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1/16/2009
Voices from the Inauguration
Carl Toepel of Sheboygan, a retired elementary school teacher and a retired city alderman, visited Friday with Rep. Tom Petri while stopping at the Congressman's Washington office to pick up tickets to Tuesday's presidential inaugural of Barack Obama.  Following is a brief comment from him:  Full Release

1/16/2009
Voices from the Inauguration
David Minor, Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations at Ripon College, and a 1968 graduate of the college, visited Friday with Rep. Tom Petri while stopping at the Congressman's Washington office to pick up tickets to Tuesday's presidential inaugural of Barack Obama.  Following is a brief interview:  Full Release

1/15/2009
Petri Proposes Tax Fairness for Charity Drivers
WASHINGTON - Representative Tom Petri introduced legislation Thursday to cut taxes on people who drive their cars in the course of charitable work.  Full Release

1/14/2009
Manitowoc Co. Trucker Named Road Safety Expert
WASHINGTON - Mark Hassemer of Francis Creek has been named one of 18 Captains of the 2009-2010 America's Road Team by the American Trucking Associations (ATA).  Full Release

1/9/2009
Petri Lauded for Education Work
WASHINGTON - Rep. Tom Petri received an education award Friday morning at a Washington conference for the National Association of Scholars, an organization of academics who seek to foster intellectual freedom and to sustain the tradition of reasoned scholarship and civil debate in America’s colleges and universities.  Full Release