Letter: ‘Our mayor owes our city staff an apology’

July 7, 2022

Ashland.news reports that Councilor Tonya Graham takes exception to Mayor Julie Akins’ comment about a “forensic” audit of our city being appropriate at some point, but offering no evidence for her use of that term.

Perhaps our mayor doesn’t know what “forensic” means: “relating to or denoting the application of scientific methods and techniques to the investigation of crime.” Our mayor owes our city staff an apology either for alleging they may have committed some crime, or for her misuse of a common word on social media.

A former President throws around lurid accusations with the intent to slur public servants all the time. I hate to see his tactics being emulated here in Ashland. Calling out the mayor on such tactics is not “bullying” her, as the mayor suggests. It’s calling out the bully herself.

Ward Wilson
Ashland

Picture of vibrant

vibrant

Ashland.news First Edition and Holiday Events Guide 2024 Ashland OregonDon't Drown Ashland in Debt PAC 23909

Related Posts...

Our Sponsors

Southern Oregon PBS A New SOPBS Series Energy Horizons
Ashland New Plays Festival at SOU Ashland Oregon
Literary Arts Portland Book Festival Portland Oregon

Latest posts

Level Up: Airing differences, bridging gaps

Ashland councilors Gina DuQuenne and Dylan Bloom on Wednesday gave Southern Oregon University students a lesson in how to express mutual admiration even while disagreeing. The councilors met with 15 students at Britt Hall to discuss voting, Ashland-centered topics and how to bridge the communication gap between the SOU campus and Ashland.

Read More >

Crossword: First Settlers

This week’s crossword recognizes Indigenous Peoples’ Day. Solve it directly in the article or download a PDF to print. Next week’s crossword: “OSF’s Secret Season.” More crosswords under the Culture menu.

Read More >

Review: ‘Witch’ an unsettling story

Review: “Witch,” isn’t exactly a Halloween piece per se, but it is unsettling. And if you like stories that are distinctive, disturbing yet thought-provoking, this might be for you. This is a play where no one is as they seem; where our motives and desires can give rise to good or evil.

Read More >

Photojournalism tips from a professional

Bob Palermini, professional photographer, will give a presentation about photojournalism at the Southern Oregon Photographic Association meeting on October 15 in Medford. He studied photojournalism in college and has been a photographer for Ashland.news since shortly after it debuted in January 2022.

Read More >

Our Sponsors

Ashland Parks and Recreation Ashland Oregon
Pronto Printing Ashland Medford Oregon
City of Ashland Public Notice Ashland Oregon
Ashland.news First Edition and Holiday Events Guide 2024 Ashland Oregon

Explore More...

Pam Hammond beamed earlier this week while talking about new plans in store for downtown Ashland’s Paddington Station sister stores, The Jewel Box and Inspired By Oregon, which are consolidating and moving into the prominent Fortmiller building across the street.
Ashland councilors Gina DuQuenne and Dylan Bloom on Wednesday gave Southern Oregon University students a lesson in how to express mutual admiration even while disagreeing. The councilors met with 15 students at Britt Hall to discuss voting, Ashland-centered topics and how to bridge the communication gap between the SOU campus and Ashland.
This week's crossword recognizes Indigenous Peoples' Day. Solve it directly in the article or download a PDF to print. Next week's crossword: "OSF's Secret Season." More crosswords under the Culture menu.
Review: "Witch," isn’t exactly a Halloween piece per se, but it is unsettling. And if you like stories that are distinctive, disturbing yet thought-provoking, this might be for you. This is a play where no one is as they seem; where our motives and desires can give rise to good or evil.
Bob Palermini, professional photographer, will give a presentation about photojournalism at the Southern Oregon Photographic Association meeting on October 15 in Medford. He studied photojournalism in college and has been a photographer for Ashland.news since shortly after it debuted in January 2022.
ashland.news logo

Subscribe to the newsletter and get local news sent directly to your inbox.

(It’s free)

Don't Miss Our Top Stories

Get our newsletter delivered to your inbox three times a week.
It’s FREE and you can cancel anytime.