Several years ago, I wrote a story (now in my book Dave Lieber’s Watchdog Nation: Bite Back When Businesses and Scammers Do You Wrong) about how one father got so angry at a bank that wouldn’t believe his daughter when she said she made online … [Read More...]

Laid-off Fort Worth Star-Telegram Watchdog columnist Dave Lieber won two top prizes at Friday night’s 2013 First Amendment Awards Dinner from the Society of Professional Journalists/Fort Worth chapter. Columnist Lieber, who lost his job after 20 … [Read More...]

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I am that one-in-a-million Bank of America customer

Several years ago, I wrote a story (now in my book Dave Lieber’s Watchdog Nation: Bite Back When Businesses and Scammers Do You Wrong) about how one father got so angry at a bank that wouldn’t believe his … [Read More...]

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A story you won’t read in tomorrow’s Star-Telegram

Laid-off Fort Worth Star-Telegram Watchdog columnist Dave Lieber won two top prizes at Friday night’s 2013 First Amendment Awards Dinner from the Society of Professional Journalists/Fort Worth … [Read More...]

U.S. Senator Joe Manchin, D-W.Va.

Joe Manchin’s first legislative deal 30 years ago

   “See that guy? He’s going to be governor one day.”    The words came from an elder statesman of the West Virginia Legislature, telling a young reporter, me, some 30 years ago, about the future of … [Read More...]

Dave Lieber’s Watchdog Nation wins national, state and local awards in 2012

In the past year, Watchdog Nation has been helped by readers and their wonderful suggestions and tips for future investigations. We are pleased to announce that some of our recent stories won national, state … [Read More...]

Watchdog Nation founder Dave Lieber testifies at the State Capitol.

A surprising day at the Texas Legislature

I covered my first political race for a daily newspaper in 1975. Bully Mayor Frank Rizzo of Philadelphia won reelection. Since then I’ve covered zoning boards, city councils, legislatures in several states … [Read More...]

"Roofer" Shawn Tatum, a convicted thief, is the spur that began Watchdog Nation. Photo courtesy of CBS11

Watchdog Nation to testify before Texas Legislature

Should Texas roofers be licensed? Yes, according to Watchdog Nation founder Dave Lieber, who will testify before the Texas Senate Business & Commerce Committee in favor of Senate Bill 311 sponsored by … [Read More...]

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