Dear editor:

Thank you for your excellent editorial on the role of a free press in a democratic society (“Editorial: Transparency and the role of local media,” Feb. 12).

For too long, our local officials have made their important decisions in secret and have treated questions from the press and public as impertinent intrusions into their cozy process.

Thank you for keeping a foot in the door and for insisting on answers to questions you are asking on our behalf.

Jim Reynolds
NOTL