2019
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What Is Going On In Our Classrooms?
One of the most common types of violence in Iowa’s K-12 schools does not involve fistfights or guns. This form of violence often flies under society’s radar, not receiving attention it should from school boards, the governor, the Legislature, and from the news media. This explosive behavior involves students who go on rampages in classrooms,…
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A Day On The (Very Patriotic) Trail With Joe Biden In Iowa
An unexpected endorsement from a black pastor in Waterloo. A man yelling “Sleepy Joe, Sleepy Joe!” from the sidewalk of the Independence Day parade in Independence, Iowa. The Mayor of Marshalltown breaks down on stage because he, too, has lost someone he loves to cancer. And, is that Beto? Beto O’Rourke? At the I-Cubs Game?…
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27,110 Steps With Bernie Sanders In Iowa
Who are you calling old? Bernie Sanders showed off both his organizational strength and personal stamina during a marathon of parades over the 4th of July holiday in Iowa. While nine other candidates criss-crossed the state this week, the 77-year-old Sanders certainly had them beat on distance traveled – by foot, that is. Sanders spent…
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Joe Biden Interview: “Talk About The Future” In Dem Primary
Former Vice President Joe Biden closed out his busy 4th of July day in Iowa with a trip to a baseball stadium, greeting newly-naturalized U.S. citizens and taking in the I-Cubs game with Iowa activists. During the seventh inning, he sat down with Starting Line for an interview. While Biden and seven other candidates shook…
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Pete Buttigieg Shuts Down Racist Man At Carroll Stop
Things got off to a rocky start at the Carroll County Democrats picnic when a man from Omaha, Nebraska told Pete Buttigieg he had a solution for dealing with the current racial tensions in South Bend, Indiana. “Just tell the black people of South Bend to stop committing crimes and doing drugs,” he said. The…
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Kamala Harris In Iowa: Go On Offense On Women’s Health Rights
Senator Kamala Harris has told everyone during this 2020 campaign that she’s a fighter. She’s touted her time as the Attorney General of California, prosecuting banks and holding corporations accountable. She’s told the story about being raised by parents who were civil rights activists. And at a NARAL-sponsored town hall in Des Moines, Harris emphasized…
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Biden Wins Over Union Workers At UAW In Waterloo
Former Vice President Joe Biden issued a rallying cry to unions while he addressed hundreds of people gathered at the UAW Local 838 hall in Waterloo Wednesday night, promising to create 10 million good-paying, middle-class jobs and saying, “We can out-compete anyone.” “While [Donald] Trump is name calling, China is building roads, bridges, high-speed rails…
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WDM Dems Chair Endorses Kamala Harris After Picnic Visit
Kamala Harris must have impressed at yesterday’s West Des Moines picnic. Victor Dutchuk, the chair of the West Des Moines Democrats, endorsed Harris this morning after her speech to several hundred local Democrats at the annual event. “Senator Harris is for the people, and I am for her,” said Dutchuk, a National Guard veteran. “Her…
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Steve Bullock Hits Small Towns In Eastern Iowa, Pitches Electability On 4th
Montana Gov. Steve Bullock had most of Eastern Iowa to himself this Fourth of July as presidential candidates fanned out in cities around the state to meet Iowa voters. Bullock, one of 24 Democratic candidates running for president in 2020, began his day Thursday morning in Cedar Rapids at the Fifth Season 5k. From there,…
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Immigrants Tell Sanders Of Their Stories, Struggles In America
An immigration roundtable this afternoon gave immigrants the platform to tell their story and explain their struggles to Senator Bernie Sanders during his three-day Iowa visit. About 100 people turned out in Des Moines to see Sanders, who opened with remarks about his own family and how they came to America from Poland. “What demagogues…
