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Government

New gun bill would call for 'cooling-off period'
(Wednesday, May 15, 2013)

Ohio governor plans ways to help seniors
(Tuesday, May 14, 2013)

Ohio Gov. Kasich says ballot may be the way to go to expand Medicaid
(Wednesday, May 8, 2013)

Ohio's Statehouse takes another swipe at internet cafes
(Wednesday, May 1, 2013)

UPDATE: GOP leader signals 'right-to-work' bills may go no where in Ohio
(Wednesday, May 1, 2013)

Ohio lawmakers take on budgets, gambling and guns
(Monday, April 29, 2013)

School cafeterias would serve fresher local foods under pending legislation
(Monday, April 29, 2013)

Ohio Senate is trying to complete Ohio budget
(Thursday, April 25, 2013)

New bill targets banks that are 'too big to fail'
(Wednesday, April 24, 2013)

Key Ohio senators have changed their minds and support an internet cafe ban
(Wednesday, April 24, 2013)

 

Economy and Business

Ohio jobless rate shows a slight decrease
(Friday, May 17, 2013)

World Series of Poker comes to Cleveland
(Friday, May 17, 2013)

Cleveland small business chamber leads the nation in energy savings
(Thursday, May 16, 2013)

Cleveland job agency sees rising placement rate
(Wednesday, May 15, 2013)

Honda brings Acura production to Ohio
(Tuesday, May 14, 2013)

Cuyahoga's casino tax revenue proposed for downtown projects
(Monday, May 13, 2013)

Goodyear celebrates new global headquarters in Akron
(Thursday, May 9, 2013)

Shareholders vote to split Timken; next move in 45 days
(Wednesday, May 8, 2013)

Timken shareholders vote to split the company
(Tuesday, May 7, 2013)

Is Timken's future as one company or two?
(Monday, May 6, 2013)

 

Arts and Entertainment

Peninsula celebrates the Cuyahoga River with a challenge to capture its beauty and recall its worst disaster
(Thursday, May 16, 2013)

Apocalyptic symbolism of Pompeii and Mt. St. Helens
(Thursday, May 16, 2013)

The Cleveland Orchestra heads across town to Gordon Square
(Sunday, May 12, 2013)

Funk Hall of Fame in Dayton?
(Monday, May 6, 2013)

Authors say their account of the Kent State shooting in '13 Seconds' still holds up
(Thursday, May 2, 2013)

Glass art sparkles in Peninsula
(Wednesday, May 1, 2013)

Superman still soaring at 75
(Thursday, April 18, 2013)

A 'sampling' of the Rock Hall class of 2013
(Thursday, April 18, 2013)

Cleveland, Ohio: The land of superheros
(Wednesday, April 17, 2013)

Cleveland Film Festival hits record attendance
(Tuesday, April 16, 2013)

 

Commentary

Thanks from California to that undecided voter in Ohio
(Wednesday, November 14, 2012)

The sound of political silence descends on Ohio
(Tuesday, November 13, 2012)

Gaining that precious hour in the day
(Friday, November 2, 2012)

Ohio military expert weighs in on case of accused Afghan killer
(Monday, March 26, 2012)

The tone of September's songs
(Friday, September 9, 2011)

Anti-social media?
(Monday, March 7, 2011)

A company in transition
(Monday, January 10, 2011)

Learning on the gridiron
(Thursday, September 23, 2010)

Cleveland has many champs
(Monday, June 14, 2010)

Northeast Ohio man loses latest death appeal
(Monday, April 5, 2010)

 

Crime and Courts

Cuyahoga County judge sentences house flipper to two years in prison
(Friday, May 17, 2013)

Genda's family says it makes no sense that he would have pulled a BB gun on an officer
(Friday, May 17, 2013)

City of Akron website hacked for taxpayer info
(Friday, May 17, 2013)

Cleveland case accelerates Cuyahoga efforts to track and investigate missing persons
(Thursday, May 16, 2013)

UPDATE: Dead suspect's gun was a BB pistol that looked like a handgun; Fatal shooting by University of Akron police officer is under investigation
(Thursday, May 16, 2013)

Thirteen Cleveland firefighters indicted
(Wednesday, May 15, 2013)

Capital punishment for Castro?
(Monday, May 13, 2013)

No DNA matches found for Cleveland man in kidnapping case
(Monday, May 13, 2013)

Mother of missing teen addresses Akron City Council
(Monday, May 13, 2013)

Healing begins on Seymour Avenue
(Sunday, May 12, 2013)

 

Education

Cleveland schools move to reward performance more than seniority
(Wednesday, May 15, 2013)

Merit pay replaces seniority in tentative Cleveland teachers contract
(Tuesday, May 14, 2013)

The search for Kent State's new president is beginning
(Tuesday, May 14, 2013)

Ohio Board of Education hears ideas on school safety
(Tuesday, May 14, 2013)

GPA vs ACT at the University of Akron
(Wednesday, May 8, 2013)

