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Police video case is wrapped in important legal principles
Improper conduct by police cannot itself be policed if evidence of officers' conduct is sealed away from public inspection forever.
 • Randy Evans
Sunshine delayed is sunshine denied
Here is why Iowa lawmakers need to act to ensure government is more accountable to its taxpayers
 • Randy Evans
There is no room for silencing dissenters
Too many leaders want to protect First Amendment freedoms only for those who think, speak or act in conformity with their own views.
 • Randy Evans
Liberty for one drug lord, but a death sentence for some
Recent news illustrates the lack of a coherent, consistent strategy to combat drug trafficking into the U.S.
 • Randy Evans
School owes explanation for this good-bye gift
Why is Robert Lundin receiving $114,000 from the taxpayers for leaving 7 months early?
 • Randy Evans
WWBRD? What would Bob Ray do?
Three news events spotlight our nation’s lingering moral questions
 • Randy Evans
Absent facts and explanations, the rumor mills grind on
With public trust in schools at stake, school leaders need more transparency, not more secrecy
 • Randy Evans
Stray Thoughts
Stray Thoughts
Thoughts on government transparency, politics and civic affairs written weekly -- and sometimes, weakly -- by a longtime advocate for government transparency.
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