jean maneke

Former hotline attorney for the Missouri Press Association members and frequent commentator on open government issues.

[jean maneke @jmaneke]

Thank you to the first responders’ watch on the I-29 overpasses yesterday (photo not taken), apparently in respect for Eric Zahnd’s transport to his burial site. He was a good man, a strong legal mind and a sunshine law advocate. He will be missed in Missouri. #Zahnd

[jean maneke @jmaneke]

Since when is there a right to keep yourself “private” when you step out of your home into a public street or drive outside of your garage down the street? The definition of disclosure is bringing something out into the open so that others can see or know it. How is that private?

[jean maneke @jmaneke]

Is this true? I am hunting online to confirm this. Has FOIA been terminated? I thought open government was hurting in a number of states (including Missouri) and I guess it will just get worse.

[Alexander B. Howard @digiphile]

Since its founding, @USNatArchives & its public servants have been dedicated to making public access happen for public records. But today, the Trump administration announced they’ll make access end: the National Archives at College Park, MD, “will become a restricted-access federal facility with access only for visitors with a legitimate business need. It will no longer be open to the general public. Security officers will enforce these restrictions, and your cooperation is appreciated.”

From partially open to mostly closed, opaque by default to secretive. Selective declassification & disclosure online or special exhibits at NARA HQ is not a replacement for public access to primary source materials of our democracy.

[jean maneke @jmaneke]

This statement needs further consideration. Huh?…

From story in today’s WSJ:
Chevron said the company “has a long tradition of celebrating democracy by supporting the inaugural committees of both parties.”

[jean maneke @jmaneke]

#SBNP

[jean maneke @jmaneke]

I joined a gathering of interested readers to talk about the initiation of the new Santa Barbara News Press yesterday. Amazing excitement in that room! It’s going to happen!

[jean maneke @jmaneke]

@Patty4MO You go girl! Glad you have a few more inches in a senators’ office to stretch out in! Go Patty!

[jean maneke @jmaneke]

@ScottCharton @tonymess So much respect for this man!

[Scott Charton @ScottCharton]

In 1967, Gary Rust bought a small weekly newspaper in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. He grew the enterprise into one of America's leading family-owned media companies. My friend Gary died Sunday, surrounded by loving family, age 89. God bless his memory. https://t.co/CzZFmQPCeN

[jean maneke @jmaneke]

@chuckhatfield Me too.

[Jason Hancock @J_Hancock]

Missouri town ordered to vote on tax hike to pay judgment for civil rights, Sunshine violations #moleg #mogov via @RudiKellerMI https://t.co/M2d5VAqKCg

[Katie Kull @KatieKull1]

Today from the courthouse: We (finally!) get to hear about that report I got last year and wasn’t allowed to publish. https://t.co/MS5viYdf5q

[jean maneke @jmaneke]

One more reason why every bit of their correspondence is sunshine-able!

[Claire McCaskill @clairecmc]

This is really bad. These guys making taxpayers pick up the bill for their irresponsible and alleged defamatory speech. And the Atty Gen says “Sure! Let’s make taxpayers pay for it!” Talk about swampy big government overreach. https://t.co/0874H3Ni4B

[jean maneke @jmaneke]

@Patty4MO And love the sunset view!

[jean maneke @jmaneke]

...scientific knowledge eventually wins out. It just might take a few thousand years,” Jacob Colavito, commentator of culture observed in CNN today.
I can't wait that long....

[jean maneke @jmaneke]

"Thanks to education and the media, nearly everyone knows what an eclipse is and how to view one safely. This triumph of scientific education gives us a ray of hope that even in an age of fake news, misinformation and alternative facts, .... (more)

[Clarkston Nelson LLC @CNMissouri]

Remembering Harry E. Gallagher
March 1, 1932 - March 27, 2024

Harry's life and legacy will be remembered for many years to come, and we will truly miss his friendship.

https://t.co/FAxtuur0lP

[jean maneke @jmaneke]

@FortuneMagazine Thise families victimized by Hawley needed this apology!

[FORTUNE @FortuneMagazine]

Mark Zuckerberg was just forced to stand up and apologize to the families of teens victimized on social media by Republican Senator Josh Hawley. https://t.co/R1RagYYwAr

[jean maneke @jmaneke]

@Patty4MO Ha! Just one basket? We went thru 7 bowls. 120+ kids and turned lights out @ 7:45!