Sunshine Week

This is "Sunshine Week" celebrating the Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA). What does "freedom" mean? Some people, when they hear the phrase, think of patriots fighting to keep our country free. When I hear the phrase, I tend to think of the makers of the original constitution and innumerable people since then who have upheld the right of citizens to speak out against corruption, against mismanagement, against secrecy and in favor of an informed citizenry. Only by having informed citizens who can speak out when they see the country moving in the wrong direction can we have the freedom we so cherish. The FOIA was one step in assuring that information be available to citizens. It has been important in maintaining our freedom. Our present administration has been one of the more secretive in recent times. Let us all call for our rights to information. Let us all be willing to educate ourselves, and to participate in the political processes, especially voting, so that we can keep this country free.