100 Towns for Change: Moving up the Coast

Posted by Mike Westling on July 1, 2008
100 Towns Tour for Change

Jeff made his first stop of the day in Coos Bay to share lunch with members of the Coos Bay Rotary Club and talk about the importance of fiscal responsibility in government.

Up next was a town hall meeting in Bandon with over two dozen community members. People brought cookies, coffee, and brownies and discussed how we can end the war in Iraq and protect Social Security and Medicare.

Jeff ended the day in North Bend at the grand opening of the Southwest Regional Airport. The event was a community-wide affair attended by a few hundred people including Congressman Peter DeFazio, State Representative Arnie Roblan, and Coos Bay Mayor Jeff McKeown. The crowd was serenaded by a string quartet in celebration of the new venue.

Tomorrow, Jeff will continue his 100 Towns for Change tour in Lakeside, Reedsport, Mapleton, and Florence. If you live in or live nearby any of these towns, be sure to check the event times and locations here and stop by to say hello.

The "Old Town Bandon" archway greets visitors to Bandon.

Jeff speaks with a supporter after the town hall meeting in Bandon.

The brand new Southwest Regional Airport in North Bend.

Comments

Posted by Kris Rose at July 3, 2008 10:37 PM

Any info yet on where Jeff will be Sunday in Molalla?
We just moved out here from N Pdx and want to show up and support him.

Thanks, Kris Rose

Posted by Mike Westling at July 5, 2008 1:10 PM

Here are the details for Jeff's trip to Molalla on Sunday:

2:30pm
Molalla
Meet and Greet at the entrance of the Buckeroo
3:30pm
Long Park Gazebo

Hope to see you there!

Posted by Richard Kutsch at July 6, 2008 3:14 PM

Dear Mr. Merkley: At the Wedn even. (July 2nd) Florence area meeting at the Honeyman S.P. yurt meeting hall, I asked you about the Workplace Religious Freedom Act. (I erroneously added the word "Restoration" between "Freedom" and "Act". "Restoration" was in New York State Legislation, not the federal bill.) The correct bill no. for the federal legislation is H.R. 1431. Full text can be found at GovTrack.us.
Lead sponsor is Carolyn Murphy [D-NY]. 36 co-sponsors are listed, 15 D's, and 21 R's, not a one from Oregon.

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