James Oberstar

Type: Person

Name: James Oberstar

Title: Congressman - Minnesota (USA)

Date of Birth: 10/09/1934

Place of Birth: Chisholm, Minnesota

Nationality: United States

Fact Sheet: Biography for James Oberstar

First reported 18 hours ago - Updated 18 hours ago - 1 reports

Remember the Alamo Bridge in Washington

If a bridge falls in Washington State does anyone in Washington D.C. hear it?Yes, but for how long will its crash echo in their thoughts? There has been, historically, a relationship between a collapsed bridge span and a collapsed attention span.When ... [Published Better Roads - 18 hours ago]

Entities: Vernon Washington, James Oberstar, John Mica

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 1 reports

Republican Party (US)

Parties Push For House Retirements

In 1992, Minnesota Rep. Collin Peterson won re-election by a single point. Two years later, he defeated Republican Bernie OmannBut this year, more than 18 months before Election Day, House RepublicansThe amount of money and effort RepublicansSo far, Peterson ... [Published Yahoo! News - May 23 2013]

Entities: Republican Party (US), Collin Peterson, Push

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 1 reports

James Oberstar

New: Duluth Mayor Inspires Communty To Bike To Work

at 7:41 PM CDTDuluth, MN (NNCNOW.com) - More than 50 cyclists gathered at the front steps of Duluth City Hall today for the second annual Mayor's Bike Ride.The event is part of National Bike to Work Day...a day set aside to show how biking is not only ... [Published Northland's NewsCenter - May 18 2013]

Entities: Don Ness, James Oberstar

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Active Transportation Week organizers promote biking to work

At least once a week from April to September, Chris Bode hops on his bike to pedal the nine miles from his Superior home to his job in downtown Duluth."It's a really great way to start the day and gives me a good burst of energy in the morning," Bode ... [Published Individual.com - May 16 2013]

Entities: Transportation, James Oberstar, Ports, Organism

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 2 reports

Walkway ‘founder’ receives national award

POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. -- Fred Schaeffer, who helped shepherd the Walkway Over the Hudson to realization, has been honored with a national Rails-to-Trails Conservancy award, the Doppelt Family Rail-Trail Champion for 2013.Schaeffer, of Poughkeepsie, joins ... [Published Daily Freeman - May 14 2013]

Entities: Poughkeepsie (United States), Robert Hammond, James Oberstar, Walkway Over the Hudson

First reported May 11 2013 - Updated May 11 2013 - 1 reports

Sherrod Brown

Enquirer editorial: Congress, save the queen

Were intrigued by the prospect of bringing the Delta Queen back to Cincinnati. The historic steamboat was based here from 1946 to 1985, and a group of potential investors was in town Friday to gauge local interest in returning it to the Ohio River.The ... [Published Cincinnati Enquirer - May 11 2013]

Entities: Delta Queen, Sherrod Brown, Mitch McConnell

First reported May 09 2013 - Updated May 09 2013 - 1 reports

Duluth projects exceed $100 million

PHOTO: Art courtesy of the DTA. This drawing represents how the new multi-modal transportation center might look when construction of the downtown Duluth facility is completed.New projects valued at approximately $100 million are planned for downtown ... [Published Business North - May 09 2013]

Entities: Bill Bennett, Multi-Modal, Northern Lights Express

First reported May 03 2013 - Updated May 03 2013 - 1 reports

Rep. John Kline: A Committee Chair in Shadow of House Leadership

When Rep. John Kline was named chair of the House Education and Workforce Committee in 2011, he became only the fifth Minnesotan to earn a chairmanship in the last half century.But, as the Star Tribune pointed out earlier this week , despite overseeing ... [Published Eagan Patch - May 03 2013]

Entities: John Kline, Leadership, Vin Weber, James Oberstar

First reported Apr 30 2013 - Updated Apr 30 2013 - 1 reports

DOT provides $16 million for Duluth transportation center

Promised since 2010, the U.S. Department of Transportation has provided $16 million for Duluth’s new downtown transportation center.Promised since 2010, the U.S. Department of Transportation has provided $16 million for Duluth’s new downtown transportation ... [Published Duluth News Tribune - Apr 30 2013]

