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The Tea Party Next Door
The Sound of Ideas: Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Roughly a year has passed since the Tea Party movement began. From an on-air rant by a CNBC editor, the movement grew to a tax day protest, then a push-back on health care, outrage at government debt, diatribes against immigration and quite a lot more. In Ohio there are groups from Chesterland to Cincinnati and everywhere in between. Wednesday morning at 9, join host Dan Moulthrop for a conversation with Tea Party people about their beliefs, how they came to them and what, specifically, they want. We'll also talk with political analysts about what this movement means for America.

Local Auto Makers Fuel February Sales
Regional News Stories: Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Northeast Ohio-made vehicles helped fuel a turn-around of domestic auto sales to near-record increases last month.

No Layoffs at Lincoln Electric
The Sound of Ideas: Tuesday, March 2, 2010
This recession has been a doozy so-far, but some companies have survived without layoffs. There's one local company has managed to do that and give year-end bonuses to blue-collar workers of more than $28,000. That's not the most interesting part: this company hasn't had a layoff since it guaranteed continuous employment in 1958. On the next Sound of Ideas, the author of the new book about Lincoln Electric's unusual--and unusually successful--employment guarantee. That's Tuesday morning at 9 on 90.3.

Failed Banks’ Assets Find Unusual Homes
Regional News Stories: Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Auctions from the leftover bits of failed banks have turned up some interesting finds.

Battle Flares Over Disclosure Of Slots Issue Contributors
Regional News Stories: Monday, March 1, 2010
The issue of whether Ohioans will get to approve electronic slot machines at race tracks is settled - they will.

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