We just heard the pitter patter of wooden-shod feet on the marble floor outside the statehouse press room. The Pella Tulip Queen and her court are in the statehouse, bearing cookies. They’ll be formally greeted in the Iowa House and Senate this morning and they’ll distribute their cookies to legislators, staff and lobbyists, to promote the upcoming Pella Tulip Festival.


Kay is a founding member of the Radio Iowa network newsroom. In 1994, she became the network’s news director. She’s a featured reporter and commentator on Iowa Public Television’s “Iowa Press,” and the 2002 recipient of the Shelley Award.
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