long night with little sleep. Then, he trudged over to the mirror where he stared at himself, faked a look of enthusiasm, and announced, “It’s… showtime!”

New Report Shows Bright Spot In Local Economy
Posted Monday, September 29, 2008
Team NEO, a non-profit economic development group for our 16 county region, is always looking on the bright of the economy and their latest quarterly report does find some good news despite the drum beat of bad news across the country. Here in northeast Ohio, there are signs that the commercial real estate market here is doing well. ideastream®'s Eric Wellman reached Tom Waltemeyer, Team NEO's executive director.

Presidential Candidates Health Experts Answer MetroHealth Patients’ Questions About Proposals
Posted Monday, September 29, 2008
While the nation and the presidential candidates are totally engrossed with the financial crisis facing the country another big, unresolved challenge is healthcare...costs are rising and access to care is as problematic as ever for the un-insured. McCain and Obama have two very different set of solutions. We sent ideastream®'s Mhari Saito to the county-owned hospital here in Cleveland...MetroHealth to talk with patients and doctors about their healthcare concerns.

What Do You Really Know About the Prostate?
Posted Monday, September 29, 2008
Prostate cancer is the most common cause of cancer among men, and if caught early it's also the most treatable. Still many men remain ignorant about the health of their prostate. Ideastream's Gretchen Cuda talks to a prostate cancer expert to find out what every man should know.

National City Shares Tumble After WaMu Failure
Posted Friday, September 26, 2008
Shares of National City fell sharply today--at one point losing half their value. The stock recovered somewhat to close down about 25%. Wall Street fears National City and banks like Wachovia could be at risk after the failure and sale of Washington Mutual. ideastream®'s Dan Bobkoff reports that the fear might be overblown.

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