...is a 15-minute videotape that acquaints Iowans with state laws dealing with access to public records and the right to attend meetings of government agencies.

ROBERT D. RAY, governor of Iowa from 1969 to 1982, narrates the video. Joining him are these citizens and public officials who speak about the importance of asuring government accountability and public participation in the decisions made by our schools, cities counties and state agencies:

• GREG JAGER, Bettendorf city attorney
• CAROL MARTIN of Cedar Rapids, a citizen who monitors government agencies
• PATRICIA BROWN of Ames, a hospital trustee and former city council member
• JOHN STARK, former Story County sheriff
• MARY LOU HINRICHSEN of DeWitt, a newspaper reporter and president of the Iowa Press Women
• BILL MERTENS, publisher/editor, The Burlington Hawk Eye
• TOM MILLER, Iowa Attorney General