Alaska records request seeks insight, clarity

From Sunshine Review

July 19, 2008

[edit] Records request seeks insight, clarity

"Seldom does a request for public records result in a quick release of public documents. Always, it seems, there is room for argument about what is and is not in the public’s best interest.

A records request of any substance usually goes straight to a publicly employed attorney. Newspapers then pay private attorneys to argue for what is in the public’s best interest. Ironic but true."

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