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“Bullshit.” “Idiotic.” “Bogus.” “Incorrect.” “Completely nuts.” “Absolutely rubbish.” “Detached from reality.” These are just some of the words that nearly a dozen former Trump campaign officials, White House lawyers, US Department of Justice leaders, Republican...
Iowa Starting Line will be sharing historical photos of our state and our communities every morning on our Facebook page. Sometimes they'll just be one-off interesting photos we find in archives, sometimes they'll be a series on a specific topic. When we do a series,...
A cattle farm out in the Walnut Township, just west of the growing Des Moines, was the perfect place to break federal law in the 1800s. Especially with multiple out-buildings, a wooded area, and the power of being the land of a state legislator. The Jordan House,...
A guest op-ed from Ann Brown, treasurer for Amara Andrews campaign for mayor of Cedar Rapids The position of mayor of Cedar Rapids is one of the highest offices in the state of Iowa that, by all accounts, SHOULD be held by a Democrat, but hasn’t been for almost 12...
Nicole Riggs, a mom of two in West Des Moines, really hoped her 8-year-old son’s school, Hillside Elementary, would offer virtual classes for this school year. They did last year and Riggs said it worked well. Her son wanted a virtual option too so he could protect...
A year ago, as the pandemic started, we all watched how another story began to unfold; the former president kept referring to the coronavirus as the “kung flu” and the “China virus.” Ever since then, the racist acts and harassment against the Asian American and...
Civil rights activist Willie Mae Wright wasn't going to let the pandemic prevent her from casting her vote at the polls. The 88-year-old was going to don her protective gear and make her way to Waterloo’s Ward 4 Precinct 1 polling location, and no one was going to...
I watch the news every morning, but by now the political commercials are driving me crazy — one after another attacking each other. Like many of you, I cannot wait until Election Day so I don't have to listen to one more commercial. Most Republican commercials have a...
I watch the news every morning, but by now the political commercials are driving me crazy — one after another attacking each other. Like many of you, I cannot wait until Election Day so I don't have to listen to one more commercial. Most Republican commercials have a...
I watch the news every morning, but by now the political commercials are driving me crazy — one after another attacking each other. Like many of you, I cannot wait until Election Day so I don't have to listen to one more commercial. Most Republican commercials have a...
SHIPHT Youth Opportunity Accelerator for high school students launches September 26, 2020. Saturday’s kickoff will be a Pitch Camp, at which entrepreneurs, STEM professionals, and others will be keynote speakers, followed by seven weeks of Saturday sessions spent...
All journeys are different, but when for some reason you are forced to leave your country, then grow up in yet another country and finally find success there, your story becomes one of survival and resiliency. Life has not been easy for Thakur Neupane, 30, yet when...
The derecho hit Iowa hard and fast. From downed trees damaging houses and losing power for hours, even days, Iowans are slowly recovering from yet another crisis. Unfortunately, as it often happens, the storm hit already vulnerable communities the hardest. As with...
Everyone in town warned those who hadn't seen it yet that the level of destruction in Cedar Rapids was "unimaginable." That was somehow understating it. Volunteers and relief groups poured into Iowa's second-largest city this weekend to assist with cleanup and...
Guest op-ed from Jim Chrisinger, a retired public servant from Ankeny We focus so much on political campaigns that we lose sight of their purpose: the opportunity to govern. Governance often plays like an afterthought and most of us don’t see that much of a difference...
Guest op-ed from Jim Chrisinger, a retired public servant from Ankeny We focus so much on political campaigns that we lose sight of their purpose: the opportunity to govern. Governance often plays like an afterthought and most of us don’t see that much of a difference...
Refugees are a growing part of life in Iowa, our economy and the fiber of our state. In the process of meeting and writing about refugees, I find myself filled with gratitude. I am honored by the chance to learn from very special individuals who give back despite...
Refugees are a growing part of life in Iowa, our economy and the fiber of our state. In the process of meeting and writing about refugees, I find myself filled with gratitude. I am honored by the chance to learn from very special individuals who give back despite...
Refugees are a growing part of life in Iowa, our economy and the fiber of our state. In the process of meeting and writing about refugees, I find myself filled with gratitude. I am honored by the chance to learn from very special individuals who give back despite...
Every day as I drive through my neighborhood, on autopilot most times, my mind is busy thinking of everything I need to do that day. I'm focused on my own little world and am usually in a hurry. During the nice weather months, I notice this man walking most every day;...
Every day as I drive through my neighborhood, on autopilot most times, my mind is busy thinking of everything I need to do that day. I'm focused on my own little world and am usually in a hurry. During the nice weather months, I notice this man walking most every day;...
Though two separate precincts were packed together in a middle school gym, the night was relatively conflict-free. Des Moines 6 and 18, on the north side of the city, were on two sides of the gymnasium at Harding Middle School. They ran pretty well, especially under...
Though two separate precincts were packed together in a middle school gym, the night was relatively conflict-free. Des Moines 6 and 18, on the north side of the city, were on two sides of the gymnasium at Harding Middle School. They ran pretty well, especially under...
Many Iowans left their precinct caucuses last night in an upbeat mood, largely enjoying the experience to participate with their neighbors in a process that ran considerably more smoothly than in 2016. Then they got home and saw the mess unfolding on cable news as the...
Many Iowans left their precinct caucuses last night in an upbeat mood, largely enjoying the experience to participate with their neighbors in a process that ran considerably more smoothly than in 2016. Then they got home and saw the mess unfolding on cable news as the...
Many Iowans left their precinct caucuses last night in an upbeat mood, largely enjoying the experience to participate with their neighbors in a process that ran considerably more smoothly than in 2016. Then they got home and saw the mess unfolding on cable news as the...
The Democratic presidential candidates competing in Iowa addressed crowds of supporters late Monday night at watch parties around Des Moines despite not knowing who came out on top in the first-in-the nation caucus state. All candidates were declaring victory here,...
The Democratic presidential candidates competing in Iowa addressed crowds of supporters late Monday night at watch parties around Des Moines despite not knowing who came out on top in the first-in-the nation caucus state. All candidates were declaring victory here,...
The Democratic presidential candidates competing in Iowa addressed crowds of supporters late Monday night at watch parties around Des Moines despite not knowing who came out on top in the first-in-the nation caucus state. All candidates were declaring victory here,...
The Iowa Caucus has begun. How it ends tonight remains anyone's guess. Results have been very slow to release as the Iowa Democratic Party runs quality control checks on the data. Early indications from precincts across the state pointed to a very unpredictable night....
