EDGAR CO. (ECWd) - Update: We previously covered in detail, to include the entire record pertaining to Craig Smith's use of public funds with the city credit card for a seminar that provided personal gain and was invoiced to his private law firm. Past Article. Considering the...
PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - Cover-up, hide, lie and deny, it's apparently the path chosen by a select few public officials in many places. Why is it so hard to simply do the right thing? Many locals may recall the former Paris Fire Chief, Steve Wirth. Paris Mayor...
EDGAR CO. (ECWd) - Over the last several months I have been gathering documents to hopefully better understand where our tax dollars go and what we are getting for it. A previous article pointed out some pretty eye popping facts and so far not a single...
PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - This article will explore our local property tax system, and the efforts our local elected and appointed public officials and former public officials go to in order to conceal information detrimental to their plea for 100% property tax exemptions. The taxpayers of...
"We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid." - Benjamin Franklin Step 1. Elected officials take an oath of office! An oath to follow the laws of the state to include our State Constitution! Why does that matter? Article VII of our...
EDGAR CO. (ECWd) - Jerry Lowery (Elected Clark County Board), Kevin Trogdon (Elected Edgar County Board), and Craig Smith (Elected Mayor of Paris), are currently appointed Trustees to the East Central Illinois Mass Transit District - in violation of the law. I have been asking the...
At a time when the entire Middle East is on fire it's becoming evident that the words from the Muslim Brotherhood that praised Jihad against America and Israel, We The People had better wake the hell up and listen to what our Own President told...
As so many of us know, this county has had more than its fair share of illegal activity and corruption and from all indications it appears to be a breeding ground for it. The recent settlement the County made with Dee Burgin and Terry Roger's convictions should...
PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - While driving though town today I noticed a crew working on the exterior of the Paris Beacon News building. It appears as though the green Vitrolite has been separating from the building due to its age and the extreme weather the past couple...
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...
