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, December 16, 2005

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Roundtable: Bob Dyer, columnist, Akron Beacon Journal; Betsy Sullivan, foreign affairs writer, Plain Dealer; Joe Yachanin, columnist, Sun Newspapers.

Akron Speeding Cameras: The City of Akron put up cameras to catch motorists speeding through school zones. They caught hundreds and followed up with tickets that started at $150. Motorists were predictably upset and burned up the phone lines to city hall saying so. The outcry was so furious that city government reduced the fines and issued some refunds.

Iraq Election: Iraqis went to the polls this week to elect a parliament. It’s the latest test of Iraq’s fledgling democracy. Turnout was so heavy that the polling hours were extended. Turnout was especially heavy among Sunnis who boycotted the earlier constitutional election.

Papers, Please: Ohio lawmakers approved a bill requiring voters to show identification at the polling place, rather than just sign the poll book. Republican sponsors say it’ll help rein in voter fraud. Democrats say it’s an attempt to keep some people from voting.

Williams Execution: The state of California executed Stanley “Tookie” Williams, founder of the notorious Crips gang, for murders committed more than 20 years ago. State officials, including Governor Schwarzenegger, rejected calls for clemency from a string of celebrity friends who claimed Williams deserved mercy. Williams himself never admitted to the killings.

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