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The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel: It’s your right to know what government does

Today marks the start of Sunshine Week, the annual nationwide celebration of access to public information.

Indeed, Americans should appreciate that they have unprecedented access to their government. The foundation of self-rule is that government derives all of its powers from the public and is answerable to the public.

Read more at The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel.

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