Vernal Express | 1980-06-26 | Page 12 | Your Right to Know

I 1 Freedom of speech and of the press is guaranteed by the First Amendment, but little government information can be reported or discussed when public bodies close their meetings and their records. . Recent federal statutes and Utah's Open Meetings Laws have been enacted to allow news coverage of almost all government activities and records. It is the duty of a responsible free press to give you information about city council meetings, school board decisions, deci-sions, and county commission meetings, but you will never read about them if you permit them to hold their meetings behind closed doors.