Regional News Stories: February 2009

Oklahoma Charity Group Visits Struggling Town
Posted Friday, February 20, 2009
Eleven semi trucks filled with food and supplies arrived in Wilmington yesterday morning. A Christian charity group from Oklahoma called "Feed the Children" brought the items in response to the worsening economy in the town. From member station WYSO, Emily McCord reports.

Lee Fisher Says Business Tax Reform Works
Posted Friday, February 20, 2009
Four years ago, Republicans who dominated the Ohio legislature pushed through a major tax reform plan. It changed taxes on families and on businesses. Every republican lawmaker voted yes and every democratic lawmaker, except one, voted no. Despite that clearly partisan vote, the man who's been Ohio's top jobs official for the past two years - a longtime Democrat - is now praising the Republican tax reforms. Statehouse correspondent Bill Cohen reports.

Upside/Downside: assessing the future of the domestic auto industry
Posted Friday, February 20, 2009
In this week's edition of Upside/Downside we consider the future of the domestic auto industry. Chrysler and Genereal Motors this week unveiled plans to retool their operations so they can return to profitability. Their plans include 50,000 layoffs worldwide, closing 14 plants, and perhaps most notably the companies say they need more loans to keep going. John Heitmann is a professor at the University of Dayton and an expert in the auto industry. He spoke with ideastream®'s Eric Wellman

Community College To Stay Closed After Fire
Posted Thursday, February 19, 2009
The Lorain County Commnity College Main Campus will be closed on Thursday and Friday.

Layoffs Hitting the Legal Profession
Posted Thursday, February 19, 2009
The global recession is biting down on people in just about every profession - including the law.

Economic Support Group Offers Collaboration Cash
Posted Thursday, February 19, 2009
A regional economic booster has unveiled a program offering money to local governments that come up with innovative ways to collaborate with each other. As ideastream'®s Rick Jackson reports - getting the cash is going to take some work.

Goodyear Committed To Akron headquarters Project
Posted Thursday, February 19, 2009
Cutbacks announced Wednesday by Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company have not impacted the company's plans for a new headquarters in Akron. Ideastream's Bill rice reports.

Akron High Schoolers Worry About Safety
Posted Thursday, February 19, 2009
Akron teenagers like their schools and communities, but they want a much safer classroom environment, according to a survey presented to Mayor Don Plusquellic Wednesday. ideastream's Kymberli Hagelberg has details

New Study Slams Charter Schools
Posted Thursday, February 19, 2009
A new study by the Education Voters Institute shows charter schools are often ineffective and lack accountability to the communities they serve. Leigh Dingerson is the author of the study. She says there are also differences between the quality of the teachers in public and charter schools.

Strickland Appoints “Infrastructure Czar”
Posted Thursday, February 19, 2009
Governor Ted Strickland is still celebrating the federal stimulus package, which he says will spare him from having to make dramatic budget cuts. Strickland says Ohio will get more than $8 billion from the spending plan, and he's appointed what he calls an "infrastructure czar" to help oversee how the federal money is handed out.

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