‘The legal profession also benefits from the greater trust in a system that is visible to the public.’
BY NIGEL JAQUISS
Oregon Journalism Project
Russell Sadler, a reporter and commentator whose work made an enduring difference to transparency in Oregon, died April 20 at his home in Friday Harbor, Wash.

He was 82.
Sadler covered the state capitol, writing and commenting for newspapers, radio and television for more than 30 years. His lasting…