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, April 22, 2005

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Newsmaker: Dr. Conrad Gromada, professor of religion, Ursuline College. The cardinals make their decision: the new Pope is German cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, who takes the name Benedict the 16th. He’s known as an ecclesiastical hard-liner prompting one newspaper to call him “God’s Rottweiler.” Is he that, or just a good German shepherd?

Roundtable panelists: Chris Sheridan, Plain Dealer editorial writer; Harry Boomer, reporter for 19 Action News; ideastream’s Karen Schaefer.

School Peace: Cleveland city officials come up with a plan to quell violence that’s plagued local high schools in recent months. Police change their logistics to ensure a quicker response to school brawls. But the change does nothing to prevent a disturbance late in the week outside East High. Gunfire wounded one person.

Spending Amendment: There’s growing political debate in Ohio over the proposed Taxpayer Bill of Rights. It would place constitutional limits on the growth of state spending. Proponents say it’s a reasonable way to make sure state government maintains a lean budget. Critics say it’ll strangle state services.

Smoking Ban: University of Cincinnati is thinking about taking its smoking ban a radical step further. Officials there want to ban smoking both inside and outside. Smoking would be limited to small designed areas well away from the flow of human traffic.

A Waist is a Terrible Thing to Mind: The Centers for Disease Control admits the alleged obesity epidemic is a paper tiger. New facts from the CDC this week say fewer fat folks are digging their graves with a knife and fork than previously reported…about 75 per cent fewer, in fact. And it says being a little overweight probably isn’t harmful. Pass the gravy, please.

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