http://www.wksu.org/news/ WKSU News Headlines en-us Copyright 2008, WKSU Radio Fri, 10 Oct 2008 17:02:04 -0400 WKSU RSS Generator 1.1 Progressive Corporation has posted its first quarterly loss since 2000 due primarily to the fallout on Wall Street. WKSU's Karen Schaefer reports. http://www.wksu.org/news/story/22441 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 17:01:27 -0400 schaefer@wksu.org (Karen Schaefer) Business A federal judge has sided with the Ohio Republican Party in a lawsuit against the Democratic Secretary of State. This is just the latest action in a state that's been targeted by the parties and many politically-minded groups for massive voter registration drives. And some of those campaigns have created big problems. WKSU's Karen Kasler reports. http://www.wksu.org/news/story/22440 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 10:23:51 -0400 letters@wksu.org (Karen Kasler) Politics & Government Plans for another mixed-use development in Northeast Ohio have been scrapped because of the nation's weak economy. WKSU's Kevin Niedermier reports. http://www.wksu.org/news/story/22434 Thu, 9 Oct 2008 15:15:07 -0400 niedermier@wksu.org (Kevin Niedermier) Business A company that uses green technology to recycle oil to be used by electric untilities opened a plant in Canton Tuesday with incentives from both the city and the state. WKSU's Karen Schaefer reports. http://www.wksu.org/news/story/22433 Thu, 9 Oct 2008 15:10:12 -0400 schaefer@wksu.org (Karen Schaefer) Business The Treasury Department has tapped a Northeast Ohio native to oversee the government bailout of the financial industry. Neel Kashkari, fromrtly of Stow, has been named interim head of the newly formed office of financial stability. WKSU's Tom Parkinson reports. http://www.wksu.org/news/story/22432 Thu, 9 Oct 2008 15:03:30 -0400 parkinson@wksu.org (Tom Parkinson) Politics & Government Ohio has just gone though a big increase in voter registrations. That's the word from the Secretary of State's office. The state's largest county, Cuyahoga, has the largest increase in voters. WKSU's Bill Cohen reports. http://www.wksu.org/news/story/22436 Thu, 9 Oct 2008 15:38:29 -0400 letters@wksu.org (Bill Cohen) Politics & Government We now have a damage estimate for that windstorm that struck Ohio 3 weeks ago. WKSU's Bill Cohen reports. http://www.wksu.org/news/story/22435 Thu, 9 Oct 2008 15:21:25 -0400 letters@wksu.org (Bill Cohen) Other Stories FirstEnergy today gave the media a tour of a new green building on its West Akron campus. Officials are hoping the three-story brick and glass structure will meet high standards for energy-efficient design. They say it's just part of the utility's commitment to the environment. WKSU's Karen Schaefer reports. http://www.wksu.org/news/story/22439 Thu, 9 Oct 2008 17:17:37 -0400 schaefer@wksu.org (Karen Schaefer) Business The Ohio Supreme Court has rejected the latest arguments to keep an Akron man from being executed Tuesday. WKSU's Jo Ingles reports. http://www.wksu.org/news/story/22438 Thu, 9 Oct 2008 16:48:11 -0400 letters@wksu.org (Jo Ingles) Other Stories Troubled Cleveland-based National City Bank is once again rumored to be up for sale. The Wall Street Journal cites anonymous sources saying National City is talking with potential buyers, including Pittsburgh-based P.N.C. Financial Services Group Inc. and Toronto-based Bank of Nova Scotia. National City officials are not commenting. But a banking expert says the chances of regional banks being sold have increased since the federal government stepped in with a $700 billion bail-out package. WKSU's Kevin Niedermier reports. http://www.wksu.org/news/story/22437 Thu, 9 Oct 2008 15:55:28 -0400 niedermier@wksu.org (Kevin Niedermier) Business Backers of state issue 6 - the ballot issue that would authorize a huge gambling casino in Southwest Ohio - have been claiming it would create thousands of jobs. But critics are now fireing back on that front. They say the jobs claim