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WATCH: Des Moines, Iowa No Kings protest

By Amie Rivers

June 17, 2025
Thousands took over the entire front lawn of the Iowa State Capitol building in Des Moines on June 14 for the No Kings protest—and the sign game was on point.
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    Amie Rivers is Iowa Starting Line's newsletter editor. She writes the weekly Worker’s Almanac edition of Iowa Starting Line, featuring a roundup of the worker news you need to know. Previously, she was an award-winning journalist at the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier; now, she very much enjoys making TikToks and memes and getting pet photos in her inbox.

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*SHOW RUNDOWN:*
0:00 – Launching Major Investigation: Iowa’s Cancer Crisis
1:18 – Amy’s Heartbreaking Story: Losing Grandfather & Mom to Cancer
1:57 – What is Radon? Iowa’s Invisible Killer Explained
2:52 – Liz’s Tragic Loss: Best Friend Katie’s 395-Day Battle
4:38 – “It’s Creeping Into Young People’s Lives” – Cancer Stories
6:00 – Why Iowa Has America’s Fastest Growing Cancer Rate
8:43 – Reynolds’ $1 Million “Solution” Called “Mouse Fart”
9:43 – How University Funding Cuts Are Hurting Cancer Research

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