Blast #1: Spotted in a DSM Target parking lot: a man wearing a Kerry/Edwards t-shirt. I was intrigued, but not enough to run after him to find out more.
Blast #2: Iowa native Aaron Pickrell, a former aide to Iowa Congressman Leonard Boswell who was state director for Obama ’08 in Ohio (not in Iowa; in Ohio), is now part of a new lobbying firm, started by former Ohio Governor Ted Strickland. Pickrell is an Oskaloosa native who worked for former Iowa Congressman Dave Nagle and the Iowa Democratic Party before joining Edwards 2004 Iowa campaign. Read the details about Pickrell’s new job below:
COLUMBUS — Former Ohio Governor Ted Strickland, joined by a team of his top policy and political advisers, announced he is heading a new strategic consulting firm that specializes in Midwest business expansions and political and advocacy campaigns.
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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