PARIS, IL (ECWd) – The July- August 2013 edition of Disclosure News Magazine has arrived and is available in the usual places: Gas station in Kansas – Y-Not Shop in Vermillion – […]
Disclosure v Censorship In Paris, Illinois –
D-95 and the Proposed Property Tax –
EDGAR CO. (ECWd) – After several concerned citizens asked about our local school districts and their notices of hearing on tax levy, we decided to check into the situation. We referenced this […]
1 Year OLD !
On the 1 year anniversary of the Edgar County Watchdogs, I would like to extend our gratitude for all of the citizens who provided tips to us and those who visit our […]
UPDATE – District 95: Video of 5-7-2012 Board Meeting
PARIS, IL – Here it is, and once again the local paper prints only what the board wants them to print. This has become their standard reporting practice . So if you […]
District 95 Resignation
It has come to our attention that school board member Sue Furnish has resigned her position as board member. A phone call to the Superintendent verified this. The board will publish the […]
Report: District 95 School Board Meeting 5-7-2012
PARIS,IL– District 95 School Board Meeting May 7, 2012 at 5:00 p.m. During the District 95 school board meeting, Tom Davis read a prepared statement, referencing the August 15, 2011 meeting, in […]
Is District 95 searching for a new Superintendent yet?
PARIS, IL – I had almost forgot about this issue until it was recently brought to my attention again. At the August 15, 2011 District 95 School Board Meeting, Chuck Hand asked […]
Comments We’ve Received
EDGAR CO. – Some comments we receive deserve recognition for one reason or another. Below is one we received a couple days ago: “Message: I am just curious as to why you […]
“Per Diem” explanation.
“Per Diem” explanation. After a short phone call from a conference attendee that stated they were authorized a per diem rate for every day they were in Chicago, I decided to look […]
WOW: $87 for one meal? A big shout-out to Sam and Dist 95 – Glad we could pay for that.
$87 for one meal? Thanks to Sam and Dist 95. Glad we could pay for that. Wow! First off, I will extend an apology to Tom for insinuating that he wasn’t setting a […]
Campaign contributions to Roger Eddy with taxpayer money
Public Money for Campaign Contributions? The City of Paris made a campaign contribution in the amount of $405.00 to the Roger Eddy / Dale Righter Golf Outing on October 3, 2008. This golf […]
$80 for one meal? Thanks, Tom. Glad we could pay for that.
$80 for one meal? Thanks, Tom. Glad we could pay for that. Below is just another example of people thinking the taxpayers owe them, and they are going to collect every damned […]
District 95 @ Chicago Convention
I believe it was the year 2000 that I began looking at District 95’s financial records. In addition to discovering that the district was financially in trouble, I also noticed that taxpayer […]
Intimidation? How low will they go?
After attending an Animal Control meeting and a Distict 95 School Board meeting, three people – two BoE board members and another “prominant” (term used loosely) person, contacted my employers and told […]
