http://www.wcpn.org (c) Copyright 2010 ideastream - For Personal Use Only http://www.wcpn.org/WCPN/news/29973 http://www.wcpn.org/WCPN/news/29973#When:22:00:00Z It's been a day of disappointment in Twinsburg, after word that a liquidating company has bought the former Chrysler Stamping plant at auction. ideastream®'s Rick Jackson reports. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:00:00 -0500 http://www.wcpn.org/WCPN/news/29962 http://www.wcpn.org/WCPN/news/29962#When:22:04:00Z The Ohio secretary of State's office has created a new web resource for college students trying to figure out where and how to vote. ideastream's Bill Rice reports. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:04:00 -0500 http://www.wcpn.org/WCPN/news/29953 http://www.wcpn.org/WCPN/news/29953#When:21:09:00Z Ohio physicians are calling on state legislators to pass a new law that would require health insurance policies to cover the cost of colonoscopies and other colon cancer screenings. They say a mandate would save lives and money....but the proposal they're backing is nowhere close to passing...at least not yet. Critics say government should stay out of this issue....and let insurers and market forces determine what medical procedures are covered. Statehouse correspondent Bill Cohen files this report: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:09:00 -0500 http://www.wcpn.org/WCPN/news/29935 http://www.wcpn.org/WCPN/news/29935#When:09:08:00Z A technology called gasification is generating enthusiasm among Cleveland officials as a next step in making the city a center for green energy and sustainability. But some environmental groups say the technology isn't as environmentally friendly as its proponents claim, and are calling for more scrutiny. Ideastream's Bill Rice reports. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:08:00 -0500 http://www.wcpn.org/WCPN/news/29934 http://www.wcpn.org/WCPN/news/29934#When:04:00:00Z Cleveland School’s CEO Eugene Sanders’ Transformation Plan was finally put to a vote last night by the school board – and it passed almost unanimously. ideastream®’s Ida Lieszkovszky has this report. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:00:00 -0500 http://www.wcpn.org/WCPN/news/29933 http://www.wcpn.org/WCPN/news/29933#When:22:48:00Z Dozens of Ohioans who were ripped off by their OWN attorneys are being sent some money as compensation. It comes from a special "Clients' Security Fund." Statehouse correspondent Bill Cohen reports. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:48:00 -0500 http://www.wcpn.org/WCPN/news/29931 http://www.wcpn.org/WCPN/news/29931#When:19:24:00Z A Cleveland program that helps people with promising ideas turn them into viable business opportunities has inspired a similar effort in Greater Akron. ideastream®'s Rick Jackson reports. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:24:00 -0500 http://www.wcpn.org/WCPN/news/29930 http://www.wcpn.org/WCPN/news/29930#When:19:06:01Z The Cleveland School Board is set to vote Tuesday night on a transformation plan that officials say will set the district on a course for future success. ideastream's Bill Rice reports. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:06:01 -0500 http://www.wcpn.org/WCPN/news/29920 http://www.wcpn.org/WCPN/news/29920#When:13:11:00Z Anyone who's been through chemotherapy knows about the physical side effects -- nausea, hair loss, fatigue. But there are other side effects that are less common that doctors are only now beginning to learn more about. They include fuzzy thinking, trouble concentrating, and difficulty multi tasking. Doctors call it Mild Cognitive Impairment. Patients call it "chemo brain." Angela Townsend is a health reporter whose story appears in the health section of today's Plain Dealer. She spoke with ideastream®'s Eric Wellman about her story. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:11:00 -0500 http://www.wcpn.org/WCPN/news/29919 http://www.wcpn.org/WCPN/news/29919#When:11:00:00Z The national rankings of health by counties came out earlier this year. In Ohio, Delaware county -north of Columbus--came in first -- Lawrence and Scioto counties in the south east corner of the state came in last. But what do these rankings mean, and what, if anything, can community leaders do with this information? ideastream health reporter Gretchen Cuda spent yesterday afternoon at a workshop in Akron for leaders in the local health care and public health arena to find out. