In commenting on a Federal penal statute in which a contract was declared unenforceable the following text was expressed by the US Supreme Court, emphasis added! "The statute is thus directed not only to dishonor, but also at conduct that tempts dishonor. This broad proscription embodies...
As I reported here, Chris Patrick was sitting in a position with a potential conflict of interest even though he insisted that was not the case since he was somehow taught to read and comprehend differently than the rest of the world. I covered the...
EDGAR CO. (ECWd) - It is encouraging to see so many of the recent issues of public concern finally showing up in the local paper, as we have been hammering some of these issues for over a year. However; there needs to be some clarification on...
EDGAR CO. (ECWd) - The Edgar County Board held a regularly scheduled meeting on January 9th at 9:00 a.m. in the courthouse. During this meeting they appointed Karl Farnham Jr. to the ETSB (911) Board for another term and hired a new ESDA Director. There was...
EDGAR CO. (ECWd) - I’d like to illustrate a point by telling you a story. Once upon a time, there was a driver of a car. This driver was a young teenager. Well actually, it was probably an old fart like me in a beat up old...
EDGAR CO. (ECWd) - In a surprise move, Ben Jenness declared the Airport Board meeting canceled for failure to post an agenda 48 hours in advance as required by law. After a couple quick questions from citizens in the standing room only croud, it was obvious there...
EDGAR CO. (ECWd) - "We Need To Get The County Off This Note" In a surprise (to us) move, Jeff Voight mentioned the need to figure out the situation with a "real estate owner financed" property deeded with a warrantee deed, in which Edgar County is on the...
EDGAR CO. (ECWd) - Just a reminder for those interested, there is an Edgar County Airport board meeting on Tuesday, January 8, 2013 at 6:00 P.M., at the airport. Some topics that will be discussed in public session are: 1. Who is Illini Community Development (Newman, Illinois) and why were...
EDGAR CO. (ECWd) - I have come to the conclusion that either the people in charge can't read, or they can't comprehend what they read, assuming they have read anything. The more we dig the more we uncover and to date not a single person has...
EDGAR CO. (ECWd) - In a previous article, we briefly discussed the Housing Commissioners lack of response to questions submitted in reference to certain funds and how the money was spent. These questions were originally sent on September 11, 2012 - almost 4 months ago! We...
