by Pat Rynard | Dec 17, 2019 | Iowa Caucus
Pete Buttigieg added two more Iowa legislators to his endorsement column today, both of them from Des Moines’ South Side. State Sen. Tony Bisignano and State Rep. Brian Meyer are announcing their backing of the South Bend Mayor today, adding two well-known...
by Josh Cook | Dec 17, 2019 | Uncategorized
Pat Rynard sits down with NBC embeds Priscilla Thompson, Ben Pu and Maura Barrett to talk about their journeys to Iowa, what they’ve seen on the campaign trail, their favorite stories they’ve written, and their most fun moments here in the...
by Claudia Thrane | Dec 17, 2019 | Uncategorized
Occasionally in our lifetime we read something that touches our hearts. In my case, it was a book written by a renowned American journalist, Sonia Nazario, entitled “Enrique’s Journey.” Nazario describes the story of a Honduran boy who travels alone to...
by Team Starting Line | Dec 16, 2019 | Iowa Caucus
Five nights before the 2004 Iowa Caucus, John Kerry hosted one of his final Des Moines town hall events at the Playhouse Theater on 42nd Street. The room was packed with Democratic caucus-goers still undecided on who they’d support, and after the main program...
by Elizabeth Meyer | Dec 16, 2019 | POLITICS
Unlike Sen. Joni Ernst, her Republican colleague, Sen. Cory Gardner of Colorado, doesn’t think Social Security reform should be hashed out “behind closed doors,” according to an audio recording provided to Starting Line. Gardner was heard rebuking...
