Sunshine Week is good time to remember that a democratic government needs to open its records and proceedings to the people in whose name it exists: editorial
Publication: The Plain Dealer
The Plain Dealer Editorial Board
March 14, 2010
The start of the decennial census, noted elsewhere on this page, is a reminder that governments collect a lot of information about almost every aspect of American life -- from basic demographics and health data to details about foreign trade and the activities of lobbyists. Some of this information is proprietary; others of it bear on the national security and can't be widely shared.
