Author: Kirk Allen & John Kraft

03 Aug Dignity – Part IV

Posted at 18:11h in Edgar County Sheriff Department, Edgar County State's Attorney, feature by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 1 Comment

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Who truly got the ISP involved to investigate the Official Misconduct of the jailers Kent Rhoads and Jason Ball?  The investigation reports reveal some very interesting questions. In an ISP interview report Debra Dee Ford received information that concerned her enough to contact the past State's...

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31 Jul Resign with your Dignity? Part III

Posted at 19:19h in 911 Board, Edgar County Board, Edgar County Sheriff Department, Edgar County State's Attorney, feature by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 5 Comments

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What happens when you hire your buddy or your buddies buddy as part of the ongoing good old boy policy in this County?  You get the good old boy that in many cases doesn’t know his back side from his front side, literally! The idea of...

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29 Jul Dignity? Part II

Posted at 18:54h in Edgar County Board, Edgar County Sheriff Department, feature by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 0 Comments

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Dignity?  Part II  Can anyone honestly claim former Sheriff Tim Crippes should not be charged with official misconduct in relation to the attempted cover up of the jailers who were later convicted?  Yes, cover up!  The record stands on it own!  (720 ILCS 5/33.3) (from Ch. 38,...

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29 Jul “History Breaths…….It Belongs to You”

Posted at 09:33h in Edgar County Board, Edgar County Sheriff Department, Edgar County State's Attorney, feature, General, IL State Reps by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 0 Comments

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Every day I wake up and pray that more people will see what John and I see in this great nation and its people. Sure we all have our problems and challenges to deal with but those are stepping-stones to the building of our character...

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28 Jul In the beginning there was water!

Posted at 21:36h in CERWD, Edgar County Board, Edgar County State's Attorney, feature, IL State Reps by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 1 Comment

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 In the beginning there was water! Clark County Rural Water.  A private business with an address of PO Box of 232, Marshal, Illinois 62441.  We know from bank records it was in operation for at least three years prior to the creation of the “PUBLICLY OWNED”...

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23 Jul Dignity? I want to Vomit!

Posted at 21:24h in Edgar County Board, Edgar County Sheriff Department, Edgar County State's Attorney, feature by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 1 Comment

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EDGAR CO. - “Dignity is a term used in moral, ethical and political discussions to signify that a being has an innate right to respect and ethical treatment. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dignity) A sign or token of respect; nobility or elevation of character; worthiness, the quality or state...

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21 Jul Can we recover our Moral Fiber?

Posted at 09:22h in 911 Board, City of Paris, Edgar County Board, Edgar County Sheriff Department, Edgar County State's Attorney, feature, General by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 0 Comments

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Our Moral Fiber is being destroyed in this country, this state, this county, one day, one event, one person at a time. What is Moral Fiber? I think the definition I found here spells it out very well. Moral Fiber "Moral fiber is the capacity to do what...

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20 Jul Crimes Outweigh Justice in Edgar County

Posted at 17:02h in 911 Board, Edgar County Board, Edgar County State's Attorney, feature by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 0 Comments

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The former Charleston, IL  City Planner, Jeff Finley, was charged last month with embezzling over $22,000 from Code Enforcement Officials between 2004 and 2008.  The indictment outlines he wrote checks to himself as electronic payments to his personal credit cards to inlclude Macy's.  I imagine the indictment for the Mass Transit...

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13 Jul County Board Ignores Misappropriations!

Posted at 11:17h in 911 Board, Edgar County Assessor, Edgar County Board, Edgar County Sheriff Department, Edgar County State's Attorney, feature, General by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 0 Comments

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As usual, the county board sits silent and does nothing to hold people accountable for misappropriations of county funds even with stacks of evidence. More amazing is the auditors report and 2 page letter of suggestions the board should implement to prevent further misappropriations, fraud, and theft of...

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08 Jul McFatridge – No Immunity, State or Federal! –

Posted at 18:33h in City of Paris, Edgar County Board, Edgar County State's Attorney, feature, General by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 1 Comment

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EDGAR CO. - Herb Whitlock and Randy Steidl are going to get their day in court, provided no settlement is reached between now and the trial dates. Steidl’s jury selection and jury trial are scheduled to begin on January 14, 2013, at 9:00 a.m. Whitlock’s jury selection and...

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