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Monday, July 6

Topics: Economy, Education, Politics, Other

The U.S. census bureau's new population estimates seem to confirm the conventional wisdom about Greater Cleveland: the population decline is continuing. But other struggling industrial metro regions have managed to turn their declines around. After years of urban flight, Chicago, Philadelphia--even Kalamazoo, Michigan--are seeing a resurgence. Join us Monday morning at 9 to hear the secrets of their successes and the scope of the challenges facing Ohio's cities.

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Regional News Stories

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GOP Plots Drive To Oust Dimora

Topics: Politics

Cuyahoga County's Republican leadership today presented a plan for the ouster of embattled Commissioner Jimmy DiMora. ideastream®'s Rick Jackson prepared this report.

Understanding Your Property Value Reassesment

Topics: Economy, Politics

If you own property in Cuyahoga, Lake, Lorain, or Stark counties, chances are you’ve gotten a letter in the mail from the county telling you how much the auditor thinks your property is worth. Needless to say, you might not agree with the assessment. It’s time for this week’s Upside/Downside. These revaluations are coming out in a year that property values have taken a sharp dip, and the assessments reflect that, but you still might think it’s too high. ideastream®’s Dan Bobkoff talks to morning host Eric Wellman to explain that and the system that exists to challenge county property valuations.

Latest Census Data Shows Cleveland Continues to Shed Population

Topics: Other

The latest census numbers don't look good for Cleveland. The estimates suggest the city has lost more than 9 percent of its population this decade, more than any other major city in the country. But when professor Mark Salling of Cleveland State University looked deeper into the numbers, he found at least one promising trend. While Cleveland continues to shed population, the rate of decline appears to be slowing. Salling teaches at CSU's Levin College of Urban Affairs where he spoke with ideastream®'s Eric Wellman.

Ohio Lottery Director in the Dark on Slot Machines

Topics: Economy, Politics

The director of the Ohio Lottery admits he hasn't been consulted about the plan to bring slot machines to Ohio's seven racetracks.

The Plain Dealer: J. Kevin Kelley, Kevin Payne Plead Guilty

Former county employees J. Kevin Kelley and Kevin Payne pleaded guilty Wednesday to several corruption-related crimes.

Another Temporary Budget in the Works

Topics: Economy, Politics

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Around Noon

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Summer Shakespeare

Monday, July 6

Topics: Arts

Around Noon Dee Perry spotlights Shakespeare in the summer with cast and crew from the Ohio Shakespeare Festival's productions of As You Like It and Romeo & Juliet, and, the Cleveland Shakespeare Festival's stagings of Antony & Cleopatra and The Winter's Tale.

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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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The Listening Project

The Listening Project: Listening to the Community, Looking for What Matters is an annual effort by WVIZ/PBS & 90.3 WCPN ideastream® to identify “the things that matter most” to residents of Northeast Ohio. This year, The Listening Project will be conducted in month-long phases focusing on different topics. ideastream will collect and use this community-identified information to develop new and augment existing programs and services.

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