Our View: Everyone can access records

Some of our readers may wonder why newspapers fight so hard in regards to open access to public meetings and government documents.

This week, we published an article about a woman who was turned away from seeing a marriage license from 1915 regarding her husband’s grandmother as well as the results of a small public records audit we conducted. While some of our more cynical readers may view it as an attempt to either make news or draw undue pressure on hard working employees who have a lot on their plates, the fact of the matter is we’re fight to keep records and meetings open to everyo...

 

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