Two weeks ago we ran an editorial focused on the 10 commandments for open meetings, in time for Sunshine Week, March 13-19. Basically, the premise is that good comes from transparancy. The quote from Walt Whitman, “I think heroic deeds were all conceived in the open air,” announced the editorial. It...

Sunshine Week is March 15-21. By Carlos A. Rodriguez, Courtesty of the Brownsville Herald Recent news about former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s decision to use her personal email account exclusively for government business shows the ongoing battle over the public’s right to know what ou...