Crain's Cleveland Business articles from July 2004

Crain's Cleveland Business archives from July 2004

What's New.(The Insider)(Brief Article)
July 5, 2004... COMPANY: Sherwin-Williams Co., Cleveland PRODUCT: ProForce 23 This paint sprayer starter unit is aimed at the serious do-it-yourselfer, handyman, property manager and part-time painting contractor. It weighs 26 pounds and has a...

Rochelle Thuener; Owner and president, Roscoe Medical Inc.(Special Report)(Biography)
July 5, 2004... Byline: Shannon Pettypiece When a Roscoe Medical Inc. employee worked extra hard during the company's relocation to Strongsville in January 2002, Roscoe founder Rochelle Thuener rewarded him with a free massage. The reward was the result...

Chasing leads kicks in gear at Team NEO; 25 'no BS' deals on group's radar.(economic development of Ohio)
July 5, 2004... Byline: JAY MILLER The tip came in early June as an e-mail to Martin Gareau, economic development coordinator for the city of Mentor, from Michelle Boczek, director of project delivery at Team NEO. A company was looking to expand, and...

Maria Isabel Boss; President and CEO, Cleveland Scholarship Programs.(Special Report)(Biography)
July 5, 2004... Byline: Tom Jackson Maria Isabel Boss could have enjoyed an easy life if she had chosen to remain in Colombia, where she grew up in a comfortable home with servants and a chauffeur. Instead, her adventurous, enterprising attitude drove...

Hudson's big gamble; $30 million First & Main project promises boost for quaint town, but will it deliver?(Insight)(Pardon Hudson)
July 5, 2004... Byline: HENRY GOMEZ Pardon Hudson for being the city Northeast Ohio always seems to forget. Geographically, it's closer to Akron than it is to Cleveland, though it's often labeled a suburb of the latter. Developmentally, Hudson is stuck...

Stephanie FallCreek; Executive director, Fairhill Center.(Special Report)
July 5, 2004... Byline: Tom Jackson The average person spends more time planning a two-week summer vacation than how to spend the last few decades of his or her life, according to Stephanie FallCreek, a Cleveland advocate of "successful aging.'' ...

Rough air.(Opinion)
July 5, 2004... We don't wish ill for United Airlines or any other air carrier. However, we must admit we were glad to see the Air Transportation Stabilization Board dig in its heels last week and for a third time refuse to provide troubled United with a...

Applied Industrial's hard work pays off with profit jump.(Applied Industrial Technologies Inc.)
July 5, 2004... Byline: DAVID BENNETT Just as the glass headquarters building of Applied Industrial Technologies gleamed over a portion of Euclid Avenue in the midday sun last week, the company's financials and business prospects appear to be bright as...

Reporters' Notebook; Behind the news with Crain's writers.(The Insider)(brief)(Laurel School)(designRoom Creative)
July 5, 2004... Guv makes can't-miss election prognostication The November election is still months away, but Gov. Bob Taft already has predicted a winner - Ohio's TV stations. The governor spoke last week at Cleveland's City Club, where he was asked...

The Week: June 28-July 4.(The Insider)(National City Bank, Dollar Bank)
July 5, 2004... The big story: National City Bank, FirstMerit, Huntington and Dollar Bank were among the institutions last week that raised their prime lending rates by one-quarter point, to 4.25%. The increase in the prime is the first change in the rate...

Transit Village effort aims to unify neighborhoods; Cleveland-Shaker Heights partnership could create seamless border.(News)
July 5, 2004... Byline: JAY MILLER In a bit of ad hoc regionalism, leaders in Cleveland and Shaker Heights are working together to meld shoulder-rubbing neighborhoods into one strong, unified community that runs parallel to a rail transit line. They...

Kathleen Obert; Chairman and CEO, Edward Howard & Co.(Special Report)
July 5, 2004... Byline: Henry Gomez The public relations industry is full of eternal optimists - those who see the glass as always half-full rather than half-empty. So it comes with some irony that PR executive Kathleen Obert, chairman and CEO of...

Term limits aid unlimited mess.(Opinion)(Column)
July 5, 2004... Byline: Brian Tucker Is it the beginning of the end of the Republican dominance in Columbus, or are we just watching the demise of a politician who reached too far too fast? The question revolves around House Speaker Larry Householder...

