Watchdogs Focus on Pennsylvania Local Government

“A republic, if you can keep it.” Kirk Allen and John Kraft begin every Edgar County Watchdogs training with the same Benjamin Franklin quote. Lamenting the loss of basic American civics, these local government ethics activists travel the nation conducting “Citizen Watchdog Trainings” – when they’re not back in southern Illinois investigating and suing government officials.
“Ben Franklin’s statement is a challenge to each of us,” says Allen, “and we’re rising to that challenge and teaching others to do so as well.” Having known about the Edgar County Watchdogs’ success stories – they’ve…



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