PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - Over the past several days, many people have asked why Charles Mike Helstsley would have written such a letter to the so-called editor of the Prairie Press. He went from claiming everything the county board did was lawful (LOL), to being proud of...
PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - We left off with the "Proud to be a Good Ole Boy" and "Your County Board is not stealing from you" articles. Now we will discuss Edgar County Board Member Mike Helsley's recent self-projected envy of honorable service, through a so-called "newspaper". Here is the...
PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - In another of our short dispatches in response to Edgar County Board Member Charles Michael Heltsley's childish rant (read it here) in the self-proclaimed "news" paper, we give you another gem to think about: "The county board is not stealing from you...
PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - Next in his "letter" to the so-called editors of the Prairie Press, he talks about getting the work of the people done: Their agenda is to harass and destroy what is commonly referred to as the "Good Ole Boys". Well, he finally got one...
PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - Well, not in those exact words, but in his actions. First off, the Prairie Press indicates it welcomes letters to the editor and columnists, but only asks columnists to demonstrate authority and knowledge thru information backed arguments. If they asked writers of  letters...
PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - One hundred and eighty-five years ago, in 1831 William Lloyd Garrison began publishing "The Liberator" when he returned to New England. He realized what he must do, in order to spread the word of the anti-slavery movement. Due to his publishing, he faced...
PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - The most recent two meetings of the Edgar County Airport Advisory Board had discussions on using the "Airport Policy Manual" as a weapon against t-hanger leaseholders that certain people are trying to evict - even though they pay their rent just like...
PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - In their usual and sustained inept reporting of county board business, the Prairie Press employed Gary Henry to continue their efforts to minimize any and all things local government gets wrong, and emphasize what that local government says they do right, with...
Edgar Co., IL. (ECWd) - In a previous article (here), we explained some of the history behind the Edgar County Airport Manager's Handbook, aka Policy Manual, and the fact that it had never been approved at any meeting for use as the policy of the Edgar...
Chicago, IL. (ECWd) - Updated with podcast link: Listen to it at the 33:15 mark in the Jan. 15, 2016 show: https://soundcloud.com/am560theanswer/the-joe-walsh-show-january-15-2016 ------------------------ We recorded a 30 minute session for the Joe Walsh Radio Show which is scheduled to air at 6 p.m. on Friday, January 15, 2016. Go to:...
