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Regional News Stories: Friday, September 5, 2008

The boom in new hospitals around Northeast Ohio now includes a specialty care center for kids about to open in Boardman. ideastream®'s Rick Jackson reports.

Upside/Downside: McCain & the Economy

Regional News Stories: Friday, September 5, 2008

When Barack Obama visited eastern Ohio this week, he criticized John McCain and the other speakers at at the Republican Convention for not talking enough about the economy. So we thought we'd look at the GOP's economic proposals to get a sense of what a McCain presidency would mean for the economy here in Ohio. ideastream®'s Eric Wellman spoke with Raj Aggarwal, the dean of the business school at the University of Akron.

Republican Delegates Prepare To Spread Message Back Home

Regional News Stories: Friday, September 5, 2008

It's also pretty clear from this week's convention - - and the half-inch briefing book Republicans are taking home from it -- that the target now is independents, Democrats and disaffected Republicans. For Ohio Public Radio, WKSU's M.L. Schultze has more from St. Paul.

Norwalk Furniture deal collapses, 900 out of work

Regional News Stories: Thursday, September 4, 2008

One of Huron County's largest employers has had to shut its doors once more. ideastreams' rick jackson has details.

Study Offers Harsh Critique of Cuyahoga County Government Structure

Regional News Stories: Thursday, September 4, 2008

A special commission appointed to consider possible reforms in the structure of Cuyahoga County government heard a stinging critique Wednesday of the current set-up. Ideastream’s Bill Rice reports.

The Weekly Reporters’ Roundtable

The Sound of Ideas: Thursday, September 4, 2008

This week, a school shooting leaves an east side suburb unhurt but uneasy; Democratic party insiders begin narrowing the field of possible replacements for Stephanie Tubbs Jones; and an appeals court says the state's business tax cannot be applied to grocery stores or to take-out food. On our program, we'll talk about those stories and get an Alaskan perspective on what Ohioans should know about Vice-presidential hopeful Sarah Palin.

Governor Offers Economic Plan For Ohio

Regional News Stories: Wednesday, September 3, 2008

The state's development department has put out a plan that it says is the first of its kind. It's a proposal to create jobs and grow the economy but with ways to track how the state is doing in those areas. Statehouse correspondent Karen Kasler reports.

Tremont: A Neighborhood’s Story Of Change & Sustainability

The Sound of Ideas: Wednesday, September 3, 2008

Many people tend to think of Tremont as a place of trendy restaurants, she-she bars or a place of high-profile crime. But it's home to thousands of long-time residents who are fiercely proud of living there. On Wednesday, September 3rd, the Sound of Ideas® will broadcast live from the front porch of St. Augustine's rectory on W. 14th. We'll talk with church leaders, residents and business owners to find out, what's it like to live in the Tremont neighborhood? How has the community handled the recent arson of Cleveland City Councilman Joe Cimperman's home, and what does the region have to learn from the Tremont experience? We'll also find out why, as many residents say, they have such a strong feeling of "belonging?" Tremont, a community, on The Sound of Ideas®.

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Poverty in the City
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