is exaggerated. WKSU's Bill Cohen reports. http://www.wksu.org/news/story/22430 Thu, 9 Oct 2008 10:45:59 -0400 letters@wksu.org (Bill Cohen) Politics & Government About 550 Stark and Tuscarawas County residents are suing a southern Stark County landfill plagued by an underground fire that's been emitting foul odors for years. WKSU's Amanda Rabinowitz reports. http://www.wksu.org/news/story/22431 Thu, 9 Oct 2008 11:14:36 -0400 rabinowitz@wksu.org (Amanda Rabinowitz) Senator John McCain and running mate Sarah Palin wowed a packed house in Strongsville yesterday. Trailing by about 6 points in Ohio, the candidates asked supporters to help win the state this November. And, the G.O.P.'s presidential hopefuls got some help from members of the Cleveland Browns. WKSU's Kevin Niedermier reports. http://www.wksu.org/news/story/22428 Wed, 8 Oct 2008 23:15:12 -0400 niedermier@wksu.org (Kevin Niedermier) Politics & Government Ohio Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner told an audience at the City Club of Cleveland today that she's not concerned by the number of GOP challenges over how she's implementing new state voting laws. Brunner says she anticipates a smooth November election. But the first-term Democrat says she does worry that Republicans may be preparing to challenge the registration of voters whose driver's license and social security numbers don't match up. WKSU's Karen Schaefer reports. http://www.wksu.org/news/story/22427 Wed, 8 Oct 2008 18:24:59 -0400 schaefer@wksu.org (Karen Schaefer) Politics & Government Ohio's Democratic governor and its Republican House Speaker agree on many things when it comes to education. They even agreed on a program to put money toward college scholarships for kids interested in science, technology, engineering and math. But they're squabbling over the state's commitment to the program based on how much money is in that fund. WKSU's Karen Kasler reports. http://www.wksu.org/news/story/22425 Tue, 7 Oct 2008 16:45:00 -0400 letters@wksu.org (Karen Kasler) Politics & Government A company that uses green technology to recycle oil to be used by electric utilities opened a plant in Canton today with incentives from both the city and the state. WKSU's Karen Schaefer reports. http://www.wksu.org/news/story/22426 Tue, 7 Oct 2008 17:16:14 -0400 schaefer@wksu.org (Karen Schaefer) Business New studies show nearly one million Ohioans whose employers now provide health insurance will lose that coverage under the health plan proposed by Republican Presidential candidate John McCain. But backers of McCain say democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama's health plan will take away Ohioan's choices and leave them paying for a big government program WKSU's Jo Ingles reports. http://www.wksu.org/news/story/22422 Fri, 3 Oct 2008 15:48:00 -0400 letters@wksu.org (Jo Ingles) Health Next Friday marks the first anniversary of Cleveland's Success Tech shooting. Last October a troubled 14-year old student smuggled a gun into the school and wounded two teachers and two students before killing himself. Since then, the Cleveland Public School District has been working to improve safety, and to better identify and help troubled students. Tomorrow the district is holding a conference to discuss the role youth that development programs play in school safety... WKSU's Kevin Niedermier reports. http://www.wksu.org/news/story/22423 Fri, 3 Oct 2008 16:22:41 -0400 niedermier@wksu.org (Kevin Niedermier) Politics & Government WKSU's Bill Cohen reports. http://www.wksu.org/news/story/22421 Fri, 3 Oct 2008 15:36:40 -0400 letters@wksu.org (Bill Cohen) Politics & Government A Northeast Ohio soldier was buried today in Avon Lake. Friends and teachers remember Captain Michael J. Medders as a young man equally at home on the playing field, the classroom and the choir. WKSU's Karen Schaefer reports. http://www.wksu.org/news/story/22420 Fri, 3 Oct 2008 13:01:43 -0400 schaefer@wksu.org (Karen Schaefer) People & Places