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 -1- LSB 6136HH (4) 84 jr/rj 1/ 2

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. 5 -2- LSB 6136HH (4) 84 jr/rj 2/ 2