Jabbering Johnny: Ashland Oregon’s Mealy-Mouthed Mayor

Note from the Publisher: Due to Covid conditions, our staff is on lock-down. (Hold the applause.) This is our first issue written exclusively by an independent journalist. Please join me in welcoming to the fray, award-winning investigative reporter and host of the wildly popular podcast “This American Joke,” the oh-so delightful LoShonda LaBamba. Now you can applaud. Following is her judicious article on the loose-lipped logorrhea emanating from Ashland’s mayor. Take it away, Ms. LaBamba! …Read more »

Ashland, Oregon: Where Certain Turkeys Don’t Deserve a Pardon

Thanksgiving is a time to express gratitude. But when your hometown is over-run with corrupt “turkeys,” they don’t deserve a place at the table. They don’t deserve a reprieve. They deserve to be thrown out or run out of town. Here’s a story how to accomplish this all-American goal–so important now more than ever–cleaning up government to make life better for all. (Note: Our cartoonist, M.C. Escher Jr., commented that drawing turkeys with no backbone was difficult. But we think he did a great job. See for yourself…) …Read more »