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:00:00 -0500 http://www.wcpn.org/WCPN/news/29917 http://www.wcpn.org/WCPN/news/29917#When:22:19:00Z Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray says the number of reported scams spiked last year. Now he’s promoting a new tool he hopes will help keep the public ahead of swindlers. ideastream®’s Dan Bobkoff reports. Mon, 08 Mar 2010 22:19:00 -0500 http://www.wcpn.org/WCPN/news/29916 http://www.wcpn.org/WCPN/news/29916#When:20:11:00Z There's a life and death irony playing out in Ohio's prison system. Corrections officials have gotten hospital treatment for a prison inmate, so he can get better ....and be executed. Bill Cohen of Ohio Public Radio reports. Mon, 08 Mar 2010 20:11:00 -0500 http://www.wcpn.org/WCPN/news/29915 http://www.wcpn.org/WCPN/news/29915#When:19:38:00Z Cleveland Congressman Dennis Kucinich is calling on The Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority to use federal stimulus dollars to restore bus service along routes targeted for cutbacks in April. Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:38:00 -0500 http://www.wcpn.org/WCPN/news/29903 http://www.wcpn.org/WCPN/news/29903#When:07:29:00Z The topic of regionalism is one we talk about from time to time on Morning Edition. It can often be technical and dull, so a grant-making organization in town is trying to liven things up. The Fund for Our Economic Future is awarding $330 thousand to up to four projects that are regional in nature. The winners will be chosen by you, the public. If this sounds familiar, it is. The first round of grants were given out last year. ideastream®'s Eric Wellman takes a closer look at this latest round of Efficient GovNow proposals. Mon, 08 Mar 2010 07:29:00 -0500 http://www.wcpn.org/WCPN/news/29910 http://www.wcpn.org/WCPN/news/29910#When:22:51:00Z Former Vice Presidential Candidate Sarah Palin is criss crossing Ohio this weekend, appearing at fund raisers in both Cleveland, and in Columbus. But a group opposed to her views on some issues says it is benefiting financially, 'because' of her visits. Ohio Public Radio's Jo Ingles reports. Fri, 05 Mar 2010 22:51:00 -0500 http://www.wcpn.org/WCPN/news/29911 http://www.wcpn.org/WCPN/news/29911#When:22:51:00Z When the U.S. Senate passed a short term extension of the 2005 transportation bill last week, Ohio Senator George Voinovich received credit for brokering the deal. Today, he brought his fight for a better transportation bill home to Cleveland. ideastream's Rick Jackson reports. Fri, 05 Mar 2010 22:51:00 -0500 http://www.wcpn.org/WCPN/news/29909 http://www.wcpn.org/WCPN/news/29909#When:22:46:00Z "The Last Truck" has been nominated for an Academy Award. That's the short film which documents the final days of the General Motors Moraine Assembly Plant, just outside Dayton. Not that it means they'll win, but Bruce Davis and the Academy has extended invitations to several of the former auto workers featured.... to attend the ceremony. From member station WYSO, Emily McCord has the story. Fri, 05 Mar 2010 22:46:00 -0500 http://www.wcpn.org/WCPN/news/29908 http://www.wcpn.org/WCPN/news/29908#When:22:39:00Z There hasn't been much change in Ohio's unemployment picture the past month. At least, that's what new numbers on the jobs front show. Statehouse correspondent Bill Cohen reports on the updated unemployment rate. Fri, 05 Mar 2010 22:39:00 -0500 http://www.wcpn.org/WCPN/news/29907 http://www.wcpn.org/WCPN/news/29907#When:21:33:00Z There’s little movement in the latest national unemployment figures…holding steady at 9.7 percent. If only Ohio could say the same. ideastream®’s Dan Bobkoff reports on a ten-year slide. Fri, 05 Mar 2010 21:33:00 -0500 http://www.wcpn.org/WCPN/news/29881 http://www.wcpn.org/WCPN/news/29881#When:23:06:00Z More than two years into the so-called Great Recession, we’re starting to get used to hearing about unemployment hovering around double digit levels. That’s the national average but averages can be deceiving. In some sectors of the economy unemployment is double the national average. Here's the latest installment of our ongoing coverage of unemployment, Help Wanted. For blue collar workers, the Great Recession is more like the Great Depression. Here’s ideastream®’s