The Big Issue: The Cleveland Indians: Contenders or pretenders?(Opinion)
July 5, 2004... Henry Cavanagh Strongsville From what I've seen, there's enough talent that they can be contenders. They've done it in the past; maybe they can do it again. Chris Hegedus Brook Park I'd say they're contenders even with...

Patricia Snowbrick; CEO, Stat-Expeditors Inc.(Special Report)
July 5, 2004... Byline: David Bennett On an unusual blustery April day, the atmosphere inside Stat-Expeditors Inc. was just as unsettled, as the company's electricity had been knocked out and the phone system was down. Undeterred, Patricia Snowbrick,...

Cornelia C. Hodgson; Senior partner, Dorsky Hodgson & Partners.(Special Report)
July 5, 2004... Byline: Stan Bullard Working with an architect at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development prompted Cornelia C. Hodgson to chuck plans for a career in government. As a 23-year-old with a degree in political science, that...

Eileen Saffran; Executive Director, The Gathering Place.(Special Report)
July 5, 2004... Byline: Shannon Mortland At the age of 45, Eileen Saffran asked herself what she wanted to do with her life. The licensed social worker had lost both of her parents years before due to cancer, her husband traveled a lot for work, her...

Pamela Daiker-Middaugh; Professor, Cleveland Marshall College of Law; Director, Pro Bono Program.(Special Report)
July 5, 2004... Byline: Julie Post Pamela Daiker-Middaugh admits she loves her job so much she sometimes cannot contain herself. The Cleveland-Marshall College of Law professor and director of its Pro Bono Program recalled driving home in tears last...

Irene Rennillo; Co-owner, Rennillo Reporting Services.(Special Report)
July 5, 2004... Byline: Jeff Stacklin Irene Rennillo takes life one phase at a time. She has been a single woman, wife and now a mother of two boys. She has been a lawyer, an entrepreneur and now leads a court reporting business, Rennillo Reporting...

Dr. Kelly Victory; Chief medical officer, Whole Health Management Inc.(Special Report)
July 5, 2004... Byline: Shannon Mortland Dr. Kelly Victory's last name pretty much says it all. After being diagnosed in 1997 with a degenerative spine disease, the then 37-year-old emergency and trauma specialist at South Pointe and Parma Community...

Two manufacturers prep Lorain County projects.(Oldcastle APG Midwest Inc.)(JBC Technologies Inc.)
July 5, 2004... Byline: DAVID BENNETT Lorain County has taken an economic pummeling the past few years, but two new expansion projects hold the promise of adding 90 jobs to its beleaguered manufacturing base. Oldcastle APG Midwest Inc., a business...

Jeanne Halladay Coughlin; President, The Coughlin Group; Chairman, COSE.(Special Report)(Council of Smaller Enterprises)
July 5, 2004... Byline: Jay Miller Jeanne Halladay Coughlin has worked her way up the ladder. The current chairman of the Council of Smaller Enterprises, Ms. Coughlin is the first COSE staff member to rise to that nonpaying position with the...

Forum to kick off Lorain Co. council.(News)(Lorain County Manufacturing Council)
July 5, 2004... Byline: DAVID BENNETT Three local businessmen have joined to spearhead an initiative to assist manufacturing companies in Lorain County. The initiative is known as the Lorain County Manufacturing Council. It kicks off with a forum this...

NE Ohio needs more New York attitude.(Opinion)(Northeast Ohioans)(Column)
July 5, 2004... Byline: ANDREW J. BIROL The best way we Northeast Ohioans know that ice and snow are giving way to summer is when the new crop of orange barrels sprouts up everywhere. But with this sign of change comes the dread of detours, delays and...

Be a part of Crain's next health care directory.(News)
July 5, 2004... Crain's Cleveland Business on Sept. 6 will publish its seventh Health Care Guide, a listing of companies and organizations that provide health care services in Northeast Ohio. If your company or organization has never submitted information...

The Week in Quotes.(News)
July 5, 2004... "When you think of outsourcing, you think of overseas, but the type of work done here really isn't conducive for overseas.'' - Roy Rodgers, co-founder and director of materials, Astro Instrumentation LLC. Page One "We saw more Lorain...

Late News.(brief)(MCPc, Wizard Computer Services Inc.)(Zoss the Swiss Baker)
July 5, 2004... AMERIMARK EXPANSION CALLS FOR 40 NEW JOBS * AmeriMark Direct, a catalog sales company in Middleburg Heights, will open its first off-site call center this week in Medina in a move that will create as many as 40 jobs. Greg Stringer, director...

