Emmy Award-winning Feagler & Friends is a lively, weekly half-hour television discussion of local and national issues impacting lives in Northeast Ohio. Hosted by award-winning journalist and former Plain Dealer columnist, Dick Feagler, Feagler & Friends explores the various issues behind today's news. With a changing ensemble of "friends" ranging from journalists to community and political leaders, Feagler & Friends takes on issues from many different perspectives. Always entertaining and never boring, Feagler & Friends is the program for people "in the know" in Northeast Ohio.

Friday, May 23, 2008

Topics: Politics, Health, Other
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Newsmaker: Mayor Bruce Akers, Mayor, Pepper Pike. Local leaders have taken another tangible step toward regional cooperation. They’ve agreed to share a chunk of the tax revenue generated by new businesses and plan future development to cushion the impact or urban sprawl. The Northeast Ohio Mayors and City Managers Association modeled the plan after one adopted years ago by the Minneapolis area.

Roundtable: Joan Mazzolini, medical reporter, The Plain Dealer; Bob Dyer, columnist, Akron Beacon Journal; Richard Osborne, editor, Ohio Magazine.

Medical School Ties: The relationship between the Cleveland Clinic and the Case Western Reserve University medical school shows signs of souring. The Clinic is reported to be thinking about ending its medical school affiliation with Case Western and switching to Columbia University.

Parochial School Sports: When it comes to high school sports in Ohio, parochial schools rule. Athletes from parochial schools have won 31 consecutive state Division 1 wrestling championships and they’re perennial winners in many other sports. Critics of this arrangement say parochial schools get the best of the available athletes because of their wide geographic spheres, and thus have an unfair advantage. An Akron newspaper columnist, who happens to be on tonight’s panel, suggests parochial schools should have their own state championships.

American Airlines: For years, airline passengers have been paying extra for a second checked bag; but now American Airlines wants to charge flyers $15 for the first checked bag and $25 for each additional checked bag. Carry-ons would still be free. Other airlines were expected to follow suit, but have been slow to do so. The American announcement came as passenger satisfaction fell to its lowest point since 2001.

Trash Dispute: When the Downtown Cleveland Alliance hired private contractors to clean up sidewalks, the group thought it was acting for the public good. But the union representing city grounds maintenance workers objected, saying union workers should be paid for the job, even though they didn’t perform the work. And an arbitrator agreed. The city plans an appeal.

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