For those who have written off and ignored Rick Santorum as a past-his-prime player in the country's social conservatism movement, you might want to tune back in to his 2016 campaign. He's...
Welcome back to Starting Line's Power Ranking series! This week we take a look at the very crowded Republican race (last week we did the Democrats). This one is obviously a lot tougher,...
Here's a tip: if you're running for president, don't strongly publicly defend a child molester. Mike Huckabee didn't seem to ever get that memo. On Thursday he posted to Facebook an inexplicable...
It's do-or-die time for the Iowa Straw Poll. The Republican caucus tradition hasn't attracted many major participants yet, with Mike Huckabee and Jeb Bush already ruling the event out. While the...
It was not a banner night in the Iowa House for Republicans debating LGBTQ issues and young people struggling with bullying. Up for debate was a high-profile piece of legislation on anti-bullying...
Just a few weeks ago U.S. News and World Report ranked Decorah High School as the 4th best in Iowa, and in the top 3% of schools nationally. However, many voters and school district...
The "Scooby" van and its important occupant returned to Iowa once again this week as Hillary Clinton made a two-day swing through the caucus state. She met local activists at house parties in...
Welcome to Starting Line's newest series: Monday Power Rankings! At the beginning of each week we'll rank the candidates' standings in different races, cycling through a number of different Iowa...
In April State Representative Ken Rizer visited Waypoint Services, a Cedar Rapids shelter that helps women suffering from domestic violence and other crisis situations. Just a few weeks later, he...
As news breaks that an official Martin O'Malley presidential announcement is set for May 30th, Starting Line hears his campaign is beginning to staff up in Iowa for a caucus operation. We've...
