LOCAL VIEWS is a program produced by Volunteers who are concerned citizens. The essence of their concerns are the Hallmarks of the Republic of the United States. And the hope is those ideas will permeate again throughout the community in order that all are protected by such principles intended by great men when they formed our government. Such qualities our forefathers laid at our feet were the Responsibility of Civic Duty, the Notion to Resist Corruption and the idea of Civic Participation for the Common Wealth. In addition they gave us the First Amendment offering Freedom of Speech and Freedom of the Press, so that citizens would know the business of government. And never were the Press to be a lap dog for the government but rather a watch dog of the people to expose clandestine activities, underhanded transactions and mismanagement thru incompetence.

What little we can do to advance these notions will be both a privilege and a responsibility. With this we direct your attention to the New York State legislative declaration of the Open Meetings Law, which states:
 
"It is essential to the maintenance of a democratic society that the public business be performed in an open and public manner and that the citizens of this state be fully aware of and able to observe the performance of public officials and attend and listen to the deliberations and decisions that go into the making of public policy."



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