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Friday, May 9, 2008
 | Young Clevelanders mapping out their vision for the city
A group of young Cleveland residents met last night to start mapping out their vision for revitalizing the city. The Cleveland chapter of the "Great Lakes Urban Exchange," or "GLUE," is just one of more than two-dozen chapters that also met last night in other Great Lake cities. (more )
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 | Digital technology revolution impacting more than business world
Digital technology is already changing the way we work. From cell phones and blackberries to wireless access to the Internet, we work faster and collaborate with people we never meet face to face. But experts at a symposium yesterday at Case Western Reserve University say these new technologies are revolutionizing more than the business world. (more )
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Thursday, May 8, 2008
| Pushing for blood
Ohio lawmakers are considering a bill to require blood tests when a repeat DUI offender refuses a breath test. A Northeast Ohio prosecutor testified today (Thursday) in favor of the bill. (more )
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Wednesday, May 7, 2008
 | Two Stark County musicians bring blues to the schools
Cash and time-strapped Ohio schools have been forced to cut arts courses. So some are getting help from their communities to give kids new opportunities. In Stark County, two musicians got a grant to share their passion for the blues with a dedicated group of students on the weekends. (more )
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 | New book explores streetcar building in Ohio.
As gas prices continue to rise and traffic congestion frustrates drivers, many cites are discussing commuter rail as an alternative. Most major cities had extensive streetcar systems in the early 20th Century and Northeast Ohio was among the leaders in streetcar manufacturing. A Lorain County Community College Professor has a new book about the streetcar in Ohio, what happened to it and why bringing it back might be a good idea.
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Tuesday, May 6, 2008
| Impeachment is an Ohio rarity
Ohio's legislative and Democratic party leaders are threatening to impeach the state's attorney general if he doesn't resign. The last time any state official faced impeachment was 200 years ago. (more )
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Monday, May 5, 2008
| Replacing Marc Dann
If Marc Dann either resigns or is taken out of office, Governor Ted Strickland could appoint a replacement until a November elections decides the attorney general for the last two years of Dann's term. At this point, though, it's not very clear which Democrats and Republicans actually want the job. (more )
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| Dann will not go
Against the wishes of virtually every statewide Democratic leader, Attorney General Marc Dann says he won't quit. (more )
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| Top Democrats want Dann to resign
Top Ohio Democrats are calling for the resignation of Ohio's Democratic attorney general. And if he doesn't quit immediately, Democrats say they are prepared to start the process to impeach him. (more )
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| Tomorrow's Indiana primary is but an echo of 40 years ago
It's been 40 years since Indiana took center stage in a presidential primary. The stage then was dominated by Robert F. Kennedy and -- says transplanted Hoosier and Cleveland State professor Rick Perloff -- in many ways Kennedy remains the model of the plain-speaking candidate who could win Indiana hearts and votes...
Rick Perloff is director of the School of Communication at Cleveland State University. He has written three books on persuasion and a textbook on American political communication.
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