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		<title>TCOG&#8217;s Gibson criticizes censorship of report on fire at military flare plant</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2011 13:23:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tennessee Coalition for Open Government Executive Director Frank Gibson is among those who have spoken out against the heavy censorship by the state of a report on last year&#8217;s fire at the Kilgore Flares plant in West Tennessee. The fire &#8230; <a href="http://tcog.wordpress.com/2011/03/31/tcogs-gibson-criticizes-censorship-of-report-on-fire-at-military-flare-plant/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=tcog.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6376392&amp;post=302&amp;subd=tcog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>TCOG director Frank Gibson quoted in USA Today by editor Paulson</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Mar 2011 16:18:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tennessee Coalition for Open Government Executive Director Frank Gibson was quoted in a Sunshine Week column by Ken Paulson, editor of USA Today: &#8220;It&#8217;s part human nature and part power&#8221; when officials fail to disclose information to the public, says &#8230; <a href="http://tcog.wordpress.com/2011/03/17/tcog-director-frank-gibson-quoted-in-usa-today-by-editor-paulson/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=tcog.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6376392&amp;post=296&amp;subd=tcog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>1K+ people contacted state open records ombudsman last year, report shows</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2011 16:00:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer Peebles</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the Knoxville News Sentinel&#8216;s Tom Humphrey: NASHVILLE &#8211; More than 1,200 people contacted the Office of Open Records Counsel during the past year, and most of them were government officials, according to a recent report. The annual report shows &#8230; <a href="http://tcog.wordpress.com/2011/03/10/1k-people-contacted-state-open-records-ombudsman-last-year-report-shows/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=tcog.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6376392&amp;post=288&amp;subd=tcog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>TCOG chief: Sen. Kelsey misguided on public notice bill</title>
		<link>http://tcog.wordpress.com/2011/02/27/tcog-chief-sen-kelsey-misguided-on-public-notice-bill/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Feb 2011 16:24:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer Peebles</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Frank Gibson, TCOG Executive Director I remember my initiation into a college leadership society. Blindfolded and taken into the woods somewhere in Blount County, we were paraded one- by-one in front of student leaders, who would recite some moral &#8230; <a href="http://tcog.wordpress.com/2011/02/27/tcog-chief-sen-kelsey-misguided-on-public-notice-bill/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=tcog.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6376392&amp;post=262&amp;subd=tcog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>TCOG&#8217;s Gibson quoted on efforts by Tennessee courts to shield sex crime victims&#8217; names</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Feb 2011 18:49:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer Peebles</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the AP: NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A Tennessee appeals court is increasing efforts to shield the identities of adult victims of sex crimes. The Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals has had a policy in place for years to use initials &#8230; <a href="http://tcog.wordpress.com/2011/02/11/tcogs-gibson-quoted-on-efforts-by-tennessee-courts-to-shield-sex-crime-victims-names/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=tcog.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6376392&amp;post=260&amp;subd=tcog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Chambers want to close records pertaining to business recruitment</title>
		<link>http://tcog.wordpress.com/2011/02/01/chambers-want-to-close-records-pertaining-to-business-recruitment/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Feb 2011 03:09:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer Peebles</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tennessee Coalition for Open Government Executive Director Frank Gibson was quoted in a story by the Commercial Appeal (later picked up by the  AP) on the issue: But Frank Gibson, executive director of the Tennessee Coalition For Open Government, warned &#8230; <a href="http://tcog.wordpress.com/2011/02/01/chambers-want-to-close-records-pertaining-to-business-recruitment/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=tcog.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6376392&amp;post=258&amp;subd=tcog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>New governor Bill Haslam loosens disclosure requirements for executive branch employees</title>
		<link>http://tcog.wordpress.com/2011/01/30/new-governor-bill-haslam-loosens-disclosure-requirements-for-executive-branch-employees/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Jan 2011 03:05:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer Peebles</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tennessee Coalition for Open Government Executive Director Frank Gibson was among those quoted by TNReport on the governor&#8217;s executive order. Tagged: Bill Haslam, disclosure, ethics, executive branch, Frank Gibson, TNReport, transparency<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=tcog.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6376392&amp;post=253&amp;subd=tcog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Gibson: Debate over online meeting notices shows &#8216;some politicians place a low value on openness&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Jan 2011 15:52:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer Peebles</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Frank Gibson, executive director of the Tennessee Coalition for Open Government, takes on in his latest column the push by some public leaders to change Tennessee&#8217;s law to allow public meeting notices to be published online, and not in local &#8230; <a href="http://tcog.wordpress.com/2011/01/23/gibson-debate-over-online-meeting-notices-shows-some-politicians-place-a-low-value-on-openness/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=tcog.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6376392&amp;post=248&amp;subd=tcog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>TCOG warns of threats looming in upcoming legislative session</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Dec 2010 15:57:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer Peebles</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Records pertaining to 911 calls and personal e-mails sent by public employees on government accounts may be among those legislators attempt to close off next year, Tennessee Coalition for Open Government Executive Director Frank Gibson says in a column published &#8230; <a href="http://tcog.wordpress.com/2010/12/12/tcog-warns-of-threats-looming-in-upcoming-legislative-session/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=tcog.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6376392&amp;post=242&amp;subd=tcog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>TCOG speaks out as fight over TNInvestco records heads to state Supreme Court</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Dec 2010 15:18:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The state&#8217;s highest court has been asked to force the release of records pertaining to the $200 million in tax credits for the TNInvestco program, The Tennessean says. Tennessee Coalition for Open Government Executive Director Frank Gibson was quoted in &#8230; <a href="http://tcog.wordpress.com/2010/12/05/tcog-speaks-out-as-fight-over-tninvestco-records-heads-to-state-supreme-court/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=tcog.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6376392&amp;post=237&amp;subd=tcog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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