Many Web links are born to die. Even if that should happen with those below, this list can still be of value.

Use it to help locate important stories about freedom of information in Florida and sometimes elsewhere. Obtain the story through the archives or back issues of the news organization involved, try the headline or keywords in a search engine for another link, or use Lexis-Nexis or other databases that might be available to you or through your local library.

August 31, 2006

Pensacola News-Journal, by Michael Stewart: Sunshine Law complaint against Pensacola City Council is a fantasy, mayor says …
Ocala Star-Banner, by Mabel Perez: Residents accusing a McIntosh city councilman of violating Florida's Sunshine Law must redraw a petition asking for a recall election …

August 30, 2006

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Pensacola News-Journal, by Michael Stewart: Complaint against Pensacola City Council alleges possible Sunshine Law violations …

August 27, 2006

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*Miami Herald, by Monica Hatcher: Public records are easy targets for identity theives (*free registration required) …
Palm Beach Post, by Robert P. King: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers refuses to release detailed historical information about leaks in the Herbert Hoover Dike, claiming the data could prove useful to terrorists or saboteurs …
St. Petersburg Times, by Lori Helfand: Municipalities sue Pinellas County to keep charter changes off November ballot, in part claiming violation of the Sunshine Law …
Lakeland Ledger, column by Richard White: Homeowners have a right to see homeowner association records …

August 18, 2006

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Sarasota Herald-Tribune, by Todd Ruger: Sarasota County’s top judge issues order designed to stop civil cases from disappearing from public view …
*Orlando Sentinel, column by Lauren Ritchie: Tavares needs a good dose of government in the sunshine (*free registration required) …
*Orlando Sentinel, commentary by Tavares City Council member Robert Abernathy: Sunshine laws are a bother and “for the pits” (*free registration required) …
*Orlando Sentinel editorial: Tavares City Council member’s support for closed meetings is wrongheaded (*free registration required) …
Ocala Star Banner, by Mabel Perez: Judge to rule on release of records in Marion County deaths case …

August 14, 2006

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Ocala Star Banner, by Mabel Perez: Defense attorney for the man accused of shooting two Santa Fe Community College students to death wants to seal transcript of alleged confession …
*Orlando Sentinel, by Stephen Hudak: Judge candidate’s divorce file circulated by supporters of his opponent (*free registration required) …
Sarasota Herald-Tribune, by Michael A. Scarcella: Newspaper fight over police records reveals details of racketeering investigation …
South Florida Sun-Sentinel, by Susannah Bryan: Deerfield Beach considers policy forbidding employees from talking to reporters without first going through the city's public information officer …
Tallahassee Democrat, by Paul Flemming: New law to allow parents to check their children’s driving records online …