Have you participated in elections that put school board members, city and county council members or state lawmakers in office? Do you pay state and local taxes and, in return, receive services? Do you know how these elected and appointed officials, who work for you, are spending your tax dollars? Do you know why the […]
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Guest Editorial: Freedom of Information Act serves you, the public
March 17, 2022 By Richard S. Whiting
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Guest Editorial: You can’t have democracy without a free press
March 18, 2021 By Barbara Ball
There’s a reason we need a free press. Democracy won’t work without it. The grand experiment in self-governance that is the United States is rooted in trust and confidence we all will work toward the greater good. But the nation’s founders had experience with kings and dictators and their expected benevolence — and what could […]
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