<prompt> Translate the following text to EnglishHakuna mtu aliyehudhuria mkutano wa watu wote wa umma wa kujadili masuala ya misaada ya kisheria na huduma katika jimbo hilo alijua hasa kile Thomas A. Balmer alipatwa na kutoa hotuba juu ya mada hiyo.  <response>: Then again nobody attending an open house to discuss legal aid funding and service issues in the state knew exactly what Thomas A. Balmer went through to give a speech on the subject. 