Champaign County

Patrick Thompson Wins Small Claims Case Against “Ineffective” Attorney Harvey Welch

Brian Dolinar — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 17:09:56 -0400

In a small claims case local black activist Patrick Thompson filed against his former attorney, Harvey Welch, a judge decided that legal malpractice had been committed and ruled in Thompson’s favor. Thompson filed the suit pro se, arguing his own case, while Welch was represented by Urbana attorney David Rumley.

Aug. 18: Presentation and Discussion on the Nursing Home Crisis

Sat, 16 Aug 2008 13:51:01 -0400

The Nursing Home Crisis: Problems and Solutions
Presentation and Discussion with Tara McCauley

The Champaign County Nursing Home faces a fiscal crisis due to the County Board's
neglect of their oversight responsibilities. The home recently moved into a newly-built
$24 million facility and has an outstanding reputation for care, yet preservation of the

Historic Small Claims Case Is Continued

Local Yocal — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 18:32:22 -0400

HISTORIC SMALL CLAIMS CASE TO BE CONTINUED
by Local Yocal for the IMC Newsroom
July 31, 2008

Slammed: Welcome to the Age of Incarceration

Sat, 26 Jul 2008 16:42:04 -0400

Slammed: Welcome to the Age of Incarceration
by Jennifer Gonnerman

Civil Rights Groups Ask Governor Blagojevich to End Consent Searches by Illinois State Police

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 17:13:17 -0400

Civil Rights Groups Ask Governor Blagojevich to End Consent Searches by Illinois State Police

System That Convicts Innocent Needs Reform

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 21:54:42 -0400

System That Convicts Innocent Needs Reform
by Jesse Jackson

On July 9, the long agony of JonBenet Ramsey’s family was brought at least to a partial close. On the basis of new forms of DNA testing, the Boulder, Colo., district attorney wrote a letter of apology to her father, John Ramsey, because the results cleared him and his late wife of any involvement in the girl’s murder.

PLEASE HELP: Martez X. Williamson Case

srturner88 — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 20:00:14 -0400

To Whom It May Concern:

Op-ed: The World Health Organization Documents Failure of U.S. Drug Policies

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 23:15:18 -0400

Marijuana Policy

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This Is The US On Drugs

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 18:33:09 -0400

[P]oliticians [are getting elected] and reelected by talking tough — not smart, just tough — about drugs and crime. But the tougher we get in prosecuting nonviolent drug crimes, the softer we get in the prosecution of everything else because of the limited resources to fund the criminal justice system.

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North Carolina Legislature Debates Extending Instant Runoff Pilot

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 20:28:19 -0400

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 30, 2008
2:08 PM

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