Ignore the RTK Law at Your Peril

“If you don’t like it, well take us to court,” is the pat answer some public officials give lowly citizens who dare question their authority. Enter one Ed Comeau who went all the way with the Carroll County Commission. The under-publicized story is here: Judge finds...

Agenda 21 Part III: Maryland County Abolishes Agenda 21

…now for the rest of the country Agenda 21 Part III: Maryland County abolishes Agenda 21 – now it’s your turn is a story about one County in Maryland that has dumped the UN’s ICLEI. The November elections marked a sea change in the political...

Grafton Treasurer Gets Fourth Chance

by Ed Naile In two years that she’s been Grafton County treasurer, Montana resident and student Vanessa Sievers of has been raising the ire of her fellow board members by missing meetings and failing to do the job for which she was elected. Once again she has...

Resignation Requested of Teeny-Bopper Grafton County Treasurer

by Ed Naile Treasurer for Grafton County, Vanessa Sievers, was asked to resign by vote of the Executive Committee meeting on Monday, April 19th, 2010 (of which Sievers missed). CNHT had questioned the residency requirement of Sievers, who is a college student and also...

Grafton County Taxpayers See RED as History Repeats Itself

How many Grafton County taxpayers rushed to get all of their year’s taxes in on a timely basis? Answer: 12 Million Dollars worth. How much interest do we lose when 12 Million Dollars is NOT invested for one month? Answer: $20,000 Dollars @ 2%. How much of that...