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IT WAS GOOD to see Rappahannock’s Supervisors open up their “work session,” contrary to an earlier attempt to try and meet behind closed doors. There isn’t a quicker way to arouse public suspicion than for public officials to close a door, even when suspicion is unwarranted, and we don’t blame our officials for wanting to avoid such idle speculation.
Virginia’s Freedom of Information Law, in company with similar “sunshine” (keep the public’s business out in the open, in the light of the sun) measures all over the country, were enacted because not all public officials agree that everything should be above board and out in the open. They don’t want the public looking over their shoulders, and too often for good reason. So laws are needed to force them to keep everything clear and visible, and the pity is that these laws aren’t stronger than they are.
Frankly, it has always been something of a mystery why any forthright public official should ever want to meet behind closed doors. In any
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