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After being named Newspaper of the Year last month by the New England Press Association, another New England news organization has bestowed a similar honor to The Sunday Telegraph. 

On Friday, The Telegraph published a story headlined "Study: Government flaunts information law requirements / Think tank says about 75 percent of agencies breaking federal rules."

Here's how the story by Robert Tanner of The Associated Press opened:

Federal agencies have dragged their feet on implementing a 10-year-old law that requires them to use the Internet to make government documents easily available, a study says.

The result is the public is blocked from easier access to information, the report says, and the cost of answering information requests is driven up.

Here is a link to the full story.

This was the 10th story -- including a column by the editor (Sunday) and an editorial (Monday) -- The Telegraph published this week in conjunction with Sunshine Week, a national initiative to bring attention to the importance of open government.

Here is a brief summary and link to Thursday's front-page story in The Telegraph related to Sunshine Week, a national initiative to bring attention to the importance of open government:

By JIM ABRAMS / The Associated Press

WASHINGTON -- Open-government bills sped to House passage Wednesday as Democrats pushed to make President Bush and his executive branch more forthcoming about his actions. The White House struck back with veto threats.

Aided by substantial Republican support, the Democrats approved legislation to force government agencies to be more responsive to the millions of Freedom of Information Act requests for public documents that they receive every year.

Here is a link to the full story.

The Telegraph's Sunshine Week stories on Wednesday dealt with the removal of more than 1 million records from public view since Sept. 11, and a preview of open-government legislation that was expected to be voted upon by the House of Representatives today. A story on the results of those votes are scheduled to run in the Thursday issue of The Telegraph.

Here are the brief summaries and links to those Wednesday stories online:

Here is a brief summary and a link to Tuesday's front-page story in The Telegraph related to Sunshine Week, a national initiative to bring attention to the importance of open government:

Poll: Americans believe federal government is ‘sneaky’

By THOMAS HARGROVE, Scripps Howard News Service

WASHINGTON – Americans increasingly suspect the federal government has become cloaked in secrecy, a concern they don’t have with their local and state governments.

People also overwhelmingly believe that their federal leaders have become sneaky, listening to telephone conversations or opening private mail without getting court permission, according to a survey of 1,008 adults commissioned by the American Society of Newspaper Editors.

Here is the link to the full story.

Here are the links to Monday's stories in The Telegraph related to Sunshine Week, a national initiative to bring attention to the importance of open government:

Open government laws not well enforced

Critics say N.H. law lacks teeth

Sunshine Week audit meets cloudy results (today's editorial)

In case you ended up spending most of Sunday outdoors soaking up the springlike weather -- and why wouldn't you? --  here is a brief rundown of The Telegraph's contributions to Sunshine Week in The Sunday Telegraph.  

• The results of a national audit of community emergency management plans.

• The results of a local audit of eight communities in Greater Nashua.

• A column by the editor on the importance of Sunshine Week.

Here are the opening paragraphs of each with links to the full articles:

If you are a strong advocate of the First Amendment -- or, actually, even if you're not -- you will want to pay particular attention to The Telegraph and www.nashuatelegraph.com starting Sunday as we begin our observance of Sunshine Week 2007.

This is the third consecutive year we have chosen to participate in the American Society of Newspaper Editors initiative, which is intended to bring attention to the importance of open government in a democratic society.

As such, you can expect to see a series of stories related to the public's right to know, beginning Sunday with national and local stories related to a nationwide audit of community emergency response plans.

In case you missed it -- particularly since this past week was school vacation week -- I wanted to call your attention to a new feature in The Telegraph and at www.nashuatelegraph.com.