Going Places.(People)(appointments)
July 5, 2004... Job Changes Construction PANZICA CONSTRUCTION CO.: Ellie Fiore to business development manager. Education CLEVELAND CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL: Karl Ertle to president/principal. KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: Edward G. Mahon to vice...

Ruth Williams-Clark; Executive director, Lorain Urban Minority Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Outreach Program.(Special Report)
July 5, 2004... Byline: David Bennett Ruth Williams-Clark has been helping people for the better part of her 50 years. To do her job as executive director of the Lorain Urban Minority Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Outreach Program, she herself counts on the...

Online surbey says: Are you worried that auto insurere Progressive Corp. might be planning to move IT jobs from Ohio?(News)(Brief Article)
July 5, 2004... Percentages based on 847 repsondents. Yes: 67% No: 21% I don't care: 12% SOURCE: www.neohio.craintech.com

On the cover.(News)(Society for Savings Building)(Brief Article)
July 5, 2004... The 10-story Society for Savings Building on Public Square is the most important remaining building in Cleveland by John Wellborn Root of the Chicago firm Burnham & Root. Erected during 1889 and 1890, the building combines elements of Gothic,...

Women of Note.(Special Report)(Heights Rockefeller Center)
July 5, 2004... Developed by John Rockefeller Jr. in 1930 and originally built as a bank, the Heights Rockefeller Center and its gardens offer the appropriate stature as a backdrop for the dozen women highlighted in this special section who themselves have...

Inspecting gadgets; New CSA Int'l product-testing unit already planning expansion of staff.
July 5, 2004... Byline: DAVID BENNETT Three engineers from OnSpeX Consumer Product Evaluation last week whittled their way through 400 varieties of diamond saw blades submitted from a dozen manufacturers across the country. After putting each blade...

Short Takes.(Briefs)(Secure Check Inc.)(Boustani Consulting LLC)(Ernst Sedmak,)(Brief Article)
July 12, 2004... * JUST CHECKING: After getting its digital fingerprint equipment connected, Columbus-based Secure Check Inc. recently opened a branch office in Parma. The company saw ample opportunity in the Cleveland area, which lacks businesses offering...

Letters.(Letter to the Editor)
July 12, 2004... County charter gov't won't pass the buck I've been following with interest the discussion of changing Cuyahoga County's government to a charter form like that in Summit County. As someone who was instrumental in getting Ohio's only charter...

Stern helping Golden Arches focus on local tie-ins; McDonald's ditching universal ad blitzes for grass-roots marketing.(Marketing)
July 12, 2004... Byline: HENRY GOMEZ Many thought McDonald's Corp. chief marketing officer Larry Light was waxing hyperbolic last month when, among other bold statements, he declared the global hamburger chain's "days of mass media marketing are over.''...

Setting Leadership record straight.(Opinion)
July 12, 2004... Byline: Brian Tucker If the old saying that any publicity is good publicity were true, then the folks at Leadership Cleveland would be pleased with our recent story about the nearly 30-year-old program. Unfortunately, that old saying...

The Week: July 5 - 11.(The Insider)
July 12, 2004... The big story: Cleveland last week became the first city in the nation to welcome the presumed 2004 Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry together with his running mate, John Edwards. The pair spouted the usual political rally blather,...

Companies should consider coverage against employee-related claims.(Small Business)
July 12, 2004... Byline: Stephen Zashin In a perfect world, employers could predict "bad weather'' and stave off the storm of employee lawsuits crossing the country. However, today even the most proactive measures might not keep the rain away. The...

Senior transportation biz still not in gear.(Small Business)
July 12, 2004... Byline: HARRIET TRAMER Transportation for seniors represents a major unmet need in the Cleveland area, but economic realities make it far less of a gold mine for small business than the numbers would indicate - especially with gas prices...

Summa adds robotic surgery to its offerings.(Health Care)(Brief Article)
July 12, 2004... Byline: SHANNON MORTLAND Think of some Akron City Hospital surgeons as Wizards of Oz of sorts, only they aren't behind a curtain in Emerald City - they're behind a $1 million robot designed to do minimally invasive surgery. Akron's...