Entities: Transportation, US Department of Transportation, James Oberstar, Wells Fargo & Company

First reported Apr 29 2013 - Updated Apr 29 2013 - 1 reports

Obama passes over Oberstar, will appoint Charlotte's Foxx to DOT post

WASHINGTON — President Obama will reportedly nominate Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx to head the Department of Transportation on Monday, passing over a cadre of potential candidates that included former Minnesota U.S. Rep. Jim Oberstar.Oberstar, the former ... [Published MinnPost - Apr 29 2013]

Entities: James Oberstar, Barack Obama, African-Americans, Transportation, White House

First reported Apr 25 2013 - Updated Apr 25 2013 - 1 reports

Transportation Heads Share Benefits of Safe Routes Partnerships in Webinar

Two student transportation veterans spoke to the common goals they share with the Safe Routes to School (SRTS) National Partnership — and the positive results they've seen — during a recent webinar on collaboration.Two student transportation veterans ... [Published School Transportation News - Apr 25 2013]

Entities: Transportation, James Oberstar, Task Force, Student Transportation Inc

First reported Apr 05 2013 - Updated Apr 06 2013 - 2 reports

FAA delays closing of control towers

are prized by local communities as economic boosters, particularly in rural areas. Airlines are sometimes reluctant to schedule flights to airports where there are no on-site air traffic controllers.Former Rep. James Oberstar, D-Minn., a critic of the ... [Published KXAN - Apr 05 2013]

Entities: Federal Aviation Administration, James Oberstar, Airline, Infrastructure

Quotes

"this is a community affair. i'm just so proud of duluth" Retired Congressmen Jim Oberstar, said

New: Duluth Mayor Inspires Communty To Bike To Work [Published Northland's NewsCenter - May 18 2013]

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Remember the Alamo Bridge in Washington [Published Better Roads - 18 hours ago]
Parties Push For House Retirements [Published Yahoo! News - May 23 2013]
New: Duluth Mayor Inspires Communty To Bike To ... [Published Northland's NewsCenter - May 18 2013]
Active Transportation Week organizers promote b... [Published Individual.com - May 16 2013]
Walkway ‘founder’ receives national award [Published Daily Freeman - May 14 2013]
Walkway founder receives national award [Published Mid-Hudson News - May 14 2013]
Enquirer editorial: Congress, save the queen [Published Cincinnati Enquirer - May 11 2013]
Duluth projects exceed $100 million [Published Business North - May 09 2013]
Rep. John Kline: A Committee Chair in Shadow of... [Published Eagan Patch - May 03 2013]
What Anthony Foxx's Nomination Means for Transit [Published Governing - Apr 30 2013]
DOT provides $16 million for Duluth transportat... [Published Duluth News Tribune - Apr 30 2013]
Obama passes over Oberstar, will appoint Charlo... [Published MinnPost - Apr 29 2013]
St. Paul politician Len Levine publishes memoir [Published MinnPost - Apr 29 2013]
Transportation Heads Share Benefits of Safe Rou... [Published School Transportation News - Apr 25 2013]
Secretaries’ Day: A powerful meeting for transp... [Published Better Roads - Apr 16 2013]
FAA delays closing of control towers [Published KXAN - Apr 05 2013]
Continued ... [Published Enid News and Eagle - Apr 05 2013]
National Parks Conservation Association and Nat... [Published PRWeb - Mar 19 2013]
American Airlines merger plan gets antitrust re... [Published Tulsa World - Mar 06 2013]
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D.C. whispers about a possible gasoline tax inc... [Published Daily Kos - Dec 05 2012]
Head of Spirit Airlines calls for no airline ta... [Published Topnews.in - Jul 15 2010]
Biography for James Oberstar [Published Able2Act - Feb 16 2007]
Democratic Reps Tell EPA to Suspend Closure of ... [Published Secrecy News - Dec 04 2006]