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Residents allege commissioner-linked Facebook pages defame locals; board stops short of formal rebuke
Summary
Several residents addressed the Josephine County Board of Commissioners on Oct. 30, presenting documents they said show multiple Facebook pages registered under the name of Commissioner Chris Barnett and alleging the pages have published defamatory posts about private citizens.
Several residents addressed the Josephine County Board of Commissioners on Oct. 30, presenting documents they said show multiple Facebook pages registered under the name of Commissioner Chris Barnett and alleging the pages have published defamatory posts about private citizens.
"This document shows that all of these pages, every single one, are registered under the name of Chris Barnett," Vicky Palmerton said during public comment. "This isn't journalism. It's…
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