It's been a busy week after the Thanksgiving Holiday ...

• Monday - No Rotary meeting, but we attended the announcement of Dr. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, who announced that she is running for the 2Nd Congressional District in 2010 as a candidate for the Republican Party. I have agreed to serve as her Linn County volunteer Chair. Mariannette is a wonderful women and her story and passion for public policy has impressed us.

Miller-Meeks returns to challenge Loebsack - Muscatine Journal
Mariannette Miller-Meeks, center, announced Monday at the Quality Cobbler at Muscatine Mall that she plans to run for Iowa's 2nd ...
Miller-Meeks jumps right back in - Burlington Hawk Eye
Miller-Meeks stresses 2008 lessons learned - Ottumwa Courier
Miller-Meeks to seek 2nd District seat again - UI The Daily Iowan

Ottumwa doctor seeks 2nd Congressional District‎ - Chicago Tribune
AP OTTUMWA, Iowa - Ottumwa doctor Marianette Miller-Meeks is announcing her second ... the Republican nomination for the 2nd Congressional District seat. ...

Iowa Political Insider: Miller-Meeks to run for Congress again - DesMoinesRegister.com
Ottumwa doctor Mariannette Miller-Meeks on Monday will officially announce a second run against Dave Loebsack for Iowa's 2nd Congressional District. ...
Ottumwa Republican plots second bid for second district seat - Radio Iowa
Miller-Meeks to again challenge Loebsack - DesMoinesRegister.com

• Tuesday - Watched on ESPN2 and hoped for the Iowa Hawkeyes to get back on track at home when they hosted Virginia Tech in the Big Ten/ACC Challange 2009. The Hawkeyes came up short.


• Wednesday and Friday - Attended two Government Affairs events with the local delegation hosted by the Cedar Rapids Association of Realtors and the Cedar Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce. There is plenty of work ahead during the 2010 Legislative session.

After taking several days off for the Thanksgiving holiday. Plenty of work to get caught up with for both Tommy Tucker Realty Co. and Tucker Manufacturing Co., Inc. The two businesses that keep me busy most of the time.

• Tonight - Caught up on some social media (Twitter, Facebook, Linked In, blogs, web site) and took a look at our updated Church web site that looks very nice. Carole and I are involved with St. Paul's United Methodist Church in Cedar Rapids. The enhancements look a lot better, as I highlighted in the following blog.

On Monday, the R & P report should be issued by National Write Your Congressman, which we are members of. It's important for all Americans to participate in the public policy discussions at the local, state and Federal level.

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