Midwest Memo
Old school
by Alan Shultz
      For everyday business I wear pretty traditional black leather shoes. Given my clothing budget, my shoes were an expensive purchase back when I bought them maybe 10 years ago. They are Italian and hand stitched. Every couple of years I have them rebuilt. I send them off to California in a heavy plastic bag with a check and instructions.
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Sunshine Week:
Make secrecy the exception
     “Sunshine is the best disinfectant,” Louis Brandeis, U.S. Supreme Court Justice. The esteemed Justice Brandeis was ahead of his time. His observation fits exceptionally well with national Sunshine Week, which starts today. The annual event, launched in 2005, champions and celebrates openness in government.
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