Friday morning on the Sound of Ideas - the Cuyahoga County Council was partly designed to cut government waste. But now members claim to need taxpayer-supported personal assistants? We'll take your calls about that - and also discuss the case of the murdered three year old boy. What may have helped that family - and was there any sign of the impending tragedy? Three public figures take their leave from notable positions - one quitting a million dollar hospital job, before he ever started working. We'll look at some end-of-year personnel shifts.

Chris Quinn, Assistant Managing Editor, The Plain Dealer

M.L. Schultze, News Director, WKSU

Jo Ingles, Reporter, Statehouse News Bureau