Let the sun shine in - The Boston Globe

Let the sun shine in - The Boston Globe: "Let the sun shine in

By Thomas P. O'Neill III and Steven Krueger | August 10, 2005

''SUNLIGHT IS the best disinfectant' is a credo that has shaped public policy over the past century, primarily in the private sector and most recently with the passage of the Sarbanes-Oxley legislation. Following that trend, last year Congress held hearings to curb abuses in the charitable services sector. Ultimately, sunlight protects constituents of an organization from breaches of trust that will inevitably occur through human administration, from Enron to the Catholic Church. Legislation proposed by state Senator Marian Walsh of West Roxbury seeks to provide that sunlight, and, in the end, protection for donors of religious organizations."