Citizen Advocates accused of firing whistleblower

Thanks to those who won’t keep their mouths shut

(Photo by Prostock-Studio/Getty Images)Our admiration goes to the Davids of the world: those who stand up, speak out and fight back, refusing to let the Goliaths intimidate or silence them. A recent example is a story by Clark Kauffman, reporter at the Iowa Capital Dispatch. He detailed the allegations in a lawsuit filed by a former certified nurse aide at a nursing home in Fonda, Iowa. The suit was filed against the Fonda Specialty Care nursing…

Citizen Advocates accused of firing whistleblower

A St. Lawrence County not-for-profit is accused of firing a worker because she reported alleged wrongdoing to state investigators.