Ohio's Rob Portman is among those taking center stage in the next act of Washington's deficit reduction drama. He's a bona fide numbers guy who is seen as open to compromise. Labor's fight with Republican reformers stumbles in Wisconsin raising questions about fallout in Ohio. A Cleveland jury recommends death for a serial killer as another mass murder erupts in Copley. Scrutiny of MetroHealth goes up a notch - all fodder for conversation Friday on the Sound of Ideas with Host David Molpus and the reporters roundtable.
Chris Quinn, Assistant Managing Editor, The Plain Dealer