http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/meetings/ en-us Wed, 26 Aug 2009 19:35:54 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2325095/posts Sen. Al Franken holds his first meetings in the Twin Cities that focus on health care reform. The first meeting Wednesday brings together faith leaders, union representatives, health and welfare groups and consumer advocates to talk about what they want for Minnesota as the federal government grapples with policy changes. The second discussion Wednesday focuses on women's health issues, with an array of women's groups on the agenda. Franken is a Democrat who took office seven weeks ago after a lengthy unresolved election. KAALTV.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2325095/posts#comment Wed, 26 Aug 2009 19:35:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2316002/posts Rep. Markey’s scheduled public meetings on federal health care reform: 08/18 Congress on Your Corner Ft Collins 9am – 12pm 08/19 Congress on Your Corner Greeley 11am – 1pm 08/20 Congress on Your Corner Longmont 3pm – 5pm 08/21 Seniors Day Event Greeley 1pm – 3pm 08/22 Congress on Your Corner Ft Lupton 10:00am – 12:00pm 08/24 Tele-Town Hall Meeting District-wide 7:30pm – 8:30pm 08/26 Congress on Your Corner Ft Collins 10:30am – 12pm 08/28 Congress on Your Corner Ft Morgan 9am – 10:30am 09/01 Congress on Your Corner Johnstown 8:30am – 10am 09/02 Congress on Your Corner Windsor 1pm... Betsy Markey http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2316002/posts#comment Fri, 14 Aug 2009 15:35:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2315840/posts Reader Kelly e-mails that Colorado Democrat Rep. Betsy Markey is hiding from her constituents and refusing to hold a public forum during this long, hot congressional recess. So Kelly has graciously taken the opportunity to convene a town hall for Rep. Markey — and extended an open invitation. If the congresswoman doesn’t show, her voters will have a placeholder ready Michelle Malkin (Updated) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2315840/posts#comment Fri, 14 Aug 2009 11:29:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2315719/posts This communiqué recently came out of Acorn’s offices: “Now, they’re using the same cowardly strategy and scare tactics to stop health care reform. Worst of all, it’s starting to work—and it’s turning ugly fast. Congressional town hall meetings have erupted into shouting matches thanks to right-wing disrupters. Some have even turned violent. continued ... Canada Free Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2315719/posts#comment Fri, 14 Aug 2009 04:45:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2314145/posts take a look at the pic on post number 9. I noticed that the only professionally made signs are those supporting the health care reform. And, they are purple, which tells me that it was the SEIU that made them. Dems such liars and assume that we can't figure this out. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2314145/posts#comment Wed, 12 Aug 2009 14:15:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2312517/posts Just saw this online poll. Town-hall protests over health care are: A - Being orchestrated by lobbyists B - Ordinary citizens expressing their opinions As of 7:45AM PST the results are: Being orchestrated by lobbyists 55% 42501 Ordinary citizens expressing their opinions 45% 35350 Total Votes: 77851 CNN.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2312517/posts#comment Mon, 10 Aug 2009 14:48:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2312093/posts Organizing for America has come up with a great idea. Because the Congressional town hall meetings are getting a bit dicey, what with Republican Party handlers roboting bunches of fringe elements, why not go have a sit-down with your Congressman in his local office and tell him what you think? Capital idea! There's even a convenient link for finding the local offices of your Congressman and Senators. Annuit Coeptis http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2312093/posts#comment Sun, 9 Aug 2009 21:10:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2311045/posts Some pics from the town hall meetings... Linky To Photos Flickr http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2311045/posts#comment Sat, 8 Aug 2009 01:20:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2309201/posts This list is provided as a resource for our visitors. The information has been submitted to us from a variety of sources and has not been independently verified in all cases. Please contact the office of your representative or Senator to confirm meeting details. If you know of other Congressional Town Hall events taking place this summer, please feel free to email us at info@cprights.org. View the videos from the Congressional Town Hall meetings where constituents voice their concerns on healthcare reform. National Nationwide Recess Rally "Many of the original groups behind TaxDayTeaParty.com are joining together for the Nationwide Recess... http://www.cprights.org/townhalls.php http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2309201/posts#comment Thu, 6 Aug 2009 00:31:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2306211/posts Listen to Mark's show here. MarkLevinShow.