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Autumn arrives today. Deer and pheasant seasons are just around the corner, but it's been open season on the President and his policies for months.

That's typical in the year leading up to the Iowa caucuses as candidates from the party out of power gang up on the current officeholder. This year, 10 candidates are relentlessly taking their best shots at President Bush as they attempt to break from the pack.

I think this granite to prairie perspective on the democratic primary is going to be a lot of fun and hopefully interesting to public radio audiences out there.
We were fortunate to have Bob Graham stop by our NH offices in mid August to say a few words. Because I was on vacation, as were many of my coworkers, the visit didn't get the visibility it might have otherwise. But people seemed impressed as to how focused Graham was in a small group and in one-on-one encounters. This guy is afterall a Senator, and he was Governor of a fairly complex State - Florida. So as his visit ended, he circled back around to personally thank his hosts. Well, people appreciate that. But then a week later he really made an impression with his hand written Thank You notes (on two sides I might add). We passed them around for people to see. I know its form over substance - but it's important "form".