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Despite sunshine laws, Mississippi government often surrounded by secrecy
By Emily Wagster Pettus and Dan Davis
The Associated Press and Hattiesburg American
February 10, 2008
http://www.sunherald.com/471/story/358170.html

Taxpayers deserve accountability
By Stan Tiner, The Sun Herald
February 10, 2008
http://www.sunherald.com/471/story/358184.html

Put the public back in control of public business
Editorial Board, The Sun Herald
February 10, 2008
http://www.sunherald.com/editorials/story/358164.html

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Analysis: Attitude, laws facilitate keeping records closed
By Chris Joyner, The Clarion-Ledger
February 10, 2008
http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080210/NEWS/802100377

Time for a new public push for openness
By David Hampton, The Clarion-Ledger
February 10, 2008
http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080210/COL0408/802100327/1167/OPINION

Fight for openness belongs to you too
By Ronnie Agnew, The Clarion-Ledger
February 10, 2008
http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080210/COL0402/802100328/1161/OPINION
State sunshine law not so sunny
Hattiesburg American Staff Reports
February 10, 2008
http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080210/OPINION01/802100349

Editorial, Delta Democrat Times
February 10, 2008
http://ddtonline.com/articles/2008/02/09/news/editorials/edit5.txt

DAY TWO:

Mississippi open-government laws full of exemptions that allow secrecy
By Charlie Mitchell, Vicksburg Post
February 11, 2008
http://www.sunherald.com/471/story/358183.html

Challenging government secrecy can put hole in people’s pocketbooks
By Emily Le Coz and Geoff Pender
Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal and Sun Herald
February 11, 2008
http://www.sunherald.com/471/story/358181.html

DAY THREE

The only thing in politics that ought to be kept secret is how you voted
Editorial, The Sun Herald
February 12, 2008
http://www.sunherald.com/editorials/story/363375.html

Mississippi lagging in digital requirement for campaign finance forms
By Geoff Pender, The Sun Herald
February 12, 2008
http://www.sunherald.com/471/story/358177.html

Sources of Mississippi candidates money often difficult to trace
By Anita Lee, The Sun Herald
February 12, 2008
http://www.sunherald.com/471/story/358179.html

Officials, residents weigh in on sharing of crime records
Chris Joyner, Clarion-Ledger
February 12, 2008
http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080212/NEWS/802120357

Hood: Sealed settlement invites rumors, mistrust
The Clarion-Ledger
February 12, 2008
http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080212/OPINION01/802120330/1008/OPINION

Secrecy: Campaign finance reform needed
The Clarion-Ledger
February 12, 2008
http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080212/OPINION01/802120331/1007/OPINION01

Openness in govt should be a priority
By Kevin Cooper
Natchez Democrat
February 10, 2008
http://natchezdemocrat.com/news/2008/feb/10/openness-govt-should/

Open government means better government for all
Editorial, Daily Leader
February 11, 2008
http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=19284579&BRD=1377&PAG=461&dept_id=1...

Secret government is bad government
Editorial, Greenwood Commonwealth
February 11, 2008
http://gwcommonwealth.com/articles/2008/02/11/opinion/editorials/edit01.txt

Public information laws need backbone
Editorial, Natchez-Democrat
February 12, 2008
http://www.natchezdemocrat.com/news/2008/feb/12/public-info-laws-need-backbon...

DAY FOUR

Secrecy: Crime reports should be more open
Editorial, Clarion-Ledger
February 13, 2008
http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080213/OPINION01/80...

Working together, press and police can serve and protect the public even better
Editorial, Sun Herald
February 13, 2008
http://www.sunherald.com/opinion/

New Jackson police chief reverses course on secrecy
By Chris Joyner
The Clarion-Ledger
February 13, 2008
http://www.sunherald.com/471/story/358169.html

McMillan open on crime records, or is he?
By Chris Joyner
The Clarion-Ledger
February 13, 2008
http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2008802130363

Couple frustrated by inability to get records in son's killing
By Emily LeCoz, Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal
February 13, 2008
http://www.sunherald.com/471/story/358175.html

