May 2023
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Hampton Residents Want Answers On Why Principal Wasn’t Hired
When it was time to speak during Monday’s Hampton-Dumont School Board meeting, high school sophomore Isaac Vosburg delivered a clear message to district leaders: You let us down. Flanked by four other Hampton-Dumont High School students at the podium, Isaac told Hampton-Dumont officials how disappointed he was in their decision to rescind an elementary school…
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How to Find Your Sun, Moon, and Rising Signs to Better Understand Your Cosmic Identity
When it comes to astrology, your sun, moon, and rising signs are typically referred to as your “Big 3.” Okay, cool, but what does that mean? Each of these signs indicates something about your personality. They also speak to your ego, motivations, emotions, and other parts of your identity. For believers—and those willing to be…
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Restaurant inspection update: Dogs in the building, moldy food and rodent droppings
State, city and county inspectors have cited Iowa restaurants and stores for hundreds of food-safety violations during the past four weeks, including months-old, moldy food, rodent droppings, spoiled hot dogs and the presence of animals in the building. At least four eateries were operating without a license, and the owners of at least five restaurants…
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Post-Roe Abortion Bans Have Led to Devastating Outcomes for Women, Study Finds
Women and girls across the United States have suffered devastating experiences over the past year when seeking abortions and routine reproductive health care as a result of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade last June. A new study from the University of California San Francisco’s Advancing New Standards in Reproductive Health (ANSIRH),…
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Did Being Called ‘Woke’ Cost This Iowa Teacher A Principal Job?
In April, a rural Iowa school district was set to hire Leslie Pralle Osborn as the new principal of its two elementary schools. That was until a local resident, who never met Osborn, started a Facebook campaign against her. His reason? He thought Osborn would bring a “woke agenda” to the community. On April 23,…
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March For Our Lives Just Wants Kids To Feel Safe In School
This year’s legislative session activated young Iowans to speak out on issues ranging from private schools to LGBTQ rights to gun violence. Starting Line connected with members of some of the student groups leading the action and invited them to talk about how their organizations work, what inspired them to get involved, and what the…
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3 Women’s Health Briefs for Friday, May 19
Women—staying healthy requires a lot of hard work. But taking care of yourself is the most important thing you can do. From your mental health to your physical well-being, prioritizing yourself allows you to live your happiest, healthiest, most rewarding life. Here are 3 quick briefs from women’s health news this week. New mammogram guidelines…
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5 New Iowa Laws You Should Pay Attention To
The 2023 Iowa Legislative wrapped up in early May, but the ramifications of what one Democratic lawmaker called “the most harmful and destructive” session ever will be felt for a while. The opening days of the session were all about rushing through Gov. Kim Reynolds’ taxpayer-funded private school tuition voucher plan, which predictably led to private…
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Republicans’ Potential Repeal of Clean Energy Law Threatens Jobs, Communities, and Climate
Tens of thousands of jobs and hundreds of millions of dollars in investments in clean energy could be at risk, due to a Republican effort to repeal portions of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), the landmark piece of legislation that President Biden signed into law in Aug. 2022. The law established an array of clean…
