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Home My WebLink About04/19 Independent Media rm,,,,:::~~~:---~~-.:....~~.......~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---~:-:~---~~~~,,::~.,~ ,..".".....,'~ ~~~~~ ~~-~~ ~-.._~~ ~~-.~~ ~~-.......~ ~~.-......-~ ~....._.....-.......~~...............-~~-.-......__.....-~~~......__"'P:.-.:~~........ ......~~ -'I ". "'~.I..~ I~" ,.~...,..----=~~.....................~~~................~~~~....................~~~....................~~~................~~~.........................~~~.......................~~~.....................~~~,....................~~~....................~~..............;..-.......~~~..;,.........,"--,\i,;. ., ;II'.,.'. ~......... ~ ~...,.. "'r""... ~.... ~.......... ~............... ~.......... ~...............-.: ~.......... T."........... ~.......... ................. ~ ~...., ............... ~ ~............"............. ~....... ...................... ~............................ ~.... ......................... ~.................. W":: ~ ~..." ,..... ~"" -.., .._~J".,,".II.., - ......._ ...... - ..... _ ..... _ ..... _ ....... ....... ..... _ ..... _ ....... .... ___ .\,.~_"'""''' ..'~i" ,""'. ,,~.." .'.....'.~.I~.. .'."'.,.~.." .""'.,.~.." .,...,.,. ....... .'"11.'. ....... .'...,.'. ...... .'...,.,. ...... .'...,.,. ....... .,...,.,. ....". .'"11.'." "~'.II'.':"" .'"; ..'~'.. '~"~"" ;:~~~; ~;::;~~~~~...~.~~(l~:~;'~~...~.~~(l~:~~~~...~.~~(l~:~~~~~...~.~l(l~:~;.~~~.~l(l~:~~~~~~.~~(l&~~~~~i~(~~~:~~~~~~.~l(l~:;~~~~~~.~~(l&~~~~~.~~(l~:~~~~~~!~~(l&;'~~~~~(l~:;:~~:~~~; 'li}~~{ljl ~~~!I:I!I'I~' ~.~~.=.~~ PROCLAMATION '~.;.~~1' .~ ...-...... ~.":.:IIIIIII> ~t r~ ~~:;;~~: :i;f.~~~' fttV....~:1 :~.~...U!11 li~..l~<1 .~...t~" , ~~~~~;:~~I :~:~~ ~~~~ I ~t;~:;:~, ::;~~:~~1dj~ {tft.t:~~I' · An informed citizenry is a cornerstone of democracy. i.~~.~~.',"'.J'~~ II~utlmj 1;~~\t~t:lt.1~ ,.i\':':~':1 . An informed citizenry depends on unrestrained press, which provides greater "':;:.\I,~,,\ IIW;';'~!I access to information, more points of view and greater diversity ofthought and :~.~'WN,i,.~, rIB.~..~~ ~act. :~"tHl'F ! ~~~~.~.f~ Ii ':'.;.~~4~1 ' I~;~~~~ ~i..Wf 1'~~U!t,~.,..~ · The trend toward the consolidation of media ownership has resulted in :~:~..~~f~~'1 j~ d..:..~ J. ournalistic Practices that hinder. public awareness by excluding or '.~....~. ~~~;.~~~~ ~i;f:;~~l t't'.'...~: marginalizing minority and dissenting viewpoints. :?{.....'U' 11'.'/~~ :~\t.~ll ~.~~..!.4,".'~ .~.~.~~.