Doherty's interdictive dictum

Not surprisingly, the decision of Carbondale City Manager Jeff Doherty to exercise tighter control over City employees' communication with the Daily Egyptian has elicited some pointed comments: Jim Glover thinks Doherty's action is part of a larger problem; D Gorton thinks the City Manager's action is cause for job dismissal; still another DE reader writes "Doherty's stranglehold on information may be personally satisfying to him, but it is not in the interests of the city or its residents."

Do you think the CM's action taken without the approval of the Mayor, Bloggy? Has anyone interviewed him about this? Don't ask me! . . . If there's a freeze on speaking with university newspaper reporters, one can only imagine the freeze on bloggers!

It will be interesting to see if crusading liberal City Councilman, Chris Wissmann, will comment in the popular entertainment guide he edits. A new issue is due out tomorrow.

This sounds like a job for Audios Amigos, amigos -- a podcasting opportunity -- to interview the CM and the Mayor, et. al. to hear their reasons for supporting or opposing Doherty's interdictive dictum.

This will also be an opportunity for the Mayor to mend some fences, if he isn't too defensive.