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Medical Malpractice Roundtable: Doctors Afflicted
Friday, May 21, 2004From Our MidMay Print EditionYOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- The Business Journal conducted a roundtable discussion on rising medical malpractice rates April 16 at the Holiday Inn - Boardman.Participating in the discussion were Ann Womer Benjamin, director of the Ohio Department of Insurance; state Rep. Charles Blasdel, R-1, East Liverpool; Marc S. Saunders, general surgeon at St.
Physicians, Lawyers, to Study Medical Malpractice Crisis"
Friday, May 21, 2004ROOTSTOWN, Ohio -- The Northeast Ohio Universities College of Medicine and The University of Akron School of Law are bringing physicians, lawyers and others together to study Ohio's medical malpractice insurance crisis and recommend possible solutions. The schools jointly announced Thursday they have launched the Institute for Community-Based Medicine and the Law. The group's first order of business will be to gather hard data on medical malpractice insurance in Ohio, said Maria Schimer, general counsel for Neoucom and director of the new institute.
Fuel Prices Continue to Climb in Northeast Ohio
Friday, May 21, 2004YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- For the second week in a row, prices at northeast Ohio gas pumps are above $2 a gallon, according to the AAA Ohio Motorists Association fuel gauge survey released today. This week's self-serve average is up 7 cents from last week, reaching a new record of $2.09 a gallon and 64 cents above last year's self-serve average of $1.45 per gallon, the survey found.Gas prices in the Great Lakes Ohio region are 7 cents above the national average of $2.02 per gallon and 9 cents over the state average of $2 per gallon, the survey reported.
Public Blames Bush Administration for High Gas Prices
Friday, May 21, 2004UTICA, N.Y. -- Faced with gasoline prices soaring to more than $2 per gallon, most likely voters say the Bush Administration's close ties to the oil industry are hurting consumers, a new Zogby America survey finds. By nearly a 5-to-1 margin, 57% to 12%, voters said that the administration's close ties to the oil industry are hurting, rather than helping, consumers.The Zogby America survey, conducted for The Wilderness Society, interviewed, from May 10 to May 13, 985 likely voters chosen at random nationwide. The survey has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.2 percentage points.
Ohio Turnpike Commission Heads Down Wrong Road
Friday, May 21, 2004By Matthew Hisrich COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio Turnpike officials recently announced plans to let private developers build travel centers at both ends of the toll road. The decision is in part an effort to stem the loss of the turnpike's target demographic: truckers. But as these big spenders of the road take their traffic to other routes, it is worth asking whether a new truck stop or two will be enough to turn the tide.
Wyoming Ranked No. 1 as 'Wealth-Friendly" State
Friday, May 21, 2004NEW YORK -- When it comes to "wealth-friendliness," the Cowboy State is riding high.Aided by a strong recovery out West, Wyoming has kept its top spot as America's most "wealth-friendly" state according to the annual ranking by Bloomberg Wealth Manager magazine.Bloomberg Wealth Manager is Bloomberg's monthly magazine targeting the needs of financial planners and investment advisers who counsel the affluent.
'Guts, Nobility and Love of Family'"
Friday, May 21, 2004By Andrea WoodPOLAND, Ohio -- A future TV anchorman, the next recording star, two computer engineers, a nurse and a lucrative business career. The dreams of six high school seniors are likely to come true thanks to the Edward J.
"Physicians, Lawyers, to Study Medical Malpractice Crisis"
Thursday, May 20, 2004"ROOTSTOWN, Ohio -- The Northeast Ohio Universities College of Medicine and The University of Akron School of Law are bringing physicians, lawyers and others together to study Ohio's medical malpractice insurance crisis and recommend possible solutions. The schools jointly announced Thursday they have launched the Institute for Community-Based Medicine and the Law. The group's first order of business will be to gather hard data on medical malpractice insurance in Ohio, said Maria Schimer, general counsel for Neoucom and director of the new institute.
"'Guts, Nobility and Love of Family'"
Thursday, May 20, 2004"By Andrea WoodPOLAND, Ohio -- A future TV anchorman, the next recording star, two computer engineers, a nurse and a lucrative business career. The dreams of six high school seniors are likely to come true thanks to the Edward J.
Ohio Democrats Blast Bush Economic Policies
Thursday, May 20, 2004WASHINGTON -- On the heels of the Timken Corp.'s announcement that it will close three plants in Canton, Ohio, and displace 1,300 workers, Ohio's Democratic delegation in Congress today took turns railing against President Bush's economic polices.