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State wants to force biased curriculum on universities
Inside: News about and for the working class Share with a friend Amie here. Dr. Chris Martin is a professor of communication and media at the University of Northern Iowa (and was also one of my UNI professors back in the aughts). But he may be better known for his advocacy for workers. Martin’s the…
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🥇 Davenport hockey player wins gold
Plus: Protests and reader soundoff Share with a friend Amie here. Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Who is your favorite Patrick? This is mine (besides, of course, my three coworkers named Patrick, my old editor Patrick, my late grandpa….). Davenport Paralympian Kevin McKee and his sled hockey team bested Czechia, 6-1, in the semis Friday and…
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📷 Flock Off: Coralville terminates camera contract after outcry
Plus: Only in Iowa & this week’s pet photo Share with a friend 🗣️ It’s Friday the 13th. Time for Only in Iowa, this week’s pet photo, Positively Iowa, and news you can use. Hope you enjoyed False Spring #2 Northern Iowa, ’cause we’re in for it this weekend. #lastblizzard? USA keeps dominating sled hockey: Though…
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Unpaid workers making up for Medicaid shortfall
Inside: News about and for the working class Share with a friend Amie here. This week, I spoke with an Iowa woman who says the government’s Medicaid cuts mean she’s relying on unpaid care work from her friends. Christie Cellman is a 39-year-old Ottumwa native. She has her master’s in social work and is…
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🥧 Celebrating Pi (and great Des Moines pie places)
Plus: Protests and reader soundoff Share with a friend Amie here. Here’s how much the Iran war has already cost us. Sure, gas prices are going up, but it turns out that was the plan all along! 🏒 Trouncing their opponents: The Paralympic Winter Games began last week, and Kevin McKee of Davenport and his…
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What is kava, and where can you try it in Iowa?
Plus: Only in Iowa & the cutest pet photo! Share with a friend 🗣️ It’s Friday. Time for Only in Iowa, this week’s pet photo, and news you can use. The Paralympic Winter Games start today. I’ll definitely be checking out men’s sled hockey to catch the Iowan going for his *checks notes* FOURTH gold medal!…
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How plastic and petrochemicals harm Iowans
Plus: Protests and reader soundoff Share with a friend Amie here. Please don’t begin this email without silently saying the Pledge of Allegiance to yourself. ‘No War with Iran’ emergency rallies were held across Iowa yesterday and Sunday in response to the peace president’s unilateral (aka, not authorized by Congress) declaration of war with the…
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Closing Monday, we want to hear your opinion
Help today, your voice matters to us Dear Iowa Starting Line reader, This survey will close end-of-day, Monday, March 2, 2026 Iowa Starting Line is surveying our readers to inform our work for 2026. Our audience grew significantly last year, and we’d like to learn more about who we’re reaching—and how we can serve you…
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Got cabin fever? Here are 7 Iowa escapes
Plus: Positively Iowa & pet photos! Share with a friend 🗣️ It’s Friday. Time for Only in Iowa, this week’s pet photo, and news you can use. Monday is National Read Across America Day. Reply and tell me a good book you’ve read lately! An Iowa judge ruled that, no, you can’t be kicked out of…
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Des Moines workers locked out. Here’s how to help
Inside: News about and for the working class Share with a friend Amie here. Workers at a Des Moines plant have been locked out of work by their employer. But what is a lockout—and how can you support workers right now? Watch the latest edition of Clocked In on: YouTube Facebook TikTok …
