Round-up of Sunshine Week coverage in Mass. papers

With Sunshine Week now over, I offer my round-up of coverage from Massachusetts newspapers. Most certainly, this is incomplete, compiled primarily from what I found online and what others pointed out to me. If you know of other pieces, please let me know.

Particularly impressive was the coverage by the Metrowest Daily News, with multiple reports every day of the week.

March 13

• Metrowest Daily News: Publishers Propose Legislation
• Metrowest Daily News: It's not too hard to get the scoop on neighbors
• Metrowest Daily News: What have they got to hide?
• Metrowest Daily News: Rules shed light on government
• Metrowest Daily News: Seeking out the truth
• Metrowest Daily News: Open meeting law sanctions
• Metrowest Daily News: Spitz: Shopping a trial
• Metrowest Daily News: Editorial: Let sunshine cleanse our governments
• Metrowest Daily News: Lodge: Let the sun shine in
• The Republican: Larry McDermott: Focusing on the Public's Right to Know
• Worcester Telegram: Making Government More 'Open': Bills Promote the Public's Right to Know
• Worcester Telegram: Sunshine Governance
• Worcester Telegram: Poll: Seven out of 10 Americans Worry About Government Secrecy
• Worcester Telegram: T&G Appeals Blackout of Information in Complaints
• Sun Chronicle: Editorial: Let Sun Shine on Government
• Eagle Tribune: Bill Ketter: The Press, the Public and the Challenges to Open Government
• Cape Cod Times: Review Sees Government Tightening Information Loop
• Cape Cod Times: Privacy Act Creates Confusion
  

March 14

• Metrowest Daily News: Information valuable to a suburban homebuyer
• Metrowest Daily News: Local governments sometimes go out of their way to avoid explaining decisions
• Metrowest Daily News: Dwinell: Schools learn about public records law
• Fitchburg Sentinel: Let the sun shine in
• Milford Daily News: Challenges to local meetings have yielded few violations, say DAs
  

March 15

• Metrowest Daily News: Clerks speak up on your right to records
• Metrowest Daily News: Federal government releasing less information since '98

March 16

• Metrowest Daily News: Find out where your town's sex offenders live
• Metrowest Daily News: Open Meeting does not apply to lawmakers
  

March 17

• Metrowest Daily News: From the FOIA files
• Metrowest Daily News: Keeping Track of FOIA requests
• Metrowest Daily News: Celebrating our freedoms
• Cambridge Chronicle: Sun shines on public records
• Somerville Journal: Public records laws get use by activists in Somerville
• Needham Times: Public records available to everyone
• Wayland Town Crier: Clerks promote right to records
• Wellesley Townsman: Editorial: Consistency in access to records
• Wellesley Townsman: Getting meeting minutes can take time
• Beverly Citizen: Editorial: Sunny side up
• West Roxbury & Roslindale Transcript: Publishers propose legislation
• West Roxbury & Roslindale Transcript: Law keeps meetings open for all
• The Beacon: E-mail is a boon and a crutch
  

March 18

• Metrowest Daily News: Public records laws a mixed bag in R.I.
• Metrowest Daily News: Survey yields consistent results: Little difficulty found in retrieving arrest logs
• Daily News Transcript: Access to project data unimpaired
• Shirley Oracle: National Sunshine Week: Shedding light on the public's right to know
• The Cape Codder: In the public view
• The Republican: Six bills seek overhaul of state law