Every Once In A While!

We warn visitors in our banner, and as our regular PRU readers have come to know, the PRU Crew doesn't pull many punches when being irreverent and unrepentant. We most often write about our displeasure and disagreement with many of our local institutions, public figures, and those who step into the public policy arena. We challenge their thinking, their motives, and their actions. And no matter who they are, what title they hold, or how long they've lived in Park Ridge, if we feel they are acting like asshats, we're going to say so.

Also as our regular readers have come to know, the local press is as much a target for our criticism as are our local elected officials.

But not today.

It is with great satisfaction that the PRU Crew offers MAJOR PRUdos to the editorial writer for today's Herald-Advocate

The editor has penned a piece in celebration of Sunshine Week, which begins March 15, 2009. In the piece the writer says in part --

"While the week is widely celebrated by news organizations, it is important that every citizen recognize the importance of the openness of your government, whether it is the federal, state or local municipality. You are entitled to know how the government decides to spend taxpayer money, whom it hires to do government business and what important decisions it makes that affect you, your tax dollars and the community in which you live."

"...some elected officials would like to conduct important business in closed meetings or to keep the business conducted in those meetings private."

"So it is important that you continue to fight for openness. Because it is important for citizens to remain informed. The more information they have access to, the easier it is for people to be informed."

Bingo!