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The mysterious death of a Marshalltown movie star
Plus: Your emails and Positively Iowa Share with a friend 🗣️ It’s Friday! Time for Only in Iowa, Positively Iowa, this week’s pet photo, and of course, reader replies! The record-long government shutdown is over: Here’s when different things (air travel, back pay) should start getting back to normal. Des Moines bar apologizes for letting Nazi…
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UAW president unloads on CNH after Burlington closure
News about and for the working class Share with a friend As I mentioned last week, Case New Holland (CNH) announced it would close its Burlington plant by mid-2026, with 200 workers laid off as a result. The company blamed it on the agricultural industry downturn broadly affecting sales. (US Sen. Chuck Grassley said…
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🥶 Hell must have frozen over: Miller-Meeks held a town hall
Plus: Protests, rallies, and more Share with a friend Amie here. It’s Tuesday, and I’ve got protests/events, a quick explainer on community organizing, and this week’s viral post. But first: It was so cold Monday. (pauses for “How cold was it?”) It was so cold that THIS happened: Rep. Miller-Meeks announced the town hall—her first…
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Marshalltown shows us how to resist ICE
Plus: Your emails and Positively Iowa Share with a friend 🗣️ It’s Friday! Time for Only in Iowa, Positively Iowa, this week’s pet photo, and of course, reader replies! My take: Don’t ever let a Nazi in your Iowa bar. I’m still getting lovely autumn scenes from y’all—keep them coming! “We waited until the…
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No SNAP? How to help fellow Iowans
News about and for the working class Share with a friend Well, it happened: SNAP benefits ended Nov. 1 for 42 million Americans for the very first time in history. That includes 267,000 Iowans, 40% of whom are children, going without their grocery money this week. It’s because of the ongoing federal government shutdown,…
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🗳️ Did you vote yet? It’s Election Day!
Plus: Protests, rallies, and more Share with a friend Amie here. It’s Election Day Tuesday! Plus, I’ve got protests/events, a quick authoritarianism explainer, and this week’s viral post. But first: It’s time to throw the bums out, keep the good ones in, and decide where your tax money should go. It’s city/school Election Day! Forgot all…
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🎃 Happy Halloween!
Plus: Your emails and Positively Iowa Share with a friend 🗣️ It’s Friday and All Hallows’ Eve (lest you think even one US holiday has been untouched by Christianity). Hope you saved some of that candy for the trick-or-treaters! My take: We’ve had a couple of wins for the Constitution in Iowa lately. A…
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Here’s why Nov. 1 is so important
News about and for the working class Share with a friend Saturday is Nov. 1, and Nov. 1 is when the monthlong federal government shutdown—assuming it hasn’t been lifted—will become very personal and very real. There are two big reasons for that. First: Nov. 1 is when SNAP benefits will end for 42 million…
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Iowa’s trees are at full color
Plus: Protests, rallies, and more Share with a friend Amie here. It’s Tuesday, so I’ve got protests/events, a quick authoritarianism explainer, and this week’s must-see video. But first: It’s *finally* peak fall color season up in Northeast Iowa, two or three weeks late! My backyard maple and mulberry trees. (Amie River/Iowa Starting Line) If you…
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Why it took nearly a century to bring Halloween to Des Moines
Plus: Your emails and Positively Iowa Share with a friend 🗣️ It’s Friday; time for Only in Iowa, Positively Iowa, this week’s pet photo, and of course reader replies! Amie Rivers Newsletter Editor, Iowa Starting Line Email me Why it took nearly a century to bring Halloween to Des Moines Two kids celebrating on…
