Stewart enters Iowa Senate race on bike

Iowa businessman Rick Stewart rode his mountain bike to Postville, his hometown, and announced plans to run for the U.S. Senate seat left vacant by Sen. Tom Harkin last week.

"Sen. Harkin had a long and distinguished career in the Senate," Stewart said, "but it was not so distinguished for Iowa - for 30 years his votes were reliably cancelled by Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley. Iowa will be better off with two Independent senators - I intend to be the first of them.

Read full story in the June 12 Clarksville Star and Tribune-Journal.