ALERT :
- 5/24/13;Reminder that the Forest City CSD will have a one (1) hour early dismissal on Friday, May 24th.:
- 5/25/13, ANNOUNCEMENT; Family Fun ride has been rerouted: from Waldorf College, down J Street to Golf Course Road, to the Golf Course. At the Golf Course, families will enjoy the build-your-own Trail Mix station and compete in put-put golf then return for the pasta feed and games at Waldorf College. :
Vilsack challenges King for 4th Congressional District
REPUBLICAN REPRESENTATIVE STEVE KING HAS CRUISED TO EASY WINS IN EVERY RACE SINCE HIS ELECTION IN 2002, BUT THIS YEAR’S CHALLENGE BY DEMOCRAT CHRISTIE VILSACK MAY PROVE TO BE FAR MORE DIFFICULT. THE COMBINATION OF A NEW, SLIGHTLY LESS REPUBLICAN 4TH DISTRICT AND A PRIOR FIRST LADY HAS MADE THE RACE COMPETITIVE. VILSACK IS MARRIED TO U.S. SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE TOM VILSACK, WHO SERVED AS IOWA GOVERNOR FOR EIGHT YEARS.
CHRISTIE WAS BORN AND RAISED IN MOUNT PLEASANT. SHE RECEIVED HER BACHELOR’S DEGREE FROM KIRKLAND COLLEGE IN CLINTON, NEW YORK, AND RECEIVED A MASTER’S DEGREE IN JOURNALISM FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA. CHRISTIE AND HER HUSBAND TOM RAISED TWO SONS, JESS AND DOUG, AND HAVE TWO GRANDCHILDREN. FOR 24 YEARS, CHRISTIE TAUGHT LANGUAGE ARTS AND JOURNALISM. SHE’S ALSO WORKED AS A REPORTER AND COLUMNIST. BEST KNOWN FOR CREATING A STATEWIDE LITERACY INITIATIVE, FROM 2000 TO 2006, CHRISTIE RAISED FUNDS TO GIVE A BOOK TO EVERY KINDERGARTNER IN IOWA.
CHRISTIE AND TOM HAVE BEEN TRAVELING ACROSS THE 4TH DISTRICT THIS PAST WEEK TELLING PEOPLE TO GET OUT AND VOTE. DURING A STOP IN FOREST CITY THAT CHRISTIE WAS UNABLE TO ATTEND, TOM TELLS VOTERS WHY HIS WIFE IS RUNNING FOR CONGRESS.
:58 seconds Christie Vilsack 1 … “opportunities for jobs”Christie Vilsack 1
AN INDEPENDENT BODY DREW UP THE NEW LEGISLATIVE MAP WHICH WAS NECESSITATED BY POPULATION SHIFTS RECORDED IN THE 2010U.S.CENSUS. THE CONSTITUTION REQUIRES THAT THERE BE A CENSUS CONDUCTED EVERY TEN YEARS AND THAT THE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICTS IN CONGRESS BE ADJUSTED TO BALANCE THE POPULATIONS WITHIN THE DISTRICTS. IOWA WENT FROM 5 CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS DOWN TO 4.
CONGRESSIONAL 4TH DISTRICT INCUMBENT STEVE KING SPENT PART OF HIS EARLY CHILDHOOD LIVING IN HANCOCK COUNTY BEFORE MOVING TO DENISON. HE GREW UP IN A LAW ENFORCEMENT FAMILY, AND FURTHERED HIS ADULT EDUCATION AT NORTHWEST MISSOURI STATE. AFTER GRADUATION, HE BEGAN WORKING IN THE CONSTRUCTION BUSINESS AND PURCHASED HIS OWN EARTHMOVING COMPANY IN 1975. KING SAYS HIS BACKGROUND HAS GIVEN HIM THE FOUNDATION FOR MAKING CONGRESSIONAL DECISIONS.
:37 seconds Congressman King 1 … “to do well”Congressman King 1
ACCORDING TO KING, THERE ARE TWO IMPORTANT AGENDAS THAT NEED TO BE ACCOMPLISHED IN THIS ELECTION.
:21 seconds Congressman King 2 … “are currently in”Congressman King 2