Regional News Stories: March 2009

Lorain Health Center Gets $1.3 Million in Stimulus Funds
Posted Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Five Ohio health centers have been chosen to receive federal stimulus funds for treating low-income patients, including a Lorain County center that nearly shut down last fall, for lack of funding. ideastream®'s Rick Jackson reports.

Car Show Goes on, Even with Industry in Turmoil
Posted Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Auto sales were abysmal in February. Sales of the big three automakers all fell roughly 50% from February 2008. Foreign car companies didn’t fare much better. Sounds like a great time for the Cleveland Auto Show, right? ideastream®’s Dan Bobkoff spent some time there to gauge the mood.

Banks Refuse to Take Back Houses They Foreclosed on
Posted Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Let's say you're one of the millions of Americans facing foreclosure. You made mistakes, borrowed more than you could afford, and walking away from the house is now your best financial option. But in Cleveland, some homeowners are finding they are still on the hook for houses they thought had been taken back by the bank. ideastream®'s Mhari Saito reports.

Water Division to Replace Meters, Vows to Improve Customer Satisfaction
Posted Tuesday, March 3, 2009
The Cleveland Division of Water plans to upgrade water meters throughout its service area beginning next year, as part of a plan to improve customer satisfaction. Cleveland's Water Commissioner appeared on 90.3's The Sound of Ideas® this morning to address complaints about dramatic increases in water bills and other issues. ideastream®'s Bill Rice reports.

Environmentalists Want Bay Shore Power Plant to Pay for Killing Fish
Posted Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Environmentalists are calling a Toledo-area electricity plant the largest fish-killer in the Great Lakes, but they're having a hard time getting the utility to pay for the damage. Ohio Public Radio's Bill Cohen reports.

More Ohioans Carrying Concealed Handguns
Posted Tuesday, March 3, 2009
A growing number of Ohioans are applying for and getting licenses to carry concealed handguns. That's one of the highlights of a new annual report from the state attorney general's office. Statehouse correspondent Bill Cohen reports.

One Way to Get Communities to Work Together: Pay Them!
Posted Tuesday, March 3, 2009
We've heard the calls for regional cooperation before from select politicians, and on the editorial pages of the Plain Dealer. Still, real progress on the collaboration front is plodding at best. Now the Fund for Our Economic Future is hoping to give the effort a boost. It's offering communities money for economic development projects. There's just one catch.The projects have to be collaborative in nature. The Fund's Chris Thompson told ideastream®'s Eric Wellman that the public will decide on the winning projects.

Classrooms Meet Game Shows with “Clickers”
Posted Monday, March 2, 2009
Teachers know the look: the blank, spaced out stare. What are they thinking? Hard to know. Well, technology to the rescue. Professors at Cleveland State are among those incorporating little keypads - commonly called clickers - into the classroom. Each student gets one. Clickers let students respond instantly - and anonymously - to question the teacher poses. ideastream®'s Dan Bokoff went to see them in action.

State Audit Far Overdue
Posted Monday, March 2, 2009
Ohio Auditor Mary Taylor says she has not been given the information she needs to do the audit of state government that should have been done months ago. But the Governor's budget director says there's a good reason for the delay. Ohio Public Radio's Jo Ingles reports.

Law Firms Cuts Mean Law School Angst
Posted Monday, March 2, 2009
Northeast Ohio's tightening job market has ravaged the regional workforce in the manufacturing, banking, and business fields - but a quieter trend of job cuts is impacting the state's Law Schools. ideastream®'s Rick Jackson reports.

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