Are open records laws worth all the fuss?

Why y'all make such a fuss over open records?

Posted January 24 2012 view comments

“Why y’all make such a fuss over open records?”

The questioner posed the inquiry earnestly and with only a hint of indignation.

Here’s the best response: “A popular government without popular information or the means of acquiring it is but a prologue to farce or tragedy or perhaps both. Knowledge will forever govern ignorance, and a people who mean to be their own governors must...

Black Friday: Opening Early a Genuis Move?

Black Friday: Opening Early a Genuis Move?

Posted November 29 2011 view comments

No one really knew how things were going to turn out but it's clear that this year's Black Friday was for the most part a huge success. It's a year that broke records, blowing the expectations of many businesses out the water.