Ohio voters are kinder than usual to school levies and bond issues
(Wednesday, May 8, 2013)

Opposition to the Common Core grows in Ohio
(Thursday, May 2, 2013)

Strongsville teachers and students are back in their classrooms
(Tuesday, April 30, 2013)

Cleveland charter school operators accused of stealing $1.8 million
(Tuesday, April 30, 2013)

Marathon Ohio teachers' strike ends
(Sunday, April 28, 2013)

 

Environment

Ohio tries to answer question of whether the drilling boom is going bust
(Friday, May 17, 2013)

Muskingum Watershed formalizes the rules for selling water for fracking
(Friday, May 17, 2013)

Drilling for wind on Lake Erie
(Friday, May 10, 2013)

Ohio farmers hope to fix pollution problem without regulations
(Monday, May 6, 2013)

Physical work begins next week on Lake Erie's experimental wind farm
(Friday, May 3, 2013)

Youngstown voters set to decide if fracking should be allowed in the city
(Friday, May 3, 2013)

Citizens plan the future of NE Ohio
(Thursday, May 2, 2013)

Ohio manufacturers back energy efficiency rules
(Tuesday, April 30, 2013)

Exploradio: Lake Erie's floating plastic garbage patch
(Monday, April 29, 2013)

Mud from Ohio's pipeline construction can be polluting Ohio's rivers and streams, too
(Monday, April 29, 2013)

 

Health and Medicine

Cleveland Clinic study opens new avenue for heart disease research
(Sunday, May 12, 2013)

Medina chiropractor sentenced to 30 months in health-care fraud case
(Friday, May 10, 2013)

Ohio's fight over Medicaid expansion continues
(Wednesday, May 1, 2013)

Ohio law on training and identifying concussions takes effect
(Friday, April 26, 2013)

Exploradio: Cellular alchemy turns skin into brain cells
(Monday, April 22, 2013)

Ohio will stop counting West Nile virus mosquitoes
(Monday, April 22, 2013)

Ohio House wades into restrictions on sex ed and family planning
(Wednesday, April 17, 2013)

Medicaid expansion remains out of Ohio budget right now
(Tuesday, April 16, 2013)

Exploradio: Simulators replace patients and every body benefits
(Monday, April 15, 2013)

Thousands rally at the Ohio Statehouse for Medicaid expansion
(Thursday, April 11, 2013)

 

Lifestyle

A banquet of ideas at Akron's Growing Hope Food Summit
(Friday, May 17, 2013)

Kasich signs legislation for new official state artifact
(Thursday, May 16, 2013)

Raise a glass to craft beer week
(Friday, May 10, 2013)

Fun with fungi
(Friday, May 3, 2013)

You can grow your own mushrooms
(Friday, April 26, 2013)

Fruits and vegetables are transforming vacant lots in Akron and Cleveland
(Friday, April 19, 2013)

Why you should care if honey bees can’t find their way home
(Friday, April 12, 2013)

Alzheimer’s advocates say progress is being made
(Wednesday, April 10, 2013)

Craft beer and local food at Akron's "Art and Ales"
(Friday, April 5, 2013)

Afro-pop and antelope in the atrium of the Cleveland Museum of Art
(Friday, March 29, 2013)

 

Ohio

Man shot by U. of Akron officer told family he feared going back to jail
(Friday, May 17, 2013)

High school sports governing body shoots down "competitive balance" again
(Thursday, May 16, 2013)

Ohio says shale drilling is starting to pay big returns
(Thursday, May 16, 2013)

Akron hacked, thousands of SS nos. posted: But are they real?
(Thursday, May 16, 2013)

Union refuses to back gay teacher fired by Catholic school
(Tuesday, May 14, 2013)

Honda to build new model in Ohio
(Tuesday, May 14, 2013)

Bill targeting people who commit gun crimes is getting pushback
(Monday, May 13, 2013)

Morning headlines: Gina DeJesus looking forward to a normal life
(Friday, May 10, 2013)

DNA links Castro to 6-year-old born in captivity
(Friday, May 10, 2013)

Northeast Ohio senators introduce anti-discrimination bill
(Friday, May 10, 2013)

 

People

Cleveland Courage Funds will help non-profits serving victims
(Wednesday, May 8, 2013)

Bill Cohen: From Rhodes to Kasich, 42 years with an ear on Ohio government, personalities and issues
(Monday, May 6, 2013)

One dies, one injured after falls in Hocking Hills
(Monday, April 29, 2013)

Former Ohio Cub Scout leader launches petition to allow gay scouts
(Thursday, April 25, 2013)

Advisory group says foster children need more stability, parents more input
(Tuesday, April 9, 2013)

Kasich honors Chardon teachers and staff at his State of the State address
(Wednesday, February 20, 2013)

Andrew Sullivan on sex, religion, and politics
(Wednesday, February 13, 2013)

Couch surfing and beyond: Young and homeless in Cleveland
(Thursday, January 31, 2013)

