Author: Kirk Allen & John Kraft

13 Sep County Board Violates Own Policy Manual!

Posted at 15:11h in Edgar County Assessor, Edgar County Board, Edgar County State's Attorney, feature, General by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 0 Comments

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Our Pledge of Allegiance at every County Board meeting means nothing if we don’t understand what it means and blatantly ignore the very pledge they recite every month. In the Pledge of Allegiance we all pledge allegiance to our Republic, not to a democracy. "Republic" is...

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09 Sep Of The People, By The People, For The People!

Posted at 09:12h in 911 Board, CERWD, City of Paris, 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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I only dream of being able to pen a report with such meaningful statements as that of DANIEL J. O’HERN, SR.,Retired Associate Justice, Supreme Court of New Jersey and PROFESSOR PAULA A. FRANZESE, Peter W. Rodino Professor of Law, Seton Hall University School of Law.  They provided...

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05 Sep Dear Mr. Brad Young,

Posted at 05:32h in Edgar County Board, Edgar County State's Attorney, feature by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 6 Comments

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EDGAR CO. - Prior to embarrassing yourself in public again, I would encourage that in the future you get the facts pertaining to any accusation you're going to make, as tonight you clearly made an ass out of yourself.  While enjoying a dinner out with my wife tonight Mr....

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03 Sep CERWD Aug 2012 Meeting Video

Posted at 17:10h in CERWD, Edgar County Board, Edgar County State's Attorney, feature, General by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 0 Comments

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After attending the August meeting of the Clark Edgar Rural Water district we can reaffirm the need to have elected officials instead of blind appointments from County Boards. It's evident from the numerous misleading, false, and possibly outright lies provided in response to questions from the...

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02 Sep Rule of Law -What does it mean?

Posted at 13:21h in 911 Board, CERWD, City of Paris, Community Activities, 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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 UNITS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT SHALL HAVE ONLY POWERS GRANTED BY LAW! Source:  Illinois Constitution.  (When is the last time anyone read it?) http://www.ilga.gov/commission/lrb/con7.htm Article VII  SECTION 8. POWERS AND OFFICERS OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND UNITS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT OTHER THAN COUNTIES AND MUNICIPALITIES Townships, school districts, special districts and...

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31 Aug Convicted by a jury from now to eternity!

Posted at 22:27h in 911 Board, Edgar County Board, Edgar County State's Attorney, feature, General by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 0 Comments

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EDGAR CO. - As the word of a settlement being reached with Dee Burgin, Terry Rogers, and the county insurance company swirls over their Civil Rights conviction, it's pretty clear certain people have no clue what a settlement really means. The judgment entered in the federal court...

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22 Aug $24,428,035.86 MILLION DOLLARS IN DEBT!

Posted at 22:36h in CERWD, feature by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 1 Comment

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EDGAR CO. - $24,428,035.86 MILLION DOLLARS IN DEBT! After attending now three meetings at the Clark-Edgar Rural Water District, I can’t come up with an adjective that reflects what we have seen.  Having looked at just about every other public body in this county, I have...

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21 Aug Courage, It’s burning inside you, fan the flame!

Posted at 15:42h in 911 Board, CERWD, City of Paris, Edgar County Board, Edgar County State's Attorney, feature, School Boards by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 3 Comments

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Many have speculated, falsely, that our efforts of exposing improper and illegal activity is based on some political motivation or self-serving agenda.  Sadly those people have become part of the problem on a bigger scale in our country today.  It’s become harder and harder to trust...

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17 Aug Nitpicking?? Thank You!

Posted at 19:27h in CERWD, City of Paris, Edgar County State's Attorney, feature, General by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 1 Comment

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EDGAR CO - Our recent Fox in the Hen House article lead to an accusation of Nitpicking and the more we thought about it, the more we realized the importance of a follow up story!  Thanks to Joe Citizen for their comments as once again we...

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14 Aug Is the Fox Guarding the Hen House?

Posted at 12:43h in CERWD, City of Paris, feature by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 5 Comments

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Does anyone remember the nursery rhyme: 'Sleep, my little one, sleep, Thy father guards the sheep'.  Is the Fox guarding the Hen House? “The hen-house is based on the American farmer who, like a Pinoy farmer, keeps the hens separated from the roosters so you can have unfertilized eggs...

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