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, February 24, 2006

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Roundtable panelists: Kevin O'Brien, columnist and Elizabeth Sullivan, foreign affairs writer, The Plain Dealer; Stan Bullard, Crain's Cleveland Business.

Hackett Smells a Rat: Ohio Democrat Paul Hackett, who pulled out of the U.S. Senate race last week, accused his former opponent of spreading rumors about his service in Iraq. In a TV interview, Hackett blamed Congressman Sherrod Brown for starting a word of mouth campaign that showed him in a bad light. The Brown camp denies Hackett's allegations.

Porting Company: President Bush wants to let a company based in Dubai run six major U.S. ports. Critics on both sides of the aisle hope to scuttle the plan, pointing at a threat to U.S. security. Ports such as those in New York and Philadelphia were operated by a British company that sold out to a state-run enterprise in Dubai. Bush says Dubai is an ally and the deal would not happen if there was any doubt about security.

Reading, Writing and Remington: Schools exist to turn kids into straight shooters, but at least one lawmaker wants to take that expression more literally. Representative Ron Hood is suggesting making a gun safety course part of the high school curriculum. Hunting groups say it’s a good idea; many school officials say they’d rather pass.

Praying Council: Town fathers in Hartville, near Canton, want to open each city council meeting with a prayer, saying other cities are doing it. Bad idea, says the Mayor; that would be inviting a lawsuit. Too bad, said council, we’ll do it anyway.

Newsmaker: RTA General Manager Joe Calabrese: The operator of Cleveland’s buses and rapid trains are mulling over the first fare increase since 1993. Without it, RTA says it will face deficits by the end of next year. Like many other businesses, regional transit has been hit hard by rising fuel and health care costs.

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