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Harris District Clerk lets public search cases by attorney name
Grits for Breakfast —
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Mark Bennett at Defending People directs readers to new online tools making it easy to identify what cases an individual attorney has worked on in Harris County. Basically you can find the lawyers bar card number at the State Bar of Texas website, then use this search function from the Harris County District ...17 hours ago -
Oklahoma Attorney General Opinion Leaves Agencies with Discretion to Release Employees Birth Dates
The FOI Advocate —
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Oklahoma Attorney General Drew Edmondson has released an opinion that leaves it to government agencies to decide whether to release public employees birth dates. The opinion states government agencies have the discretion to determine whether the release of an employees birth date falls within the exemption to the ...1 day ago -
Examining the Breadth of Sunshine in the Sunshine State
The FOI Advocate —
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A Florida representative has asked the state attorney general to determine if a regional economic development organization is subject to the states open records and meeting laws. Floridas Great Northwest, an economic development group designed to push workforce development in 16 northwest Florida counties, was not ...1 day ago -
Invitation to a free half day adoption film festival for Maines 1st Anniversary
Ungrateful Little Bastard —
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Expanding a bit on a previous post.... Host : OBC for ME Location : The Maine Studios 235 Presumpscot Street Portland, ME 04103 When : Saturday, January 2, 2010 at 12:00 Noon ...1 day ago -
Reminder: Open Records Request Class Tomorrow!
Jon Caldara —
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Want to learn more about the Colorado Open Records Act (CORA) and how you can use it to obtain information bureaucrats don’t want you to see? TOMORROW at 2pm, we will be holding a FREE how-to CORA session here at our office in Golden! That’s right, you heard correctly. A FREE class on open records ...1 day ago -
The Corruption of Charlie Rangel and John Murtha
The Conservative Reform Network Blog —
Authority: 143
R ep. Charlie Rangel from New York is eclipsing John Murtha with his scandals. These Democrats have been in power too long and the power has corrupted them. The scandals are growing and support for these two very long time incumbents is waning. Money in Politics News: October 15, 2009 Charles Rangel’s Support ...1 day ago -
So You Wanna Be a Citizen Journalist?
Jon Caldara —
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With the crumbling print media, radio, and television industries, more and more folks are getting their news from Al Gore’s greatest invention since global warming. I for one spend more time on the Internet than I do watching TV, listening to talk radio, or reading much of anything — and it’s not just because ...5 days ago -
Republican John Kennedy for Lt. Governor: The Voice of the Tax Producer & Small Busines
The Conservative Reform Network Blog —
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Republican John Kennedy for Lt. Gov! In my opinion, Pennsylvania needs someone making the case for the Tax Producers. T he Tax Payers who build businesses, innovative businesses, people which employ and produce, particularly, small businesses. The Lt. Gov. presides over the Senate and has an office, ...6 days ago -
More on Todd Willingham
The StandDown Texas Project —
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Todays Houston Chronicle carries the latest column by Rick Casey, " Can e-mail be saved by deleting it? " Acouple of weeks ago I sent a request to the Texas Forensic Commissionunder the Public Information Act for any documents or e-mails regardingtwo new policies put into place by the commissions controversial ...1 week ago -
Fort Worth refuses to release Rainbow Lounge names that have already been released
Instant Tea —
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The city of Fort Worth is seeking to withhold the names of witnesses who were present during the Rainbow Lounge raid, arguing that releasing the names would violate the witnesses’ privacy and cause people to speculate about their sexual orientation, The Star-Telegram reports here . As a result, many of the ...1 week ago -
Adoptee Voices Needed, Plus More On ABCs Find My Family
73adoptee - adoption search, reunion and reform —
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There is plenty of discussion going on in various media circles about adoptee rights, so be sure to add your two cents. Also some good discussion going on out there about ABCs new Find My Family show, which I mentioned in my previous entry . I still havent decided if its good PR or exploitation, but it really ...1 week ago -
Progress in Wichita?
Open Records —
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Wichita’s vice-mayor, Jim Skelton, has weighed in on the side of my pal Bob Weeks. Weeks has requested documents from the Wichita Convention and Visitors Bureau. That agency has denied his requests. At issue is whether the agency should be considered public from the POV of the Kansas Sunshine Laws. The ...1 week ago -
Pennsylvania Enjoys Signal Improvement on its Right-to-Know Law Anniversary
The FOI Advocate —
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As the one-year anniversary of Pennsylvanias Right-to-Know Law approaches, open records advocates are hailing the improvements the Commonwealth has made under the new law.The new law provides a first-stage appeal with the taxpayer-funded open records office, whose lawyers issue binding opinions. It also established ...1 week ago -
Wichita Convention and Visitors Bureau should follow Kansas Open Records Act
Voice For Liberty in Wichita —
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Remarks to be delivered to the December 1, 2009 meeting of the Wichita City Council. Mr. Mayor, members of the council, I’m recommending that the city not renew its contract with the Go Wichita Convention and Visitors Bureau until that organization decides to follow the Kansas Open Records Act . Recently I ...1 week ago -
Using Public Documents For Competitive Intelligence
The Reciprocal Consulting Blog —
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One often overlooked source of competitive intelligence is public information documents. These are documents that are a matter of public record and you’ll often be surprised at what you can find in those places. Here’s an example: (Source) We once found sales and profit numbers for a large privately held ...1 week ago -
Chairman of Texas forensic science panel oversteps his authority
Grits for Breakfast —
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The title of this post is the headline of a Fort Worth Star Telegram editorial today chastising Williamson County DA and Forensic Science Commission Chairman John Bradley for an array of recent moves aimed at clouding the commissions work in secrecy. Bradley wants to make meetings closed, records secret, and now hes ...1 week ago -
NAVTEQ Rejects County’s GIS Policy
GeoData Policy —
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GIS Policy Now in QuestionBy SAM SMITHSource: SaukValley.com Date: November 12, 2009MORRISON – Whiteside County may have to change the way it does business with companies seeking access to its online storehouse of real estate information. Chicago-based NAVTEQ, a company agreeing to pay for the county’s ...2 weeks ago -
ABCs Find My Family: Is Reality TV Good For Our Rights, Or Adoption Exploitation?
73adoptee - adoption search, reunion and reform —
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Everyone in the adoption community is talking about ABCs new show Find My Family. My question to you: Is reality TV good for adoptee and birth parent rights, or is it exploitation? Many are wondering who is actually doing the searching for Find My Family. I may be stirring up a hornets nest, but heres what ...2 weeks ago -
Adoptees Face Sting of Discrimination
"Neither Here Nor There..." —
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Adoptees Face Sting of DiscriminationAdoption Study Says Identity Questions Last a Lifetime; Urges Open Birth RecordsBy SUSAN DONALDSON JAMESNov. 23, 2009 Kate St. Vincent Vogl first learned she should be ashamed when her sister got into a fight with a neighbor boy who retaliated, "Yeah, well, youre adopted!" Her ...2 weeks ago -
“Find My Family”: Exploitive? Or…???
ReadingWritingLiving —
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I wouldn’t have known about the new reality-TV show “Find My Family” if a friend hadn’t emailed me with an urgent “THIS MUST BE STOPPED!” message. It raised my eyebrow. I clicked on the link . I was like, “Errr… really?” For one thing, I happen to LIKE a couple of reality shows. Top Chef and ...2 weeks ago
