Regional News Stories: March 2009

Roller Derby Rolls into the Rubber City
Posted Tuesday, March 31, 2009
If you see a woman sporting bruises, don't immediately think the worst. She could be a member of a local roller derby team. The sport that was once popular on 1970s television is experiencing a grassroots rebirth of sorts. Ideastream's Kymberli Hagelberg caught a practice with Akron's Rubber City Rollergirls as they prepare for their first-ever bout.

Community Colleges Looking Better In Down Economy
Posted Tuesday, March 31, 2009
The changing economy is leading many people to consider getting more education, and some of them are turning to schools they might not have thought about in previous years. Statehouse correspondent Karen Kasler reports.

Civic Leaders Cautious About Convention Center/Medical Mart Project
Posted Tuesday, March 31, 2009
A group of civic leaders have affirmed their support of Cuyahoga County's plan to build a new convention center and medical mart on Cleveland's downtown Mall B, but at the same time say they are still vetting the suitability of the site for the project. ideastream's Bill Rice reports.

Hundreds Order Up Job Hopes In Popular Restaurant
Posted Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Hundreds of hopeful job seekers turned out today at a place generally known for its' fun times – Cleveland’s west flats. ideastream's Rick Jackson reports.

Ohio House and Senate Reach Compromise on Transportation Budget
Posted Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Negotiators for the Ohio Senate and House have reached agreement over several issues they had disagreed on -- a tougher mandatory seat belt law, highway cameras, and a passenger train line from Cleveland to Cincinnati. The compromise means that state lawmakers may be able to meet a deadline today for approving a new state transportation budget and capturing millions of federal dollars. Statehouse correspondent Bill Cohen reports.

Stimulus Money Aims to Move Country Toward Electronic Medical Records
Posted Tuesday, March 31, 2009
A portion of the economic stimulus package that's gotten little attention so far re-ignites an ongoing debate in the healthcare industry. The federal government is setting aside $19 billion to encourage hospitals and doctors to adopt electronic medical records. In northeast Ohio, depending on where you go to get your healthcare, your medical records will be kept quite differently. Plain Dealer reporter Sarah Jane Tribble gives us a status update of where the region's major health systems stand technologically and how this $19 billion is intended to be used. She spoke with ideastream®'s Eric Wellman.

Auto Stakeholders React To Obama Directive
Posted Monday, March 30, 2009
Under the conditions outlined yesterday by President Obama for continued federal help to GM and Chrysler, union employees will be asked to make further contract concessions. In recent years autoworkers at GM have agreed to several rounds of wage and benefit rollbacks, and are loathe to give back more. But the head of one GM union local says the survival of the domestic auto companies trumps just about every other consideration. ideastream's Bill Rice got these reactions from around Northeast Ohio to Mr. Obama's directive to the domestic auto companies.

Mentor District Approves Gas Well At School
Posted Monday, March 30, 2009
There's little argument that children's safety, saving public money, and protecting the environment, are each good causes. But some say a plan by the Mentor School Board to drill for natural gas on school property puts those goals at odds. ideastream®'s Rick Jackson reports.

State Legislators Face Looming Deadline
Posted Monday, March 30, 2009
Ohio legislators face a deadline tomorrow for wrapping up work on a new state transportation budget. Meanwhile, they're planning committee hearings on dozens of other proposals this week. Statehouse correspondent Bill Cohen has a preview.

State Prison Director: Ohio’s Prisons Are Dangerously Overcrowded
Posted Monday, March 30, 2009
Ohio's prisons are dangerously overcrowded. That from the state's prisons directors who says some prisons are at 250 percent capacity. Karen Kasler reports from Columbus.

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