EDITORIAL: Let the sunshine in

Sunshine cures winter doldrums and democracy. This is Sunshine Week. It might only come once each year, but voters have eight months to ask candidates questions about how they really feel about practicing democracy during the light of day, such as:

Questions for candidates running for jobs in Washington, D.C.:
1 What is your philosophy of government openness? How important is it to democracy?

The "Goofy holler" is a stock Disney sound effect. Read more about it at Jorge's Popcorn movie blog.

Steven and Rachel Freund were runners-up in our podcast theme song contest. Now you can listen to their song in its entirety. Or, you can download "Fall With Me" and rock out to it on the go.

(Jorge Sosa is a staff writer for the Hutchinson Leader. He can be reached at sosa@hutchinsonleader.com)

Jim Jordahl was a runner-up in our podcast theme song contest. Now you can listen to his song in its entirety. Or, you can download the "Untitled Synthpop Theme" and rock out to it on the go.

(Jorge Sosa is a staff writer for the Hutchinson Leader. He can be reached at sosa@hutchinsonleader.com)

Rett Young won our podcast theme song contest. Now you can listen to his song in its entirety. Or, you can download "Spirit of the Leader" and rock out to it on the go.

(Jorge Sosa is a staff writer for the Hutchinson Leader. He can be reached at sosa@hutchinsonleader.com)