Kingman Daily Miner Opinion page, June 3, 2007.

[ The hiring of Chief Eder ]

"They hired Eder when he was the only applicant to show up for an interview."

"They did not perform a background check, so they did not discover he had been fired from a previous administrative job and forced to resign from Twenty Nine Palms (Calif.) Fire Department."

"Even when a criminal investigation into Eder's actions involving his allegedly fraudulent dealing with the Kingman School District was announced, the Board continued their hand-picked Chief"