Late News.
July 12, 2004... BEACON JOURNAL, GUILD REACH TENTATIVE DEAL After a year of stalled contract talks, a byline blackout and a threatened strike, editorial staffers at the Akron Beacon Journal reached a tentative new contract with newspaper management last...

Easy being green; Environmentally friendly warehouse provides social, economic paybacks.(Insight)(green plumbing products)
July 12, 2004... Byline: STAN BULLARD Rows of skylights allow sunlight to splash over parts of the new distribution center on Cleveland's West Side of plumbing products maker Oatey Co. Moreover, when the sky darkens, sensors automatically brighten...

Changing child care; Growing demand for quality leads some NE Ohioans to become providers.(Small Business)(Le Chaperon Rouge)
July 12, 2004... Byline: KIMBERLY BONVISSUTO Stella Moga's journey in the child care industry strikes a chord with others in her field - dissatisfied with existing centers, she took a shot at doing it better herself. The Romanian immigrant settled in...

CSU eyes Strongsville as suburb seeks incubator partner.(Technology)(Cleveland State University)
July 12, 2004... Byline: TOM JACKSON Cleveland State University is considering adding Strongsville to its fold of branch campus locations, a move that pleases city officials who hope to establish an incubator for high-tech startup companies with the help...

The Week in Quotes.(News)
July 12, 2004... "You'll never get four-cent bids from the market. You're not even going to get five cents anymore; you'd be lucky to get six. " - Richard Rosen, executive vice president, Tellus Institute. Page One "Let's face it, as physicians, we're...

Be patient.(Opinion)(NEO Corp a economic devlopment organsisation plans for expansion )
July 12, 2004... For skeptics who doubt whether the fledgling economic development organization known as Team NEO can succeed in its mission of playing a catalytic role in the retention and attraction of businesses in Northeast Ohio, we have only one word of...

Reporters' Notebook; Behind the news with Crain's writers.(The Insider)
July 12, 2004... Yo yo, it's EF Dogg, don't you know * Maybe U.S. Senate candidate Eric Fingerhut has watched Chris Rock's "Head of State'' one too many times. Taking a perhaps unintentional page from the film, which features the popular comedian...

Tax Liens.(News)(Public Notice)
July 12, 2004... The Internal Revenue Service filed tax liens against the following businesses in the Cuyahoga County Recorder's Office. The IRS files a tax lien to protect the interests of the federal government. The lien is a public notice to creditors that...

The Big Issue: Did John Kerry make a good decision in selecting John Edwards as his running mate?(Opinion)(Brief Article)
July 12, 2004... Carol Cushler Cleveland Absolutely. I like Edwards a lot. I actually like him better than Kerry. He's been through a lot in his life. He's self-made. Nate Hoelzel Cleveland I think Edwards was a good selection. He's smart...

What's New.(The Insider)(Wallsdecor Inc., Solon)(Wallsdecor Inc)(Brief Article)
July 12, 2004... COMPANY: Wallsdecor Inc., Solon PRODUCT: Wallpaper murals The company bills its new line of wallpaper murals as the key to transforming a child's bedroom into a playful fantasyland. The digitally printed murals include a variety of...

Single and the city; According to Forbes, Cleveland has a low appeal to those without significant others.(News)(Brief Article)
July 12, 2004... Forbes has come out with its list of the best cities for singles, and Cleveland ranks as, well, a good place to be a married person. The magazine ranked 40 U.S. cities for their appeal to singles based on the following criteria: coolness,...

Marous building on experience; Brothers known for top-notch construction work look to make mark in development arena with big-ticket projects.
July 12, 2004... Byline: STAN BULLARD Marous Bros. Construction Inc. of Willoughby is setting the stage for its emergence as a big league developer in Cleveland in the same step-by-step manner that it became a big-time builder over the past 24 years. ...

Lenders expanding financing strategies.(Small Business)
July 12, 2004... Byline: Marsha Powers The weather is not the only thing heating up during the summer months. With overall market rates the lowest in decades, business lending markets are hot, too. Lenders actively are engaged in working with clients...

Correction.(Correction Notice)
July 12, 2004... In the June 28 list of highest-paid CEOs, the net income figure for Agilysys Inc. should have reflected the company's bottom line results for fiscal 2004, which ended last March 31, instead of the company's results for fiscal 2003. Agilysys...

