by admin | Jun 2, 2004 | Politics & Government
If John Kerry and his advisors have made a list of Tom Vilsack’s assets and liabilities, one item in the plus column would be Vilsack’s relationship with organized labor. The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees union — known...
by admin | Jun 1, 2004 | Politics & Government
If democratic presidential candidate John Kerry chooses Tom Vilsack as a runningate, Vilsack will be thrust into the national spotlight — and behind a microphone. Vilsack often uses his speeches to draw a rhetorical line in the sand. “Many believe that...
by admin | Jun 1, 2004 | News
Governor Tom Vilsack will leave his mark on Iowa because of two major programs. The first, called Vision Iowa, hands out state grants for construction of major community attractions like the Iowa Events Center in Des Moines and the Mississippi River Museum complex in...
by admin | Jun 1, 2004 | Politics & Government
One day back in August of 2002, Radio Iowa’s O.Kay Henderson walked eight miles with Vilsack during his annual week-long walking and jogging tour from one small Iowa town to another. Eight miles took just a little over two and a half hours once you figure in the...
by admin | May 31, 2004 | Politics & Government
Once he became governor, it sometimes seemed as if Tom Vilsack might not survive the experience. Early in his first term, Vilsack traveled to the far east on a trade mission, and wound up in the midst of an earthquake in Taiwan. “I had rosary beads next to my...
