New Life for an Open-Government Law- June 24, 2007 Without access to records, people cannot hold government accountable. One of the most important avenues for that on the federal level is the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), now in the midst, I hope, of reform.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/linkset/2005/03/25/LI2005032500838_xml/~3/24... Notes Overlooked and News Overdone- June 17, 2007 The most vociferous mail last week came from readers who felt The Post was wrong to print an Outlook piece that was flawed, wrong to cover the perils of Paris Hilton and wrong to disclose District teachers' salaries in a Web graphic.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/linkset/2005/03/25/LI2005032500838_xml/~3/24... Greed, Sex and Ad Nausea- June 10, 2007 Readers were offended last week week by a full-page ad and a prominent Style story. The story was on an ex-convict turned author; the ad, paid for by Hustler magazine publisher Larry Flynt, offered $1 million to anyone who could document "a sexual encounter" with a member of Congress or a high-ranking government official.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/linkset/2005/03/25/LI2005032500838_xml/~3/24... The Busy Complaints Department- June 3, 2007 So what does an ombudsman do every day Tackle issues such as these:http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/linkset/2005/03/25/LI2005032500838_xml/~3/24... |