Conflicts scrutinized in contract competition; County obtains added info about business relationships of would-be advisers for big HQ project.(News)(Goldberg Group)
July 12, 2004... Byline: JAY MILLER The winner of the competition for the lucrative contract to help Cuyahoga County choose a location for its new administration building might be decided by which bidder seems to have the fewest conflicts of interest. ...

Rate bidders face high hurdles; Experts: Incumbent FirstEnergy's advantages insurmountable.
July 12, 2004... Byline: JAY MILLER By pressing for competitive bidding to see if lower rates for electricity in Northern Ohio are possible, the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio opened the door to retail competition for power customers in the state. But...

Astro Instrumentation gaining optimistic outlook from outsourcing.(News)
July 12, 2004... Byline: SHANNON PETTYPIECE It isn't every day that outsourcing means more jobs for Northeast Ohio, but that's what is happening at a Strongsville company where some of the nation's top medical device makers are sending their manufacturing...

Grand Openings.(Small Business)
July 12, 2004... Postal Connections 5889 Mayfield Road Mayfield Heights 44124 www.8020auctions.com Provides packing, shipping and mailing services, plus mailbox rental, copies, wire transfers and eBay auction services. 440-473-1317 ...

Business receiving a lift from entrepreneur's Bridge Industries.(News)(Jeff Berlin, acquisation of Multi Products Co.)
July 12, 2004... Byline: SCOTT SUTTELL Jeff Berlin is practiced in the art of the deal, having overseen 11 acquisitions from 1994 to 2000 for his former employer, Hawk Corp. of Cleveland. But his latest transaction - though among the smallest Mr....

Going Places.(People)
July 12, 2004... Job Changes Architecture PERSPECTUS ARCHITECTURE: Peter Bohan and Vladimir Novakovic to project directors; David Thompson to project designer. Financial Services NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL FINANCIAL NETWORK: Jonathan Cunningham to...

Forest City working on Wadsworth retail ctr.(Forest City Enterprises Inc.)
July 12, 2004... Byline: STAN BULLARD Forest City Enterprises Inc. is putting together the pieces in Wadsworth of what may become one of the real estate giant's land development megaprojects. The project's full scope isn't known, but the plan...

How They Did It; A look at how a small business tackled a challenge.(Small Business)(Done Right Engine and Machine Inc.)
July 12, 2004... Byline: MARY ANN JANNAZO Who: Richard Yanus, owner of Done Right Engine and Machine Inc. in North Royalton, a company that specializes in rebuilding and machining engines for classic and collector cars. Did What: Turned his part-time...

On the cover.(News)(Brief Article)
July 12, 2004... In 1879, Cleveland became the first city to light its streets with electricity. Lights supplied by Brush Electric Co. replaced gaslights. John Root designed an ornate street lamp for the corner of the then new Society for Savings Building. The...

Econonic Optimism.(small business expectations)(Brief Article)
July 12, 2004... Small business owners are expecting strong economic gains for 2004 75%: Expect to make more money this year than last year 73%: Will increase the number of products they carry in their stores (small retailers) 70%: Expect to expand...

Pay attention to taxes when outsourcing employees.(Small Business)
July 12, 2004... Byline: Carl Grassi The outsourcing of employees by businesses is becoming more common. Consistent with this trend, the IRS has been addressing the tax consequences resulting from these business relationships with greater frequency. ...

Big rigs seeing driver deficit; Legal barriers, schooling costs contributing to shortage.(Insight)
July 19, 2004... Byline: JULIE POST No one needs to convince Chris Haas of an industrywide shortage of truck drivers. Indeed, the president of All Pro Freight Systems Inc. readily acknowledges that attracting and retaining drivers is no easy task. The...

Purchase by rival to add jobs at Foresight.(Foresight Technology Group and Berbee Information Networks Corp.)
July 19, 2004... Byline: TOM JACKSON Foresight Technology Group, an 87-employee Brecksville company that sells hardware and software to businesses, expects to add jobs following its acquisition by a Wisconsin company. Berbee Information Networks Corp....

Use caution when capitalizing on dividend resurgence; Experts warn chasing high yields can be just as risky as high growth.(Finance)
July 19, 2004... Byline: HARRIET TRAMER During the dot-com phase, investors chased after capital growth - the more spectacular the better - and disregarded dividends as a vestige of a slower age. But recently, these payments have enjoyed a resurgence,...

