Articles by Colin Donohue

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Warren Record: Is right to obtain public records being denied?

February 4, 2009

From the Warren Record (2/4/09): The following comments were originally intended to be shared in full during the Citizens Comments portion of Monday's county commissioners' meeting. The writer was prevented from completing her statement due to time constraints and asked that it be published as a Letter to the Editor.

IndyWeek: Close the open records loopholes

January 28, 2009

From IndyWeek.com (1/28/09): Last March, N.C. Department of Health and Human Services spokeswoman Debbie Crane created a major flap when she disclosed that Gov. Mike Easley's press chiefs had routinely instructed agency flacks to delete e-mail correspondence to his office. The point, Crane charged, was to shield Easley from scrutiny by eliminating public records.

Mountain Xpress: Questions arise over URTV oath

January 28, 2009

From Mountain Xpress (1/28/09): A confidentiality clause in an oath administered to members of public-access channel URTV’s board at their last meeting has sparked criticism—and the county attorney’s office is looking into whether the vow is in line with the state’s open-meetings law.