Dan Bobkoff. Thu, 04 Mar 2010 23:06:00 -0500 http://www.wcpn.org/WCPN/news/29891 http://www.wcpn.org/WCPN/news/29891#When:22:45:00Z Ohio learned today it's among the finalists for the federal Race to the Top education initiative. But as ideastream®'s Ida Lieszkovszky reports, the race is far from over. Thu, 04 Mar 2010 22:45:00 -0500 http://www.wcpn.org/WCPN/news/29890 http://www.wcpn.org/WCPN/news/29890#When:22:43:00Z The newly elected Chairman of the Greater Cleveland Partnership outlined that group’s agenda for the coming year. It includes building on past successes, preserving and growing existing assets, and playing a major role in the reshaping of Cuyahoga County government. Ideastream’s Bill Rice reports. Thu, 04 Mar 2010 22:43:00 -0500 http://www.wcpn.org/WCPN/news/29886 http://www.wcpn.org/WCPN/news/29886#When:22:19:00Z Following the questionable investments made by the Ohio Bureau of Worker's Compensation years ago, a legislative council was set up to oversee the agency. Now the council itself is embroiled in a controversy. Ohio Public Radio's Jo Ingles reports. Thu, 04 Mar 2010 22:19:00 -0500 http://www.wcpn.org/WCPN/news/29884 http://www.wcpn.org/WCPN/news/29884#When:22:09:00Z Mayor Jackson touched on improving education early and often during his hour at the podium - tying it to future regional success during both his prepared remarks a question and answer session. Thu, 04 Mar 2010 22:09:00 -0500 http://www.wcpn.org/WCPN/news/29871 http://www.wcpn.org/WCPN/news/29871#When:22:50:00Z Congressman Dennis Kucinich is launching a congressional investigation into whether First Energy aggressively marketed the construction of all-electric homes to builders based on a discounted rate for those homes. Ideastream's Bill Rice reports. Wed, 03 Mar 2010 22:50:00 -0500 http://www.wcpn.org/WCPN/news/29870 http://www.wcpn.org/WCPN/news/29870#When:22:26:00Z Ohio is being honored for its pro-business climate by a national magazine..... for an unprecedented fourth consecutive year. ideastream®'s Rick Jackson reports. Wed, 03 Mar 2010 22:26:00 -0500 http://www.wcpn.org/WCPN/news/29865 http://www.wcpn.org/WCPN/news/29865#When:21:25:00Z There's good news for thousands of owners of all-electric homes across Northern Ohio. The Public Utilities Commission has done what Governor Ted Strickland asked it to do --- restore a special electricity price discount for those customers of First Energy. Statehouse correspondent Bill Cohen reports that while the PUCO ruling answers one question......it raises another one. Wed, 03 Mar 2010 21:25:00 -0500 http://www.wcpn.org/WCPN/news/29872 http://www.wcpn.org/WCPN/news/29872#When:21:03:00Z There's a one in four chance that you'll have the opportunity to vote in May on some kind of school tax levy. Statehouse correspondent Bill Cohen reports. Wed, 03 Mar 2010 21:03:00 -0500 http://www.wcpn.org/WCPN/news/29841 http://www.wcpn.org/WCPN/news/29841#When:13:52:00Z Katie Spotz of Mentor set out around the holidays to become the youngest person to row solo across the Atlantic Ocean. Two months later, she's about 500 miles off the coast of South America and about a week away from reaching that goal. She took a few minutes off from rowing to speak with ideastream®'s Eric Wellman about her journey. Wed, 03 Mar 2010 13:52:00 -0500 http://www.wcpn.org/WCPN/news/29839 http://www.wcpn.org/WCPN/news/29839#When:10:54:00Z Wednesday the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio is expected to restore discounted electric rates to households that heat exclusively with electricity. ideastream®'s Bill Rice reports. Wed, 03 Mar 2010 10:54:00 -0500 http://www.wcpn.org/WCPN/news/29838 http://www.wcpn.org/WCPN/news/29838#When:10:39:00Z The Cleveland Cuyahoga County Port Authority's new lease with Federal Marine Terminals gives the company a break on rent while the economy recovers. Wed, 03 Mar 2010 10:39:00 -0500 http://www.wcpn.org/WCPN/news/29837 http://www.wcpn.org/WCPN/news/29837#When:00:27:00Z This week state and local school officials hope to find out whether Ohio will get a piece of more than 4 billion dollars under the federal program known as Race to the Top, a program aimed at turning around the nation's lowest performing schools. 