This from John Mangalonzo, the editor of The Paducah Sun, who weighs in on the threat to transparency posed by new — and unneeded — exceptions to the open records law. He reminds us:

"Public records are just that, public records. Officials are mere custodians of records.

"Taking away a little here and a little there won't make a difference?

"Until you've been in a place where all is gone, you don't have a grasp of what you're giving up."