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Sunshine Sunday, March 16, 2008


Sunshine Sunday is an annual focus by Florida newspapers and other media on the value of open government. Since it began in Florida, the effort has gone national and expanded to “Sunshine Week." Aside from sample stories posted here, read more articles and see cartoons through the Florida Society of Newspaper Editors’ Web site …
Tallahassee Democrat: Gov. Crist proclaims a week of sunshine …
South Florida Sun-Sentinel editorial: Sunshine Sunday calls attention to Florida’s open records and meetings laws …
Tampa Tribune, guest column by Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum: Florida should be proud is of Sunshine Week …
Florida Times-Union editorial: Practical power of public records can help people make better life choices, keep government accountable …
Bradenton Herald, by Nicholas Azzara and Grace Agostin: Manatee government works in the sunshine …
Lakeland Ledger, guest column by Barbara Petersen: Latest audit of agencies regarding open records requests proves to be enlightening …
Tallahassee Democrat editorial: Bloggers, pontificators have equal access to government information under open government laws …
Palm Beach Post editorial: Story examples from Post show how public records make a difference to society …
Panama City News-Herald, by Tony Bridges: Cell phone records lacking in newspaper response to public records requests …

March 6, 2008


Florida Sunshine Review:
Associated Press, by Bill Kaczor: Florida hospitals lose court fight against patients’ right to know …
Florida Times-Union editorial: Sunshine law is strong but not absurd …
Sarasota Herald Tribune, by Anna Scott: Editors criticize limits on records before state open government panel …
Tampa Tribune editorial: Horse rules by state agency come up lame on medical history, names …
American Chronicle, by Lanny Britnell: The changing face of identity theft requires new awareness …



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