EDGAR CO. (ECWd) - The long awaited video from the Edgar County Airport Board Meeting is online. There are several issues you should be aware of prior to viewing this video: - This meeting turned into an illegal county board meeting the second Chris Patrick decided to open his trap...
EDGAR CO. (ECWd) - As most of us are already aware, there is a new high school being built just north of Paris. With this school construction comes alot of contractors, contracts, and more specifically - concrete. While most of the discussions on conflicts of interest have...
EDGAR CO. (ECWd) - As mentioned in Part I, it is encouraging to see so many of the recent issues we have been covering of public concern finally showing up in the local paper. However, again there needs to be some clarification on the printed information in...
It will never cease to amaze me how one person can be so blind to the law, and the application of the law, all while putting more stock in his own financial interests over those of the public. It is now confirmed, Chris Patrick is no...
Jimmy, Jimmy, Jimmy! Oh, the web we weave when no one is paying attention. During the last Airport Meeting, which the paper did such a fine job covering, they failed to mention some issues raised that led to that great famous phrase we hear so often...
With his day of judgment swiftly approaching, former Edgar County State's Attorney Michael McFatridge's petition to the United States Supreme Court for a writ of certiorari was DENIED on January 22, 2013. The writ of certiorari in this instance was asking for the United States Supreme Court...
Oh How the Plot Thickens in Edgar County, and the ongoing issue of a reported Conflict of Interest concern from the State to Chris Patrick. I have covered it at length with updates as often as they come in but I think what we have now...
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...
Had I found this information yesterday I would have definitely included it in the coverage of the states advised potential Conflict of Interest for Chris Patrick found here, here and here. As referenced in Attorney General Opinion S-518, The Illinois Supreme Court makes it VERY CLEAR! ...
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...
