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Obama Should Have Been in La Crosse Sooner

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9 years ago

June 28, 2015

Every incumbent president since George H-W Bush has made a stop in La Crosse, and that string of presidential visits will continue this week. President Barack Obama is scheduled to be in La Crosse on Thursday for an event related to the economy. Actually, we’re told Obama was supposed to be here sooner. J-D Wine, who heads the La Crosse County Democratic Partym says the president was originally scheduled to be in La Crosse laset week but the visit had to be rescheduled. Official word of the Obama visit didn’t come out until Saturday night. This would be Obama’s first appearance in La Crosse since late in the 2008 campaign, when he spoke in front of the La Crosse Center.

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Brad Williams

A native of Prairie du Chien, Brad graduated from UW - La Crosse and has worked in radio news for more than 30 years, mostly in the La Crosse area. He regularly covers local courts and city and county government. Brad produces the features "Yesterday in La Crosse" and "What's Buried on Brad's Desk." He also writes the website "Triviazoids," which finds odd connections between events that happen on a certain date, and he writes and performs with the local comedy group Heart of La Crosse. Brad been featured on several national TV programs because of his memory skills.