Regional News Stories: July 2009

Environmentalists Battle “Factory Farms”
Posted Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Environmentalists battling so-called factory farms are hoping to bring smaller ground-level groups together to strengthen their forces. But supporters of large scale agriculture operations say they want to work with these groups rather than fight them. Statehouse correspondent Karen Kasler reports.

Strickland Takes Ohio’s Colleges International
Posted Tuesday, July 28, 2009
"Going international" is one Strickland Administration strategy for moving Ohio forward in higher education. The state's university system is pursuing that goal in a very direct way. For Ohio Public Radio, Tim Rudell has the story

Tuesday Checkup: Medical Myths
Posted Tuesday, July 28, 2009
You might remember when you were a kid when your mother told you to bundle up on a cold day so you wouldn't catch cold. Your mother was probably right about a lot of things, but she wasn't right about that one. No one's ever caught a cold by being cold. Ask any doctor and they'll tell you myths pervade the medical profession. Bree Zeltner is a Plain Dealer health reporter who's been talking to doctors about the myths they most often see in their practices. She spoke with ideastream®'s Eric Wellman.

EPA Holds Meeting on Great Lakes Clean-up
Posted Monday, July 27, 2009
The Federal Environmental Protection Agency is hosting hearings in each of the Great Lakes states to gather public reaction to the agency’s plans for cleaning up the lakes and one of those hearings is getting underway Monday in Cuyahoga Heights. ideastream®’s Dan Bobkoff has more.

Cash For Clunkers Officially Gets Going, Helping Local Dealers
Posted Monday, July 27, 2009
Got a jalopy? Having trouble hearing my voice over your old car's rattles? Well, maybe now is the time to get a new car. The government's so-called "Cash for Clunkers" program officially gets under way Monday, and as ideastream®'s Dan Bobkoff reports, local dealers are already seeing an increase in traffic.

Help Wanted: Tower Climber
Posted Monday, July 27, 2009
With Ohio's latest unemployment rate topping 11 percent, most any job has lots of would-be takers. However, ideastream intern Ida Lieszkovszky recently stumbled upon an exception….tower climber. Tri County Tower based in North Jackson, Ohio, erects and maintains all kinds of towers all over the state and their "Help Wanted" sign is almost always out. As Lieszkovszky reports, it takes a special person to answer that ad.

“Grants for Grads” Will Help College Grads Buy Homes
Posted Monday, July 27, 2009
A new housing program included in the state budget is aimed at helping plug Ohio's infamous brain drain. ideastream®'s Caitlin Johnson has more.

Cleveland Police Civil Service Deadline Is Friday
Posted Sunday, July 26, 2009
So far, about a thousand people have applied to qualify for Cleveland’s police academy, as the application period heads into a second week. Ideastream’s Bill Rice has more. (Includes link to application schedule and locations.)

Strickland Says He Can’t Force Dimora to Quit
Posted Friday, July 24, 2009
Ohio Governor Ted Strickland still wants Cuyahoga County Commissioner Jimmy Dimora to step-down because of his implication in the county's corruption investigation. But today, he said he will not take his request too far. From Ohio Public Radio station WKSU, Kevin Niedermier reports.

Car and Home Insurance Rates up Since Last Year
Posted Friday, July 24, 2009
The Ohio Department of Insurance reports Ohioans are paying more to insure their cars and homes now than they did last year. In an interview with Ohio Public Radio's Jo Ingles, Jarrett Dunbar, a spokesman for the agency, explains what his office found when it looked at average 2008 rates for the state's ten most popular insurance companies.

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