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Friday, July 1, 2011

Justice department must address troubles

From: Salem Statesman Journal

Since the election of our current Oregon attorney general, for some reason there have been a lot of negative stories printed in our newspapers.

I can't look back far enough in our history and find the type of problems we are having today.
How many lawyers in this department have made serious decisions that have left them no other choice but to resign or be fired? Maybe they should have been fired to set an example so others wouldn't make the same mistake.

Where is the leadership that is supposed to set the example and make this part of our government one we can be proud of instead of having to cover up one bad decision after another?

Why does this department still have many hundreds, maybe thousands, of email messages under lock and key that should be open to the public? This department has championed legislation that makes all agencies supposed to have a "transparent" policy for open records available for the public, but they can't abide by their own rules.

I feel it's time for the attorney general to get this department back on track if it isn't too late.
— Bill J. Kluting, Monmouth

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