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2306211/posts#comment Sat, 1 Aug 2009 23:52:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2298527/posts What do Reno, Orlando and Las Vegas have in common? To some pockets of the federal government, they just seem like too much fun. Instead, employees at some big agencies, like the U.S. Department of Agriculture, are being encouraged to host meetings in more buttoned-down places such as St. Louis, Milwaukee or Denver. Travel-industry lobbyists say government policies have essentially resulted in a blacklist of some destinations, such as Las Vegas, top, and Orlando, Fla., above, where Walt Disney World is located. ..When a conference planner for MGM Mirage's New York-New York Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas tried to... The Wall Street Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2298527/posts#comment Wed, 22 Jul 2009 19:37:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2194528/posts Friday February 27th - High Noon - 1pm Hartford State Capitol (meeting at the Supreme Court steps at 11:45am) CT Tea Party http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2194528/posts#comment Thu, 26 Feb 2009 15:06:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2194437/posts <p>The United States was born out of Revolution. After years of prosperity that has left us fat, apathetic and selfish, we appear to be on the cusp of a new Revolution. People are calling for another Boston Tea Party, but this time in several cities.</p> Military.rightpundits.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2194437/posts#comment Thu, 26 Feb 2009 13:03:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2176516/posts SVC February meeting All FReepers are invited to attend the next meeting of the Saddleback Valley Conservatives: Guest speaker will be California Republican Party Treasurer, and Rancho Santa Margarita resident, Steve Baric who will talk to us about the future of the GOP and the need for a return to traditional and conservative values. Jesse Petrilla will speak about his recent trip to Europe where he met with numerous European political leaders in an attempt to understand the current situation there with Islamic fundamentalism, social, economic, and other problems brought on by years of liberal policies, and how we... Saddleback Valley Conservatives http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2176516/posts#comment Mon, 2 Feb 2009 04:26:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2080338/posts St. Hedwig has homes on large lots and a longtime tradition of rural living. And folks there want to keep it that way. “We want to be able to maintain as best we can the reason we moved out here in the first place,” said Kathy Palmer, the city’s planning and zoning commissioner. But a new master plan and recently updated zoning maps are no match for a proposed route of Trans-Texas Corridor 35 that would slice straight through the city of about 2,000 people and create headaches for several city departments, officials said. With neighboring Wilson County, St. Hedwig... The San Antonio Express-News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2080338/posts#comment Thu, 11 Sep 2008 22:32:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2072090/posts TEXARKANA — The company selected to design Interstate 69 has revealed plans to also implement the world’s first air rail freight system in the corridor, possibly starting in Texarkana, Texas. “You [Texarkana ] have railroads here, you already have an interstate, bringing I-69 is another interstate, you’ve got Oklahoma, you’ve got I-49,” said Gary Kuhn, senior project manager for Zachary American Infrastructure. “This is what the logistics world likes to see — that opportunity to go from one mode to another very efficiently.” In a presentation to the Wilbur Smith Rotary Club, Kuhn said the freight shuttle is a new... Arkansas Democrat Gazette, Northwest Arkansas Edition http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2072090/posts#comment Mon, 1 Sep 2008 01:03:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2046847/posts HOLLAND - The mayor of this small community 15 miles south of Temple said Tuesday the commission of which she is president is ready to take by the horns the Texas Department of Transportation and its controversial proposal, the Trans-Texas Corridor. Armed with an 80-page manual, “How to Fight the TTC,” and backed by two non-profits who say they protect private property rights, Holland mayor Mae Smith said rural Bell County is ready for a fight. “Bell County sits here like a stepchild and they’re cramming this corridor down our throats,” Ms. Smith said, regarding the commission’s relationship with TxDOT.... The Temple Daily Telegram http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2046847/posts#comment Thu, 17 Jul 2008 12:59:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2033822/posts The controversial project known as Interstate 69/TransTexas Corridor became a little less so last week after the Texas Department of Transportation announced it would recommend utilizing existing highway routes rather than building new ones. The announcement comes after months of public meetings during which residents along the path of the proposed path of Interstate 69/TTC voiced varying concerns. TxDOT has designated four priority corridors to address the state's transportation needs in the next decade. "The preliminary basis for this decision centers on the review of nearly 28,000 public comments made on the Tier One Draft Environmental Impact Statement," TxDOT Executive... The Nueces County Record Star http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2033822/posts#comment Fri, 20 Jun 2008 12:54:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2029355/posts