Short Takes.(Briefs)(Council of Smaller Enterprises)
July 19, 2004... * KUDOS: The Chilcote Co. of Cleveland recently was named the 2004 National ESOP Company of the Year by the ESOP Association, a national organization of more than 1,300 companies with employee stock ownership plans. Chilcote manufactures and...

Bye, Booz.(Opinion)
July 19, 2004... Last week, Cleveland was dubbed "the most tortured sports city in America'' by the ESPN2 morning show, "Cold Pizza.'' The Cleveland Cavaliers' pending loss of star power forward Carlos Boozer is the latest evidence of why we're deserving of...

Even nonpublic companies should beef up standards in wake of SOX.(Finance)
July 19, 2004... Byline: Guy Gadomski The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, passed in response to the multi-billion dollar Enron and WorldCom scandals, increasingly is impacting nonpublic entities. The legislation, known in corporate circles as "SOX,''...

Partner steps down at Cleveland-founded firm.(Finance)(Northcoast Capital Management LLC)
July 19, 2004... Byline: STEVEN R. STRAHLER Crain's Chicago Business The general partner at a Chicago minority-operated venture capital firm, which was founded in Cleveland, recently was replaced by investors troubled by poor returns. Jonathan Turk, a...

Pet Supermarket chain unleashed in NE Ohio.(News)
July 19, 2004... Byline: HENRY GOMEZ The competition to please those who pamper their pets is growing a bit crowded in Northeast Ohio as Pet Supermarket, a Florida-based retailer of specialty products, last month moved into the Cleveland market. ...

Wi-fi wave bringing burst of biz to wireless antenna maker.(News)(WiFi-Plus Inc)
July 19, 2004... Byline: DAVID BENNETT As the phenomenon of free wireless Internet creates wi-fi hotspots nationwide, a small company in Brunswick Hills is positioning itself to capture a larger share of the wireless antenna market. WiFi-Plus Inc, a...

Advisers question mutual fund rule.(Finance)
July 19, 2004... Byline: SARA HANSARD Investment News Financial advisers aren't convinced that the controversial new rule requiring mutual fund boards to be headed by independent chairmen will improve significantly mutual fund governance, and they worry...

Pfingsten's acquisitions cause company to outgrow its space.(News)
July 19, 2004... Byline: HENRY GOMEZ Pfingsten Publishing LLC, a Seven Hills trade show and media company, is seeing the results of its six-year acquisition spree measured by a move next month to larger office space and a steady stream of new hires. ...

What's New.(The Insider)(Davis Food Co)(Brief Article)
July 19, 2004... COMPANY: Davis Food Co., Cleveland PRODUCT: Stadium Mustard with Cranberry Cranberry, you say? It's not quite the mustard you remember from the days of dank Cleveland Stadium, but Davis Food has branched into gourmet land with its...

NE Ohio should create innovation strategy.(Opinion)
July 19, 2004... Byline: GREGORY M. STOUP The link between innovation and economic prosperity is well appreciated by both business and civic leaders. Communities across the nation are very busy developing innovation strategies for their economies....

Applied Vision sees more growth ahead with Akron move.(News)
July 19, 2004... Byline: JULIE POST Five years after setting up operations, Applied Vision Co. has outgrown its 12,000-square-foot headquarters in Coventry Township near Akron and is ready to move on - and into Akron. Applied Vision, which manufactures...

Drop programs help businesses hang on to valued employees.(Finance)
July 19, 2004... Byline: KIMBERLY BONVISSUTO The baby boomers are coming of age - retirement age, that is. For businesses struggling to hang on to quality employees, the impending retirement of workers can present a variety of issues. That's why some...

The Big Issue.(Opinion)
July 19, 2004... Which is more embarrassing, Cleveland sports teams or Cleveland-area politicians? John Kealy Shaker Heights Sports teams. We're an athletic-conscious society. We're known as a major league city. We haven't won a title for a long...

Reform proposal forces needed debate.(Opinion)
July 19, 2004... Byline: Brian Tucker Politicians who have been little more than job holders in recent years must be unnerved by the various reform movements afoot, and well they should be. Recently, the Cuyahoga County Republican Party and the...

What's up? Docs; Medical license numbers on rise despite crisis over premiums.
July 19, 2004... Byline: SHANNON MORTLAND Billboards on local highways proclaim that doctors are leaving Ohio because of crippling medical malpractice insurance rates. However, the numbers appear to tell a different story. Tales run rampant of...