Raining politicians Attorney General James Doyle (right) arrives to deliver a refund check to Delmar Buelow as part of a settlement against Publishers Clearing House (photo by H. Marc Larson). Candidates for state office targeted the Green Bay area Monday News-Chronicle On a wet, overcast day in Green Bay, the day after the state Republican convention was gaveled to a close, candidates from other political parties made a point of dropping by Wisconsin's third-largest city. Attorney General Jim Doyle, who is a Democratic candidate for governor, brought a reimbursement check to a homeowner who felt he was ripped off by Publishers Clearing House. Former Tomah Mayor Ed Thompson, running for governor as a Libertarian, held a news conference to announce an alliance with one of the key figures in the recall of former Milwaukee County Executive F. Thomas Ament. State Sen. Kevin Shibilski, D-Stevens Point, talked about gridlock in Madison and about Barbara Lawton, his new opponent for the Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor. The appearances were another sign that the fall election campaign is on. Candidates were able to circulate nomination petitions starting Saturday, and they have until July 16 to submit their papers to the state Elections Board. The News-Chronicle's coverage of a busy political Monday follows in the next three stories.