[Vision2020] Crapo Meeting Today in Moscow?

[Moscow Cares]

I would, but between prepping for videotaping/photographing tomorrow night's megaload and organizing Carscallen/Krauss sound-bites for the upcoming city council election I hardly have time to create my soon-to-be released JibJab "Grace Agenda" videos (both the family G-rated and PG-rated versions).

Trust me, V-peeps, retirement is anything but boring.

Stay tuned . . .

Seeya round town, Moscow.

Tom Hansen
Moscow, Idaho
 
"The Pessimist complains about the wind, the Optimist expects it to change and the Realist adjusts his sails."

- Unknown


On Aug 24, 2011, at 15:35, j Whitney <jenwhitney at gmail.com> wrote:

> Did anyone hear about this Crapo Town Hall Meeting today at 6pm at Mountain View Park (highlighted in the article below)?  I called Crapo's office today, and his staff said he is in our area, but there is no scheduled meeting in Moscow today, which is contrary to what the article says.  Just curious if anyone heard about it, and/or might be going (maybe to film it...how 'bout it, Tom???)?  
> 
> I'm hoping to attend to ask about job creation, and cuts to medicaid/Title X programming.  
> 
> Best, 
> Jennifer
> 
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> Crapo, Labrador holding town halls during recess; Risch, Simpson choose other forums
> 
> Submitted by Dan Popkey on Tue, 08/23/2011 - 10:46am, updated on Tue, 08/23/2011 - 12:47pm
> Just 40 percent of U.S. House members are holding town hall  meetings to face constituents during the August recess, according to a survey by No Labels, a group of Republicans, Democrats and independents that advocates bipartisan solutions.
> 
> Among Republicans, 49 percent said they scheduled town halls; among Democrats, just 32 percent said they'd scheduled such meetings, reported the group.
> 
> "Washington must hear from all Americans, not a handpicked few who passes a partisan litmus test or can afford to donate," said No Lables co-founder William Galston in a news release. "Our concern is that elected officials are only hearing form their respective partisan bases and will not expose themselves to criticism. Politics is about competing ideas, and everyone should have a seat at the table."
> 
> Rep. Raul Labrador, R-Idaho, has a town hall meeting scheduled in Sandpoint Tuesday, the only such event he's holding during the August recess.
> 
> Labrador also is traveling to Lewiston and Coeur d'Alene, but not holding large meetings. He is meeting with the Kootenai County Chamber of Commerce, editorial boards, and appeared on KTVB's "Viewpoint" and other TV programs. He's also been on radio, said spokesman Phil Hardy.
> 
> On Wednesday from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m., Labrador will appear at the Republican Central Committee Booth at the North Idaho Fair at the Kootenai County Fairground. 
> 
> Labrador held a town hall in Meridian July 23, before the break and the vote on a debt and deficit deal.
> 
> Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, will hold this second town hall of the break in Meridian Aug. 29 at 5:15 p.m. at Idaho State University's Meridian campus, 1311 E. Central Dr. Crapo has another town hall set for Coeur d'Alene Sept. 1. He held a town hall in Twin Falls Aug. 15.
> 
> Crapo has a telephone town hall scheduled Sept. 14.
> 
> He also has met with chambers of commerce, service clubs and small groups in Rigby, Rexburg, Driggs and Jerome. He's scheduled to meet with constituents in Moscow at 6 p.m. Wednesday at Mountain View Park and with a tea party group at 2:15 p.m. on Aug. 29 in Weiser, at the Bee Hive Restaurant. All the events are open to the public, said his spokesman, Lindsay Nothern.
> 
> Nothern said earlier events "turned into town halls" and subsquent events "may turn into town halls." Crapo also has been attending GOP events, which Nothern said are open to the public.
> 
> Sen. Jim Risch, R-Idaho, has not scheduled any town halls, said his spokesman, Brad Hoaglun. But Hoaglun said Risch was in Twin Falls and Filer last week, and took calls on a radio show. He has a telephone town hall scheduled Sept. 12.
> 
> Risch is in Coeur d'Alene Tuesday and Wednesday and Idaho Falls Thursday. Next week, he has events set for the Boise area. But he also has jury duty, so the events are tentative. Hoaglun said Risch always takes questions at his events.
> 
> Hoaglun said Risch's contacts through telephone town halls, comments received by his staff, and meetings with service clubs and editorial boards "provides him with the feedback of a community perspective that he finds very helpful."
> 
> "By doing this throughout the state, along with the contacts made to his offices, Senator Risch feels he has a good sense of where Idahoans are on a particular issue," Hoaglun wrote in an email. "None the less, he urges Idahoans to regularly and frequently contact him by phone, letters or email on an issue they consider important and he will respond very quickly to their concerns."
> 
> Simpson has no town halls scheduled, but will hold a telephone town hall Sept. 7, which reaches thousands of constituents, said his spokeswoman, Nikki Watts.
> 
> "As Chairman of the Interior Appropriations Subcommittee, Congressman Simpson is doing a lot of committee work this August," Watts said in an email. "Currently, he is visiting Indian Reservations in the mid-west. He did hold a phone town hall meeting in July and another one is scheduled for September 7. These calls allow Mike to reach constituents all over the district at the same time and have received a lot of positive feedback."
> 
> 
> Read more: http://voices.idahostatesman.com/2011/08/23/idahopolitics/crapo_labrador_holding_town_halls_during_recess_risch_simpson_ch#ixzz1VzHmlKQO
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