MikeWolfe was the elected mayor of Stoke-on-Trent, England, from 2002, until coming fourth out of eight in his bid for re-election in May 2005 where a record 9,600 people defaced their ballot papers.
Wolfe was the driving force behind the campaign to bring in a system of having a directly-elected Mayor with a city manager for Stoke-on-Trent, and left the Labour Party to stand as an independent in Mayoral race of October 2002.
MikeWolfe was notable for being an openly gay leader, in an industrial working class city.
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MikeWolfe is the weekend sports anchor for The News on Six.
In 1998, Mike was nominated for a KATY Award which is presented annually by the Dallas Press Club.
A 1991 graduate of the University of North Texas, Mike is a Dallas native.
MikeWolfe celebrates during his match with Norm Duke in the finals of the Earl Anthony Medford Classic on Sunday.
Wolfe had reason to howl after defeating first Williams — thereby preventing the legend from matching the all-time victory mark — then Norm Duke to win the Earl Anthony Medford Classic at Lava Lanes.
Wolfe, meanwhile, missed the pocket in the eighth but tripped out the 6 and 10 pins, leaving Williams, who has already won once this year, shaking his head.
Mike is a bit different than many of his benching peers in that he was not a benching prodigy.
MikeWolfe: That is easy; it was the group at Westside that changed everything for me. I first went to visit Westside and Louie Simmons in June of ' 04.
MikeWolfe: No, I don’t think you need to be 400 pounds and as big as a house to have a big bench.
MikeWolfe has the phrase ''PV15'' etched into his running spikes to remind him of a goal he set before the beginning of this track season.
Wolfe, a senior at Walton-Verona High School and the defending regional and state pole- vault champion, wants to successfully vault 15-feet in the Kentucky state track and field meet next weekend.
Wolfe has vaulted 14-6 and 14-8 in practice this season and has hit 14-0 three times in meets, so, according to Walton-Verona coach Jam Stryffeler, Wolfe eclipsing the 15-0 mark is inevitable.
Mike ~ When I started I was'nt even doing 200 pounds, I was a fat nerdy kid that got picked on a looked down upon for even being in the weightroom.
Mike ~ To seek out the knowledge of this great sport, whether it be through reading a magazine or book,or by going and geting hooked up with someone who is very knowledgable in the sport.
I had seen some of the post by MikeWolf at the kennelly forums and i thought he is a great guy this interview only redoubled that idea.
Lucky to have been raised by parents both passionate about the outdoors, they taught him from an early age the importance of self-reliance and survival in the wilds; instilling such knowledge as how to cook road kill and drink out of mud puddles.
His father being a farrier (horseshoer), he learned the importance of an honest day’s work early on, and spent a majority of his summers either grunting and sweating underneath a horse or mending barbed-wire fence on various ranches in Montana and Wyoming.
Mike worked as a professional guide for the National Outdoor Leadership School for four years, guiding 30-day climbing, paddling and hiking courses throughout the West.
Since his election last year as the first paid mayor for the city, Mr Wolfe has been criticised for his policy on wanting to set up a "tolerance zone" for prostitutes.
Mayor Wolfe also described Hanley bus station as "ghastly" and "rough"; and attacked the anti-social behaviour of people dropping chewing gum on the streets.
He said he was going to get the true facts about the city's immigrant population before tackling the government; and added that if the people living here weren't in such poverty themselves they might have more sympathy for those fleeing to this country.
Mike is definitely among the best benchers in the world.
In issue 1, Mike covers supplementation, leg drive and shoulder work..
Check out the first issue of STACK IT - ATTACK IT - RACK IT We have also just published an interview with MikeWolfe which reveals how Mike eats, trains and supplements to get a big bench.