~ ,,~~:.:~;~ · Fewer media voices can result in homogenized messaging and the si1en(~ing of ~:~:~~~~ n~'..~~ ,~.,.~~1' H.'...:~: many points of view. :~:"'~'H Iq...~~~ :s..,~'p ~ . ~.~:.~"~~ ':'.!.~~(~I: i II(;~~~I . Democratic principles support the case for more independent media in this }fJ!,W~1 l'lH'lf2: country, not less. :~.'~.~'J'i ~.~~.~.~~ ':'.~.~:.~.. i ,,~~~:~:~ ~::~:~~~, " th....~:. NOW, THEREFORE, I, John W. Morrison, Mayor of Ashland, do hereby proclaim :~'1;;~. j IN.~.~..~~ the week of APril 17 - 23 as [~.:..!"ft,tl'1 ~'~~~a..". .,..... ~4f~ I .. ~.;.:t;:r, t:...=.:~. ~~ .~';;.~1 ~,..;.~. ~ d~.~~: :~1;;H t~~~.....~: INDEPENDENT MEDIA WEE~= :~.....~~H I~i"~:.;~,".; :~~~.. ~~~~I ,,~~~.~.:~ ~:.~..~~~ "i.f).~:~ I . h d. ~.~_~.1.'i.~~!~, .', ._'. t'~~,'~)!.I.~F.,,!~ and encourage all Ashland citizens to seek out and exp ore the nc iverslty of :.~.',...~_'..~~'t'i.~'1 . ~~~~~.~;: independent media available within, and to our community. :~:.~.h~" ~~~~,~." ";'.~.~~.1 t'tf..;.:~~ ~~~'.~.t't I~..'/~~ :~\t'~~1 ! ~~~~:~:~: Dated this 19th day of April, 2005. ~:~::~~~ ~~; .,~.,~ ..;,.~,~~.~ ,;(.".~~ ,~.,~~1, ~~'.'....~: .1hJ lh :~....'~'tt Iq.!/~~: ~ :~\t"PI ~'~. ~~II.~.'.' .~.~.~~~"~ ,,,.,.:,: .. \,...,l :.:.~...~. ~~~~,~.,~ -- ..;,.~,~~.~ d..\,,~: :~1;.h H~......~: John W. Morrison, Mayor :~.....~~U I~~~~~:;~~ ~ ~~~~~~'~I j~ ..~~.:~: ~ :.:.~... ~t ~~~~,~.,~ ~~ ";'.~'~~.1 d..\,,~: :~1;.h ItM,~~.~~.. :.'.~' ..:. ~lli.tl ~~~~:~:[;: Barbara Christensen, City Recorder :~:~:~~~~ J~n~:~~ ~:i;~~ j'it..~.....~~ ~g....Ati.t, ~~~~~:~~ t~...~~~~~ ! ."_ ..~...;, r~ .' .....~.,. '-.... S!~~~~;~:~~llij'~\\~":;!lljf~\~":;!llj'~\~":;!1l!'~\~":;!ll!'~\~":;!lll~\\~":;!Il!'~\~":;;!lil~\\~":;!lil~\~":;!ll!'~\~":;lli!!~\~":;!l{l~\.'\.""~~$;';;;::~ .,~\~~:~\\..~.!.~::!:.~~~.!.~::~~~~.!.~::!:.!~~.!.~::!:.!~~~!.~::!:'!~~.!.':::!:"~~.!.~::!:'!~~.!.~::!:'!~~.!.~::!:'~~~.!.~::!:'!:.:~.:,.~::!:.~~~.!.~:/,,;:~~JI~;- ~\~'"~.,.- '......~~~.................~~~...........~...~~..................~~~...............~~~....,....~..~~~.................~...~............".....~~~...................~~~..................~~~...................~~~.....A..........~~~.....,..I6'#~~~I~ ~~~.............,~~~...............~~~................~~~..................~~~4rr...................~~~...................~~~..................~~~........A.......~~~........................~~~...................~~~...................~~~At................~~~,..,.~~~J ~~~'.~.~.=;,.:~::.~~::.~~::.~.:::.~~::.~~::.~.:::.~.:::.~..:;::.~..:;::.~~::.~-=:~'\i:::.~,.A. ,,~- -~- ~ --~ ~ =--= -~- -~ ~- -~ --~ ~"-'...