<div class="hdcolor">Letter to the Editor |</div> When transparency becomes the target, a whistleblower's view from the back row

<div class="hdcolor">Letter to the Editor |</div> When transparency becomes the target, a whistleblower's view from the back row

A community whistleblower recounts the reaction to recording public meetings. In his letter, he argues that transparency should not provoke fear if the governmental body is operating above board. Dear Editor, Being a known whistleblower is a wild experience because, apparently, sitting quietly at a public meeting with a camera now counts as an act of aggression. I walk in, take a seat, hit record, and you would think I just pulled the fire alar…