40 states applied for the funding, and only a fraction of those are expected to secure a grant. To apply, states had to show some degree of buy-in from local districts, which in turn had to demonstrate support from local teachers' unions. And as ideastream®’s Ida Lieszkovszky reports, not everyone went along. Wed, 03 Mar 2010 00:27:00 -0500 http://www.wcpn.org/WCPN/news/29836 http://www.wcpn.org/WCPN/news/29836#When:22:35:00Z Northeast Ohio-made vehicles helped fuel a turn-around of domestic auto sales to near-record increases last month. Ideastream's Rick Jackson reports. Tue, 02 Mar 2010 22:35:00 -0500 http://www.wcpn.org/WCPN/news/29835 http://www.wcpn.org/WCPN/news/29835#When:22:28:00Z Ohio's top elections official has been ordered to stop her probe into where an Ohio group raised money to push for a referendum on slot machines at race tracks. As statehouse correspondent Bill Cohen reports, though, this court order is not the final word on the dispute. Tue, 02 Mar 2010 22:28:00 -0500 http://www.wcpn.org/WCPN/news/29834 http://www.wcpn.org/WCPN/news/29834#When:22:26:00Z The hot-button issue of illegal immigration continues to flare up in the Ohio legislature. Tuesday, the setting for it was a hearing by a senate committee on a bill that could get LOCAL police and sheriffs helping the FEDS enforce national immigration laws. Several people testified in favor of a crackdown, but there were others who pushed caution. Statehouse correspondent Bill Cohen filed this report. Tue, 02 Mar 2010 22:26:00 -0500 http://www.wcpn.org/WCPN/news/29832 http://www.wcpn.org/WCPN/news/29832#When:12:43:00Z If you go to make a big purchase like a television, you'd probably do some research -- considering price and quality. Now imagine if you bought healthcare that way. The Cleveland Clinic has reached an agreement with Lowe's that allow Lowe's employees to fly to Cleveland, at no cost to them, should they need heart surgery. In a column in today's newspaper, Harlan Spector writes that the deal is good for most everyone. He sat down with ideastream®'s Eric Wellman. Tue, 02 Mar 2010 12:43:00 -0500 http://www.wcpn.org/WCPN/news/29821 http://www.wcpn.org/WCPN/news/29821#When:05:01:01Z Bank failures can be dramatic. Regulators swoop in on a Friday night like a swat team, seizing the troubled institution, and in most cases, orchestrate a takeover by another bank. But often the new owners don’t want everything, leaving the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation stuck with unloved copiers and repossessed Bentleys. ideastream®'s Dan Bobkoff tells us what happens to everything left behind Tue, 02 Mar 2010 05:01:01 -0500 http://www.wcpn.org/WCPN/news/29831 http://www.wcpn.org/WCPN/news/29831#When:22:52:01Z The city of Cleveland released it's 5 year capital budget projections Monday. But as ideastream®'s Rick Jackson reports, there isn't nearly as much money available to spend - as in years past. Mon, 01 Mar 2010 22:52:01 -0500 http://www.wcpn.org/WCPN/news/29830 http://www.wcpn.org/WCPN/news/29830#When:22:49:00Z Some democratic Ohio House members are taking issue with Republican U-S Senate candidate Rob Portman for speaking to a group that the democrats say promotes hateful speech. Ohio Public Radio's Jo Ingles has more on the story. Mon, 01 Mar 2010 22:49:00 -0500 http://www.wcpn.org/WCPN/news/29829 http://www.wcpn.org/WCPN/news/29829#When:22:42:00Z It looks likely that Ohioans will vote in November on whether electronic slots machines should be legalized at race tracks, but the issue of how backers of the referendum raised the money to get it onto the ballot continues to flare up. Statehouse correspondent Bill Cohen reports. Mon, 01 Mar 2010 22:42:00 -0500 http://www.wcpn.org/WCPN/news/29816 http://www.wcpn.org/WCPN/news/29816#When:11:00:00Z Oil prices may have dropped quite a bit in the last few years, but turmoil in oil-rich regions of the world and the volatility of the oil market over decades have given rise to a healthy quest in the U.S. for alternatives. One Cleveland based company is developing what it considers promising technology that will create biofuels out of…algae. ideastream®'s Ida Lieszkovszky looked into the algal oil industry, and has this report for us. Mon, 01 Mar 2010 11:00:00 -0500 http://www.wcpn.org/WCPN/news/29820 http://www.wcpn.org/WCPN/news/29820#When:10:43:00Z Splitting up $510 million isn't easy, but that's what Cleveland's City Council spent most of last week doing. ideastream's Rick Jackson reports on the state of the 2010 budget talks. Mon, 01 Mar 2010 10:43:00 -0500