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Monday, November 23
Topics: Health

These days things can feel amazingly bleak: almost no one's hiring, foreclosures a plenty, horrific crimes locally, the Browns disintegrating. But let's put all that aside, for a moment. Thanksgiving is almost here and there is a lot to be thankful for, starting with this beautiful autumn. On the next Sound of ideas, a conversation on gratitude - why it's good for you, how to get it when it’s really hard to find and how to teach it to your children. Join Dan Moulthrop, Monday morning at 9 on 90.3.

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Regional News Stories

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Ohio Unemployment Up Again

Topics: Economy

Ohio's unemployment rate has gone up for the first time in three months, to 10.5 percent in October from 10.1 percent in September. The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services says joblessness increased despite slightly more hiring by both services and goods-producing businesses. Ohio Public Radio's Bill Cohen has more.

Port Board Explains Executive Departures

Topics: Economy, Politics

The board of directors for Clevelan's Port today offered their most candid assessment to date of the turbulence in Port leadership.

Reform Backers Ok With Transition Team Choices

Topics: Politics

Supporters of Issue 6 say they're okay with new transition team, but plan to help out with the process too.

Ohio Attorney General Sues Credit Rating Agencies

Topics: Politics, Other

A.G. Richard Cordray says reckless business practices resulted in five Ohio pension funds losing hundreds of millions of dollars.

Upside/Downside: measuring the success of wellness programs

Topics: Economy, Health

Wellness programs have expanded rapidly this decade, but to what extent do they save companies money?

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Facing the Mortgage Crisis

The Facing the Mortgage Crisis project is designed to raise public awareness, mobilize networks of community partners, and aggregate community resources to serve our Northeast Ohio communities.

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Nellie McKay and The Messenger

Monday, November 23
Topics: Arts

Around Noon Dee Perry welcomes back acclaimed singer-songwriter Nellie McKay for a live performance to share music from her new Doris Day tribute - Normal as Blueberry Pie - as she gets ready for her gigs this week at Nighttown. Plus, Dee speaks with award-winning director Oren Moverman whose new film The Messenger starring Woody Harrelson is getting rave reviews as it opens this week at the Cedar Lee Theater.

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Thanksgiving Treat: Special Cranberry Relish

Every year as Thanksgiving approaches, friends ask NPR's Susan Stamberg for her mother-in-law's recipe for cranberry relish. The side dish combines the sweet tartness of cranberries with soothing sour cream -- and gets a kick from a little horseradish.

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