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Originally Posted by Turtle
Harping again on the legal notices government entities under law must publish in newspapers like divorce decrees, property sales, suits, etcetera, how is the web going to properly fill that obligation if no hard-copy printed newspapers circulate?  |
Paper is so 20th century.
Everyone in the US has access to the internet. It might not be free, or convenient, or even easy for those unaccustomed, but this will change in time. Public notices could be posted on the internet, saving time, money, and resources.
Another option is to remove the public notice responsibility from the newspapers. I've always found that an odd association. Local governments should, imho, provide public access to public notices. This could take the form of a catalog available at the local library, an addition to an already existing community newsletter, or a simple monthly postcard that announces public notices. In any case, it should be funded by the local government as a public service.
If governments provided every mailbox with a simple monthly postcard, we might enjoy more civic action from fellow citizens. Not everyone reads the paper...