Harrison jail beating prompts newspaper's pursuit of records
By Robin Fitzgerald, Sun Herald
February 13, 2008

http://www.sunherald.com/471/story/358168.html

Secrets don't make friends
Editorial, Daily Mississippian Online
February 13, 2008
http://media.www.thedmonline.com/media/storage/paper876/news/2008/02/13/Opinion/Editorial.Review.Secrets.Dont.Make.Friends-3206593.shtml

Democracy should not be a home for secrecy
Editorial, The Bolivar Commercial
February 12, 2008
http://www.bolivarcom.com/index.cfm?event=news.view&id=0F4B4696-19B9-E2E2-6728D9DEF2E10AB4

DAY FIVE:

Shine bright light on coaches? packages
By Rusty Hampton
February 14, 2008
http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080214/NEWS/802140373/1144

Some groups not covered by Miss. sunshine laws
By Patsy Brumfield, Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal
February 14, 2008
http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080214/NEWS/802140375/1001/news

In Mississippi, public minutes sometimes hard to come by
By Chris Joyner, Clarion-Ledger
February 14, 2008
http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080214/NEWS/802140377/1001/news

Board operated quietly in search for USM coast campus land
By Melissa M. Scallaii, Sun Herald
February 14, 2008
http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080214/NEWS/802140374/1001/news

Why do good deeds need to be done in the shadows?
Editorial, Sun Herald
February 14, 2008
http://www.sunherald.com/editorials/story/369568.html

Miss. Sports foundation often surrounded by secrecy
By Rusty Hampton, Clarion-Ledger
February 14, 2008
http://www.sunherald.com/278/story/358167.html

Secrecy: Quasi-public groups should be open
Editorial, Clarion-Ledger
February 14, 2008
http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080214/OPINION01/802140339/1008/OPINION

DAY SIX

Sweeping ethics bill passes in Senate
By Emily Pettus Wagster, Associated Press
February 15, 2008
http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080215/NEWS01...

Nuts and bolts: a how-to primer for open meetings in
Mississippi
By Anita Lee, Sun Herald
February 15, 2008
http://www.sunherald.com/278/story/358166.html

Nuts and bolts on what you can or can't get your hands on
By Matt Williamson, Enterprise-Journal
February 15, 2008
http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080215/NEWS/8021503...

Citizens lead way in challenging government
Chris Joyner, Clarion-Ledger
February 15, 2008
http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080215/NEWS/8021503...

Want to know the salaries of public officials? Write Now
Chris Joyner, Clarion-Ledger
February 15, 2008
http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080215/NEWS/8021503...

Secrecy: ?Openness? of government is variable
Editorial, Clarion-Ledger
February 15, 2008
http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080215/OPINION01/80...

DAY SEVEN

Bryant favors open policy
By Tim Doherty, Hattiesburg American
February 17, 2008
http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080216/ONLINE...

Public has a voice in sunshine laws
February 17, 2008
http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080217/OPINIO...

FOIA gives people access to workings of government for 40
years
By Jeanni Atkins, Mississippi Center for Freedom of
Information
February 16, 2008
http://www.sunherald.com/471/story/359085.html

A glance at other states on open records
http://www.sunherald.com/471/story/359085.html

Secrecy in state, local governments: how they shut you out
By Leonard Van Slyke, Mississippi Center for Freedom of
Information
February 17, 2008
http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080217/OPINION/8021...
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Politicians, public must unite to pierce veil of secrecy in
government
By Chris Joyner, Clarion-Ledger
February 17, 2008
http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080211/NEWS/8021101...

Marshall Ramsey cartoon
http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080217/OPINION04/80...

Secrecy: there are sunshine cures
Editorial, Clarion-Ledger
February 17, 2008
http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080217/OPINION01/80...

Citizens can open doors of government
By David Hampton, Clarion-Ledger
February 17, 2008
http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080217/COL0408/8021...

When it comes to public records, our sympathies are with the
Speaker of the House: Open'er up!
Editorial, Sun Herald
February 17, 2008
http://www.sunherald.com/editorials/story/375026.html

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What's done in the dark
By Jeanetta Edwards, Daily Times Leader
February 17, 2008
http://www.dailytimesleader.com/content/view/43161/106/

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