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Wednesday, February 28, 2007

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A Insider's Look at Car Design
The Cleveland Auto Show is in full swing, and we bring you a unique, insider's look at the trade secrets behind car design as Rick Jackson tours this year's show with two students from The Cleveland Institute of Art who are studying transportation design. We'll follow that up with an auto economy expert who will talk about trends and forecasts for the auto industry in Northeast Ohio. Will the shiny new cars at this year's auto show attract enough attention to keep Northeast Ohio auto workers busy for another year?

2007 Cleveland Auto Show

Barack Obama Visits Cleveland
Less than a month after announcing his candidacy for President, Barack Obama came to Northeast Ohio this week and his message to the nearly 2,000 who gathered to hear him speak was it's not about me - it's about you. We'll hear more about his visit, and get reaction from those who attended the event when Mark Urycki joins us on set for a debrief. Also, he'll preview what's expected this Thursday when Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson delivers his state of the city address.

Dead Sea Scrolls Exhibit
No matter your religious upbringing or your current form of worship, chances are better than 8 in 10 that you count yourself as Christian, Jewish, or Muslim. Scholars and followers agree that when tracing those three major religions far enough back, you reach a common point with common history and once-shared beliefs. In Lake County this month, a touring exhibit has opened which honors each of those faiths through a museum-quality exhibition of historic documents, archeological finds, and rare religious icons, unseen in this part of the world - until now. But at the heart of the exhibit lies your opportunity to gaze upon some original works of a people long vanished - the people who wrote, then preserved, what we now call the Dead Sea Scrolls.

Dead Sea Scrolls Exhibit

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