FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 14, 2006
Contact: Debbie Kaspar, 503-338-2312

Senator Betsy Johnson Discusses Government with CCC Students

At the invitation of Debbie Kaspar, CCC Political Science Instructor, Senator Betsy Johnson visited Kaspar’s State and Local Government class this week. There she engaged students in a lively discussion about the interaction between government and citizens and how state government works. Johnson asked students what state government issues they were most interested in and students responded with a broad range of topics, from funding for education to the sales tax.

“ It was a very inspiring dialogue between Senator Johnson and the students,” says Kaspar, who has invited many visitors to participate in the class this year, all of whom have brought a unique perspective to the role and activities of government.

Other visiting participants have been; Senator Joan Dukes, currently a member of the Northwest Power and Conservation Council; Lylla Gaebel, Clatsop County Commissioner; David Kaspar, Astoria School Board; Josh Marguis, Clatsop County District Attorney; Frank Satterwhite, Clatsop Community College Board; Jim Servino, New Northwest Broadcasters; Mike Sowder, Astoria Schools Superintendent; and Russ Warr, Astoria City Council; and Jim Russell and Joe Lewis, Kent State students during the events of May 1970.