EDGAR CO. - In times where funds are short and schools are at risk of closing due to limited budgets, the Shiloh School District Board of Education held a vote on whether to give the superintendent an increase in pay for the 2012-2013 school year. During the...
EASTERN ILLINOIS - 8/28/2012 PRESS RELEASE from the ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE MEDIA CONTACT: Diana Rickert 
 [email protected] or (312) 607-4977  Eastern Illinois counties earn low marks in government transparency audit 21 out of 22 county governments in eastern Illinois receive failing grades in Institute audit, and many are not compliant with state...
EDGAR CO - There are several items to report around the area and we will lump them into one article. Clark-Edgar Rural Water District It appears that not one of the trustees of the water district has bothered to read the statute governing their district, and none of...
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...
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...
Intelligence and Special Operations forces are furious and frustrated at how President Obama and those in positions of authority have exploited their service for political advantage. Countless leaks, interviews and decisions by the Obama Administration and other government officials have undermined the success of our...
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...
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...
DANA, IN. (ECWd) - Coon Holler Kids  Students from Judy Green's Coon Holler Music Studio in rural Clinton provided the entertainment Friday night, August 10, at the annual Ernie Pyle Festival held in downtown Dana. The musicians, ranging from preschoolers to adults, were enthusiastially received as they...
EDGAR CO (ECWd) - At a time when finances are scarce, and obtaining financing is even more difficult, it appears people and government bodies will do anything to "qualify" for loans and grants. Indicators The Ohio Auditor of State published a study on indicators your local government is in...
