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On the 21st: With more people in the U.S. in need of effective and affordable drug addiction treatment, what are the most important things you should know when looking for a provider? Plus, we round up some of the new state laws that took effect this week, and preview this Sunday's Golden Globes.
Wayne Williams, the new township assessor in Urbana, says that Joe Meents, the controversial deputy he hired this week will leave by the end of the month. Williams says a new committee will now oversee his office’s hiring process --- and that two longtime employees he fired this week will be welcome to re-apply.
After 30 years of hosting All Things Considered, and more than 40 years at NPR, Robert Siegel is retiring. Friday is his final day on-the-air.
On the 21st: We look at a ProPublica investigation that details the military installations across the country that produce potentially harmful toxic waste. Plus, what should be done with prison buildings once they've closed? But first, we talk about how to actually make good New Years' resolutions about food with Dr. Aaron Carroll.
The family of a Champaign County Nursing Home resident found dead on the nursing home grounds on a hot summer day is suing the facility.
