PARENT'S RIGHTS NOW!

On October 9, 2009 we wrote THREE MORE REASONS FOR GREATER TRANSPARENCY OF PUBLIC FINANCIAL RECORDS. And that was before we read Clerk charged with embezzlement:

Authorities have accused a 64-year-old clerk of a rural South Carolina town with stealing more than $35,000.

State Law Enforcement Division officials said Patricia Fowler was arrested Tuesday and charged with embezzlement of public funds. Williston is about 50 miles south of Columbia, with a population of about 3,300. The town clerk is accused of taking $35,734 since March.

Again, we hope that an investigation determines that this is a misunderstanding. However, the facts that have been reported thus far suggest a continuing need for oversight and accountability of public funds.