Bill Text: IA HR146 | 2011-2012 | 84th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A resolution recognizing Mike Glover for over three decades of journalistic service to the people of Iowa.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-04-24 - Resolution adopted. H.J. 873. [HR146 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2011-HR146-Introduced.html
House
Resolution
146
-
Introduced
HOUSE
RESOLUTION
NO.
146
BY
PETERSEN
,
OLDSON
,
and
KAUFMANN
A
Resolution
recognizing
Mike
Glover
for
over
three
1
decades
of
journalistic
service
to
the
people
of
2
Iowa.
3
WHEREAS,
following
military
service
in
Vietnam,
4
Mike
Glover
returned
to
the
Midwest
to
complete
his
5
education
and
become
a
journalist;
and
6
WHEREAS,
Mike
settled
in
Iowa
and
for
36
years
has
7
covered
the
Statehouse
and
Iowa
politics
and
has
been
a
8
skilled
and
dedicated
chronicler
of
the
Iowa
political
9
scene;
and
10
WHEREAS,
Mike’s
reporting
assignments
often
extended
11
beyond
Iowa,
and
he
traveled
with
the
presidential
12
campaigns
for
the
Associated
Press
for
the
2000,
2004,
13
and
2008
general
election
campaigns;
and
14
WHEREAS,
Mike
also
served
as
a
panelist
on
the
Iowa
15
Public
Television
show,
Iowa
Press,
proving
that
great
16
television
news
necessarily
requires
many
and
varied
17
faces;
and
18
WHEREAS,
always
fair,
Mike
was
known
for
meticulous
19
reporting
and
insightful
news
analysis
that
made
his
20
stories
a
must-read
for
everyone
in
the
Statehouse;
and
21
WHEREAS,
in
recognition
of
his
services,
Mike
has
22
been
inducted
as
a
member
of
the
Pioneer
Lawmakers
23
Association;
and
24
WHEREAS,
now,
as
a
new
political
campaign
season
25
begins,
Mike
takes
his
leave,
and
someone
else
must
26
take
up
the
impossible
task
of
explaining
Iowa’s
ever
27
changing
political
landscape;
NOW
THEREFORE,
28
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H.R.
146
BE
IT
RESOLVED
BY
THE
HOUSE
OF
REPRESENTATIVES,
That
1
the
House
of
Representatives
honors
Mike
Glover
on
his
2
retirement
as
a
reporter,
a
pundit,
and
a
keen
observer
3
of
the
political
scene,
a
true
public
servant
who
may
4
be
replaced,
but
never
equalled.
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