Former Wisconsin Governor Tommy Thompson made several campaign stop in eastern Iowa this week, one of them being here in Jackson County. Unfortunately, I was unable to attend the event myself. I would like to thank Mr. Thompson and his campaign for making a stop in our area.
I have just received word that former Virginia Governor and Presidential hopeful Jim Gilmore has pulled out of the Presidential Race. For those of you that remember, Mr. Gilmore attended and spoke at our Jackson County Soup Supper back in April. Recently, his campaign was suspended when it was discovered that he had a partially detached retina while on the campaign trail. He has indicated that he has been approached to either run for Governor of Virginia again (Virginia law states that a candidate cannot serve consecutive terms, but can serve more than once), or to run for the U.S. Senate if Sen. John Warner retires. Whatever path he takes, I wish Mr. Gilmore well in his future endeavors.
-Adam Reuter
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Saturday, July 14, 2007
Sunday, July 08, 2007
News and Thoughts From Jackson County...
Last Sunday, we did our annual funnel cake stand at Heritage Days in Bellevue. Just as in years past, the stand was a great success. Look for our funnel cake stand again later this month when we offer up our goods to the Ragbrai participants in Bellevue on July 28th.
It appears that Steve King is possibly considering entering the U.S. Senate Race to challenge Tom Harkin. While I believe that Congressman King has every right to try to dethrone Harkin and would make a fine candidate, I really hope that our party can avoid a primary if at all possible. I find it interesting that very few media outlets are giving Steve Rathje any kind of press coverage thus far, or even acknowledging that he has announced his candidacy. I have met Steve and seen him speak several times and believe me, he is a very viable candidate that deserves much more press than he is getting.
Former Wisconsin Governor Tommy Thompson will be making a campaign stop in Maquoketa this Thursday, July 12th. He will be appearing at Flapjacks Family Restaurant (101 McKinsey, Int. Hwy 61 & 64) at 1:00pm to speak and answer questions. There is no cost to attend. I urge you to attend if you are able, and show our candidates that Iowa does not take it's First in the Nation status for granted!
-Adam Reuter
It appears that Steve King is possibly considering entering the U.S. Senate Race to challenge Tom Harkin. While I believe that Congressman King has every right to try to dethrone Harkin and would make a fine candidate, I really hope that our party can avoid a primary if at all possible. I find it interesting that very few media outlets are giving Steve Rathje any kind of press coverage thus far, or even acknowledging that he has announced his candidacy. I have met Steve and seen him speak several times and believe me, he is a very viable candidate that deserves much more press than he is getting.
Former Wisconsin Governor Tommy Thompson will be making a campaign stop in Maquoketa this Thursday, July 12th. He will be appearing at Flapjacks Family Restaurant (101 McKinsey, Int. Hwy 61 & 64) at 1:00pm to speak and answer questions. There is no cost to attend. I urge you to attend if you are able, and show our candidates that Iowa does not take it's First in the Nation status for granted!
-Adam Reuter
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