From Tom Kacich's column in yesterday's N-G:
Feuding Democrats
One of the sidelights of the recent primary election was the continuing feud among Champaign County Democrats. It even came down to one faction of the local Dems trying to boot a member of the other group -- county board member Brendan McGinty -- off the ballot.
Attorney Ruth Wyman led a legal effort to have McGinty thrown off the primary ballot (he wasn't) because his five sheets of nominating petitions were not numbered in order.
"I think it's extremely important not only to maintain the integrity of the electoral process, but also to maintain appearance of that process," Wyman said in a Dec. 1 News-Gazette story.
It turns out, though, that McGinty wasn't the only Democrat to turn in what Wyman would consider flawed petitions. Two other county board candidates submitted multiple pages of petitions that were not numbered at all. Incumbent board member Michael Richards' four pages of petitions weren't numbered, nor were challenger Pattsi Petrie's six pages.
Wyman was out of town and unavailable for comment. When he was informed, McGinty just laughed and said, "There are a lot of things I could say, but I won't."
I was going to post this, but missed my chance, so I'll kick this to the front.
why doesn't the NG post these columns online? what's the point?
The News-Gazette won't even post sports stories without being paid for it... even if you're a subscriber to the dead tree version.
When I'm travelling, and I want to keep up on the Illini, I have to go to the website of the Decatur Herald Review, and see what Mark Tupper is writing about.
So, what's your point? The News-Gazette is a disaster. They don't even have the motivation to investigate or print the kinds of topics that Mark Sheldon posts on this site.... or if they do, it was BECAUSE of something being exposed here.
A pit bull with no teeth. Lucky us.
The News-Gazette won't even post sports stories without being paid for it... even if you're a subscriber to the dead tree version.
Since sports stories are advertising for a form of recreation, why shouldm't the NG get paid ??