TONIGHT'S SHOW ON WBZ

Here is my list for tonight on WBZ-Boston from Midnight to 5 AM, so far:

A couple of local stories have caught my interest. A local man has been arrested because he disciplined his son with a belt. It is my understanding that it is illegal in Massachusetts to use corporal punishment if it leaves welts or bruises, but not otherwise. The boy in question apparently does not have any bruises or welts (the dad says he hit him only three times with the belt on his rear end, covered by his jeans). So why was this guy arrested?

The Boston Police Department will pay a settlement to the family of the young woman killed when one of their officers fired a so-called non-lethal weapon in her direction, which caused her mortal injuries. Should heads roll? No one has been fired. One supervisor has decided to retire. Were the cops to blame? What about the manufacturer of the weapon? (The Globe story, predictably, is headlined by the fact that the family will consider a lawsuit against the manufacturer).

Gay marriage is being challenged in the Bay State. Should voters or judges decide?

Should 2nd Graders be educated about AIDS? A family in Saugus, Mass. is upset about the contents of a book brought home by their child on the subject.

If your bride-to-be skipped out on you, sparking a nation-wide search, then re-appeared at first claiming that she had been kidnapped, only to admit soon thereafter that she had run away on her own, would you take her back? If you said you would, then you decided you wouldn't, what would you do?

Should Congress stiffen drivers license requirements? Should drivers licenses be, essentially, national ID cards?

Should Congress raise the tax cap on Social Security taxable earnings?

When is someone going to start going after the "unnamed officials" who leak documents, like the one that was written about in this morning's New York Times?

Iran says it will pursue Uranium enrichment.