Responding to concerns that a superhighway project running from East Texas to the border with Mexico could cut through private lands, state transportation officials said Tuesday that they will only consider putting it along existing roads. State officials have held almost 50 public meetings and received about 28,000 responses from residents about the proposed Interstate 69 project, which would be part of the so-called Trans-Texas Corridor network of toll roads. The "overwhelming sentiment" of the comments from the public was that the state should focus on using existing roads instead of carving new ones out of the countryside, said Amadeo... The Austin American-Statesman http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2029355/posts#comment Wed, 11 Jun 2008 12:39:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2024524/posts Mr Ahmadinejad is one of 40 heads of state arriving in Rome on Tuesday for a vital United Nations summit on the world’s food crisis. Mr Ahmadinejad was keen to meet Benedict XVI, after writing to him two years ago on the subject of spirituality and the need for dialogue between Islam and Christianity. Relations between Iran and the Holy See are warming, and Mr Ahmadinejad said the Vatican was a “positive force for justice and peace” in April after meeting with the new nuncio to Iran, Archbishop Jean-Paul Gobel. Benedict is also thought to have the support of several... Telegraph http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2024524/posts#comment Sun, 1 Jun 2008 21:36:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2021192/posts WASHINGTON — The Texas Department of Transportation, long viewed as hyperpartisan and arrogant by some members of the state's congressional delegation, has been trying to soften its image by reaching out to lawmakers of both parties in the nation's capital. But while state transportation officials are having some success in easing the personal animus, they still face a stiff challenge in selling their policy agenda to the state's elected officials in Washington. Many Texans on the Potomac cringe at the agency's embrace of toll roads, the controversies surrounding the Trans-Texas Corridor and TxDOT's resistance to many of the highway earmarks... The Houston Chronicle http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2021192/posts#comment Sun, 25 May 2008 21:55:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2014530/posts Texas Gov. Rick Perry wants to build a big highway through the Lone Star State. No, make that a really big highway, as in a monstrously big highway. The exact route hasn't been determined. The mega-highway would run roughly from Laredo on the Rio Grande River through the Hill Country and the Piney Woods and then through Texarkana in that tiny portion of the state that borders Arkansas. Imagine for a moment if that thoroughfare would be pointed in the other direction - from the Valley, through the South Plains and then through the heart of the Panhandle, right past... Amarillo Globe-News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2014530/posts#comment Sun, 11 May 2008 21:38:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2008559/posts Each day, I make the dreaded drive down Interstate 35 to go to work in Fort Worth. Each day, I slug through the snarl and sludge of ceaseless traffic, which intensifies my growing desire to commit hari-kari, or at least incites a vehement curse of the highway gods. Certainly, we in Texas need more lanes, more roads, more rails, more something to deal with the ever-expanding urban population and growing international commerce. Yet how do we solve our transportation needs without carving up the countryside like some congratulatory cake? Or should the construction of a superhighway-rail-utility corridor even concern us?... Quarter Horse News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2008559/posts#comment Tue, 29 Apr 2008 12:29:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2007990/posts Minutes south of Interstate 10 and Sealy, the pastures along FM 1458 are their own silent world in the morning. Mists lift to reveal black cattle, brown and spotted horses, snow-white egrets underfoot in lush green grass. Then a concrete mixer comes churning down the blacktop. Just up the road is a small subdivision. More are sure to come as city dwellers, including weekenders and retirees, move out in search of a quieter, simpler life — and relief from city traffic. Although the gradual influx may bring greater changes in the long run, what disturbs residents most is the planned... The Houston Chronicle http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2007990/posts#comment Mon, 28 Apr 2008 12:31:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2005163/posts It has been roughly three months since residents of Huntsville and Walker County attended town hall meetings to voice their opinion on the Trans-Texas Corridor/I-69 project to the Texas Department of Transportation. There was no question then that there was strong opposition to the proposed 1,600-mile national highway, and it seems as though residents’ efforts to stop it has not lost any of its momentum. Several residents attended the Walker County Commissioners Court on Monday morning, expressing concerns about the project and encouraged the court to take another step of action. The five-member court agrees with the majority of the... The Huntsville Item http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2005163/posts#comment Tue, 22 Apr 2008 12:57:48 GMT