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,...
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...
 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”...
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...
EDGAR CO. - The "We" in question during a special meeting of the Clark-Edgar Rural Water District (CERWD) are "We" the Public,  WE the customers, and WE the trustees of the PUBLIC water district - the discussion on the "WE" question starts at 7:29 in the video below. It appears...
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...
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...
EDGAR CO. - Two more of the “Kansas 6″ were back in court on July 12, 2012 at the Edgar County Courthouse. Cole Lewis appeared in June 14 with a pretrial date set for July 26, 2012 at 9 A.M. Caleb Hunter and Collin Hunter appeared, with council: All the defendants: - waived their right...
An article worth reading from For the Good of Illinois with some of the same excuses we get in Edgar County:   What’s the Matter with Milton Township? In our first report, we proved that; Milton Township was cash rich The Top Ten Employees Make $1 Million in total...
MARTINSVILLE, IL - For those of you that commented on the original article (even though we didn't write it) saying we were accusing a librarian of using Nazi style tactics in attempts to ban and burn books, you will enjoy this update. It is clear the poster  "Incredulous" does not understand the impact one...
