Comments on: Friday afternoon stuff http://blog.vivianpaige.com/2006/12/01/friday-afternoon-stuff/ Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:20:52 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: John Z Wetmore http://blog.vivianpaige.com/2006/12/01/friday-afternoon-stuff/comment-page-1/#comment-16282 John Z Wetmore Mon, 04 Dec 2006 04:46:35 +0000 http://vivianpaige.wordpress.com/2006/12/01/friday-afternoon-stuff/#comment-16282 Five years ago I interviewed Tom Vilsack on a Walk Across Iowa. It is the second interview on Episode 59 of "Perils For Pedestrians", now available on Google Video at: http://video.google.com/videosearch?q=%22Perils+For+Pedestrians%22 Contents of Episode 59 (2001): --A new safety device for transit buses. --Governor Vilsack walks across Iowa. --The Fifth Annual Native American Lifesavers Conference in Bismarck, ND. --Pedestrians form 25 percent of traffic fatalities in Indian Country. --Bike-Walk Virginia meets in Charlottesville, VA. --An old pedestrian mall is seeing new life in Charlottesville, VA. --The League of American Bicyclists hosts a legislative summit in Washington, DC. --The Thunderhead Alliance promotes local bicycle advocacy. Thank you. Five years ago I interviewed Tom Vilsack on a Walk Across Iowa. It is the second interview on Episode 59 of “Perils For Pedestrians”, now available on Google Video at:
http://video.google.com/videosearch?q=%22Perils+For+Pedestrians%22

Contents of Episode 59 (2001):
–A new safety device for transit buses.
–Governor Vilsack walks across Iowa.
–The Fifth Annual Native American Lifesavers Conference in Bismarck, ND.
–Pedestrians form 25 percent of traffic fatalities in Indian Country.
–Bike-Walk Virginia meets in Charlottesville, VA.
–An old pedestrian mall is seeing new life in Charlottesville, VA.
–The League of American Bicyclists hosts a legislative summit in Washington, DC.
–The Thunderhead Alliance promotes local bicycle advocacy.

Thank you.

]]> By: vjp http://blog.vivianpaige.com/2006/12/01/friday-afternoon-stuff/comment-page-1/#comment-16215 vjp Sun, 03 Dec 2006 19:50:59 +0000 http://vivianpaige.wordpress.com/2006/12/01/friday-afternoon-stuff/#comment-16215 Well, Vilsack didn't announce until this week. Hadn't heard of <a href="http://www.gravel2008.us/" rel="nofollow">Mike Gravel</a>. And, apparently, neither has George Stephanopolus, who called Vilsack the first to announce on his show this morning. Well, Vilsack didn’t announce until this week.

Hadn’t heard of Mike Gravel. And, apparently, neither has George Stephanopolus, who called Vilsack the first to announce on his show this morning.

]]> By: Randy Klear http://blog.vivianpaige.com/2006/12/01/friday-afternoon-stuff/comment-page-1/#comment-15763 Randy Klear Sat, 02 Dec 2006 03:37:05 +0000 http://vivianpaige.wordpress.com/2006/12/01/friday-afternoon-stuff/#comment-15763 Vilsack's presidential campaign committee (not an "exploratory" committee made its first FEC filing about a month ago. And he wasn't technically the first. Mike Gravel, 75 year old former senator from Alaska who was an important antiwar figure in the Vietnam era, announced his candidacy in April. Vilsack’s presidential campaign committee (not an “exploratory” committee made its first FEC filing about a month ago. And he wasn’t technically the first. Mike Gravel, 75 year old former senator from Alaska who was an important antiwar figure in the Vietnam era, announced his candidacy in April.

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