A former Peace Corps nurse from Orrville marks two decades of helping Hondurans
(Wednesday, January 2, 2013)

The Regulas' legacy in NE Ohio
(Thursday, December 27, 2012)

 

Politics

Approved farm bill cuts food stamps, Portman says changes are needed
(Friday, May 17, 2013)

Ohio tea party members prepare to sue the IRS
(Friday, May 17, 2013)

Ohio's Sen. Portman says his IRS complaint gave Obama early warning
(Thursday, May 16, 2013)

Ohio tea partiers are that upset the GOP is capitalizing on IRS flap
(Wednesday, May 15, 2013)

Ohio tea partier helped trigger the national investigation of the IRS
(Tuesday, May 14, 2013)

Husted's voter-address plan is under scrutiny
(Saturday, May 11, 2013)

President Obama asks Ohio State Class of 2013 to participate and persevere
(Sunday, May 5, 2013)

Ohio may ratchet up penalties for gun-related crimes
(Monday, April 29, 2013)

Election for Ohio's Republican Party chairman is coming tomorrow
(Thursday, April 25, 2013)

Stark County explores moving elections board out of downtown Canton
(Thursday, April 25, 2013)

 

Science and Technology

New dinosaur provides clues to ancient diversity
(Tuesday, May 7, 2013)

Exploradio: Cleveland's ion engines power NASA's deep space dreams
(Monday, May 6, 2013)

Ohio lawmakers debate a state ban on red-light cameras
(Tuesday, April 23, 2013)

The Obama budget has big plans for NASA Glenn that a sequester could derail
(Wednesday, April 10, 2013)

NASA Glenn gets money and a key role in the Obama budget
(Wednesday, April 10, 2013)

Exploradio: Engineering a Chiari breakthrough
(Monday, March 4, 2013)

Exploradio: The future of seeing
(Monday, February 18, 2013)

Exploradio: Inside NASA Glenn
(Monday, January 7, 2013)

Exploradio - The dinosaur revolution
(Monday, December 31, 2012)

Ohio's broadband network is "light speed"
(Tuesday, December 11, 2012)

 

U.S.

An Akron lawyer humanizes the plight of Guantanamo clients
(Friday, May 3, 2013)

President Obama's statement on the Boston bombings
(Monday, April 15, 2013)

Federal budget cuts could affect Lake Erie
(Monday, March 11, 2013)

Youngstown's mayor says his town deserved Obama's accolades
(Wednesday, February 13, 2013)

State of the Union exerpts
(Tuesday, February 12, 2013)

Obama's State of the Union includes shout-outs for Ohio
(Tuesday, February 12, 2013)

Ohio gun owners protest the potential for stricter federal gun laws
(Friday, February 8, 2013)

Ohio's senators are withholding judgment on Hagel
(Wednesday, January 30, 2013)

President Obama stresses unity and equality in his inaugural speech
(Monday, January 21, 2013)

Ohio’s senators say they’ll support gun restrictions
(Wednesday, January 16, 2013)

 

Sports

This weekend's Cleveland Marathon being run with increased security and a special segment for some Boston runners
(Friday, May 17, 2013)

Akron Aeros owner happy to be here
(Thursday, May 16, 2013)

Vote today could finally level public vs. private school sports
(Wednesday, May 15, 2013)

Truckers hire former FBI chief Freeh to investigate Haslam's company
(Wednesday, May 15, 2013)

LeBron James donates $1 million to St. Vincent-St. Mary
(Thursday, May 2, 2013)

The ‘crazy cycle’ of Browns fans: Clamoring for another QB rivalry
(Wednesday, May 1, 2013)

The Dawg Pound has to welcome a player named Barkevious Mingo
(Friday, April 26, 2013)

Security for Cleveland's marathon is increased
(Tuesday, April 23, 2013)

Browns owner Haslam allegedly knew about fraud
(Friday, April 19, 2013)

Cleveland Browns owner Haslam insists he did nothing wrong
(Friday, April 19, 2013)

 

Other Stories

Stark Board of Elections evaluates voting machines after roof collapse
(Thursday, April 11, 2013)

Death on drillng rig is area's first
(Tuesday, February 26, 2013)

Canton's Basilica of St. John absorbs news of the pope at morning Mass
(Monday, February 11, 2013)

Storage tank at oil & gas well explodes
(Tuesday, July 17, 2012)

Trumbull Memorial Hospital employees gain lawmakers' support
(Monday, May 21, 2012)

Local Susan G. Komen affiliate sees donation increase even after ‘confusing’ Planned Parenthood decisions
(Tuesday, May 8, 2012)

Communities are going into rehab
(Thursday, January 26, 2012)

Rare submarine engines back in Cleveland
(Monday, November 14, 2011)

Headline News for Monday, 4/11/11
(Monday, April 11, 2011)

Status change for Father Sam
(Thursday, March 24, 2011)

 
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