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The link between Iowa’s worsening water quality and rising cancer rate
The Hot Spot: Investigating Cancer in Iowa Share with a friend It’s Tuesday, July 29, 2025. Amie here. This week’s story is on Iowa’s water quality, how it may be contributing to our high cancer rates, and what we can do about it. (Scroll down to find out how to get a free nitrate test…
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🍿 Iowa’s drive-in movie theaters and what they’re showing this summer
Your emails and Positively Iowa Share with a friend It’s Friday, July 25, 2025. 🗣️ It’s Friday! My take: Iowa Starting Line intern Victor Robbins did a phenomenal job on this story of LGBTQ+ Iowans who have fled the state they grew up in. Folks shared their stories of discrimination, dirty looks, and even…
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Investigating Iowa’s growing cancer rate
First edition of our new series, The Hot Spot Share with a friend It’s Tuesday, June 22, 2025. Amie here. You’re reading the first edition of The Hot Spot: Investigating Cancer in Iowa, Iowa Starting Line’s new weekly newsletter tackling the cancer crisis in Iowa. Why is our cancer rate so high, and growing? Who’s…
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🥞 8 classic Iowa diners worth the drive
Your emails and Positively Iowa Share with a friend It’s Friday, July 18, 2025. 🗣️ It’s Friday: A cool and less-humid end to the week—thank you! My take: I have mixed feelings on pastors now being allowed to endorse political candidates from the pulpit (story from IPR, please donate to them now that they’ve…
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🗞️ How can this newsletter better serve your community?
Take our 90-second survey to share your thoughts. Hey there, We’re taking a moment to check in. How is this newsletter working for you—and is it helping you feel more informed and connected in Iowa? Take this quick 90-second survey to tell us: What you want more of What’s not working How we can support…
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My Minnesota friends worry about Iowa. I worry about them
Plus: Protests, rallies and more Share with a friend It’s Tuesday, July 15, 2025. Amie here. I had a refreshing week off visiting friends in Minnesota, some of whom are Iowa transplants. They tell me their first-world problems (oh no, they haven’t figured out how to get dispensaries up and running yet!). They ask me…
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🗞️ Please, we want to hear your opinion
Take our 90-second survey to share your thoughts. Dear Iowa Starting Line reader, We’re always looking to make this newsletter better. Whether it’s helping you plan your week, understand local issues, or simply feel more connected to Iowa, we want to know: What’s one thing you’d change about how you get news here? Take our…
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💜 Iowa legislator pens book on fleeing war as a child
Time for reader emails! Share with a friend It’s Friday, July 4, 2025. 🗣️ It’s Friday: Cool off on your day off with some hot takes. “One Big Beautiful Bill” takes: The House passed the Senate version of President Donald Trump’s budget bill yesterday, what the Economic Policy Institute calls a “staggering upward redistribution…
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Rallies, protests, town halls, and Trump
Plus: A photo of a cute baby Share with a friend It’s Monday, June 30, 2025. Amie here. If you’ll indulge me (you have no choice), my brother and his wife are publicly sharing baby photos now, so here’s lil’ Nico! Tiny baby hands! OK, back to our regularly scheduled newsletter! Amie Rivers Newsletter Editor,…
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💜 School bus crash survivors thriving in Sioux City
Time for reader emails! Share with a friend It’s Friday, June 27, 2025. 🗣️ It’s Friday: Time for your takes! My “hot” take: It’s hot and humid out there. For outdoor workers, that combination can get downright dangerous. Starting Line intern Victor Robbins explains what the WBGT is, how to spot heat exhaustion…
