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Tidbits

Corrections, redactions, and updates about other stories.

The candidate page for Diane Couri-Whithaus for 2024 Macon County State's Attorney (see https://www.decaturvote.com/2024/election/states-attorney/diane-couri-whithaus/) listed her email as couriforstatesattornney@gmail.com, as county records showed. I emailed Couri-Whithaus at that address, and i...   See Tidbit

02-15-2024

I added the following to the article: Update: While Macon County Democrats slated the below candidates, several did not appear on the ballot due to challenges.   See Tidbit

01-17-2024

I previously wrote that David Horn's letter was "in support of Heritage's move." While I believe this to be the case, it was not explicit about that aspect. His letter was explicit about opposing mental health stigma, so I've updated the article to say he wrote a letter "opposing s...   See Tidbit

12-07-2023

I previously wrote November 3rd for the 2024 General Election. I don't know why I got it wrong. I verified the November 5th date with on Ballot Pedia and Herald & Review.   See Tidbit

12-01-2023

I previously promised some benefits to sponsors, but I didn't deliver on that promise. I've updated the Patreon page and this Sponsorship article to remove these promises. I also just re-wrote them entirely to be shorter & better-written. I also made all (but 2) past Patreon posts public.   See Tidbit

12-01-2023

Updated introductory paragraphs with new updates regarding 3-year modular lease & Klingner district-wide analysis, and the late start.   See Tidbit

11-30-2023

I originally wrote that I would seek comments from the District and write a follow-up article. I decided not to, so changed this to "I have not sought comment from the School district, and I do not plan to." Additionally, I added "Lincoln Park" to the list of communications pl...   See Tidbit

11-02-2023

I originally wrote I was unlikely to pursue the re-roofing project further. I've updated that text because I submitted a Request For Review today, October 5th, 2023.   See Tidbit

10-05-2023

I previously wrote that Mitchell spoke "with a crowd of supporters behind her" and I've changed it to "with several supporters in the crowd behind her". After consideration, I felt my original phrasing over-stated how many DFTA supporters were present.   See Tidbit

08-25-2023

Dr. Clark was appointed Superintendent on February 8, 2022. I previously wrote that Dr. Clark was appointed February 9, 2022. I had referenced Decatur Tribune, which had an article on February 9th, and in that article wrote "Dr. Clark will continue to work with Interim Superintendent Bobbi W...   See Tidbit

08-03-2023

I originally wrote that the last Finance Committee Meeting was in August 2022. I made a mistake when looking at the District webpage, and overlooked the more recent meeting minutes. I thought the most recent were at top and oldest at bottom, but it's the other way around. The error has been corre...   See Tidbit

08-01-2023

I previously listed the Attorney General's ethics office as someone to file a formal complaint with against the District. The Ethics office only handles matters related to employees of the Attorney General's Office, per an email I received. I have updated the article with the correction.   See Tidbit

08-01-2023

The summary has been completely rewritten with a new format and more information, but less focus on the transparency issues.   See Tidbit

07-26-2023

In my June 20th Article I published three criticisms which I now wish to retract, thanks to new information. First, I criticized Dr. Clark for saying they went through both buildings with a "fine-tooth comb" because the Klingner report showed only specific areas had been investigated by...   See Tidbit

07-14-2023

I added link to request for review, dps61 foia info, and the PAC's email address.   See Tidbit

07-14-2023

I previously wrote "Al Schneider", but his name is "Al Scheider". I corrected it.   See Tidbit

07-06-2023

I previously wrote "Al Schneider" and have updated this to his correct name "Al Scheider". Also, after the 2nd paragraph, I added the italic sentence linking to the Dennis Story, where other reporting and updates are available.   See Tidbit

07-06-2023

At the June 13th Board of Education Meeting, I spoke with DPS Board Member Mark Reynolds, who provided me with his personal email address in an interest of meeting and discussing how DPS could be more transparent. Last Saturday, June 24th he emailed me back that he is "Not interested" a...   See Tidbit

06-27-2023

Added a couple new options to the 'get involved' section. Updated the wording. Removed paragraphs & reformatted as a list.   See Tidbit

06-23-2023

Completely rewrote opinion piece. See attached source for prior version.   See Tidbit

06-23-2023

Added "File a Formal Complaint" section.   See Tidbit

06-21-2023

We added details of which staff recommended the agenda item for the June 21st 2023 meeting. We also added a paragraph about a parent's public comments at the August 23, 2022 board of education meeting. We updated the intro paragraph with this new information as well.   See Tidbit

06-21-2023

The article was archived. The archived copy is still available. There is a new article that has correct information & much more detail. Links to these are in the body of the now-archived article.   See Tidbit

04-14-2023

We added the following notice to the beginning of the article: NOTICE: (Apr 12, 2023) There are several AFSCME unions, and AFSCME Local 31 was not relevant to 2023 Decatur Elections. This was our error, not Will's. We are investigating the unions and their endorsements and will soon publish an up...   See Tidbit

04-12-2023

Added link to new About page at https://www.decaturvote.com/story/decatur-vote/about-decatur-vote/   See Tidbit

04-11-2023

The photo of the streets is from Open Street Map, a free & opensource mapping utility.   See Tidbit

04-06-2023

I added the Q/A with Josh Tanner, and sources.   See Tidbit

04-06-2023

The title of the source initially was 'Endorsements from Decatur Education Association, SEUI 73, Decatur Federation of Teaching Assistants for 2023'. This was a mistake. DFTA was not part of this post, but DESPA was.   See Tidbit

03-28-2023

I previously wrote that there are only three candidates for Richland Trustee, so no real competition, but later learned there is a 2nd write-in candidate, meaning there are four candidates in total. The entire paragraph was removed.   See Tidbit

03-23-2023

After talking with Jalynn on the phone, I wrote up the first draft of this article. I sent the draft to her, and she responded with a couple corrections, and a couple additions. I then made some minor edits and added links. Changes made by Jalynn: The entire paragraph about DSCC I wrote "Ja...   See Tidbit

02-24-2023