Article: Warm up a Lear jet for Thompson

All things being equal, Gov. Tommy Thompson apparently prefers to fly by Lear jet.

"We're going to borrow it again," Thompson said last week, referring to his ride from Wisconsin to Washington, D.C., arranged by officials of St. Norbert College in De Pere.

Thompson accepted the ride to speed him to an appearance before the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities.

Thompson noted that among the officials present was Thomas Manion, president of St. Norbert. The governor got a laugh when he ...

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