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Ashley Biden, the daughter of Democratic nominee and former Vice President Joe Biden, will rally Iowa activists virtually this Wednesday at Progress Iowa's annual Corn Feed event. She will add to a speaker lineup well-known to Democratic and progressive activists in...
Ashley Biden, the daughter of Democratic nominee and former Vice President Joe Biden, will rally Iowa activists virtually this Wednesday at Progress Iowa's annual Corn Feed event. She will add to a speaker lineup well-known to Democratic and progressive activists in...
Illinois resident James, 18, made his decision on which college to attend in March, back near the outset of the pandemic in the U.S. The northwest suburban Chicago teenager chose Miami University in Oxford, Ohio — a school that has now pushed back in-person class...
Illinois resident James, 18, made his decision on which college to attend in March, back near the outset of the pandemic in the U.S. The northwest suburban Chicago teenager chose Miami University in Oxford, Ohio — a school that has now pushed back in-person class...
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...
A Democratic advocacy group founded by former Sens. Heidi Heitkamp of North Dakota and Joe Donnelly of Indiana is zeroing in on Sen. Joni Ernst's first reelection race in an effort to engage rural Iowans to vote against the incumbent Republican. A new social media...
Eighteen schools and at least 175 students and staff in Iowa stayed home from school this week due to COVID-19 infections. As COVID-19 spikes across the state, in-person resumption of school for most Iowa districts began this week, resulting in over 48 infections and...
Guest post by Jack Brandsgard, a freelance writer from West Des Moines A record-breaking derecho tore through Iowa on Aug. 10, destroying homes, decimating livelihoods and leaving Iowans desperate for help. But when Iowans need it most, government has failed them. In...
Guest post by Jack Brandsgard, a freelance writer from West Des Moines A record-breaking derecho tore through Iowa on Aug. 10, destroying homes, decimating livelihoods and leaving Iowans desperate for help. But when Iowans need it most, government has failed them. In...
Iowa Republican Ashley Hinson came under scrutiny this summer in light of reporting that showed she had plagiarized portions of op-eds and policy proposals from news outlets and Congresswoman Abby Finkenauer's campaign website. Rather than a one-off mistake, a review...
I do not believe in coincidences. When I met Joshua V. Barr, 39, I instantly felt a connection that one only feels a few times in one’s life. Joshua struck me to be a genuinely caring man, passionate about changing the system, to better his community and to uplift and...
Guest op-ed from Hem Rizal, a Des Moines educator. Yesterday morning, Des Moines police arrested Reverend Kristin Wolf Peters at her home, a faith leader who has been a vocal supporter of the Black Lives Matter Movement. Activist Matthew Bruce was also arrested as he...
When news that a major storm was headed toward eastern Iowa last Monday, Palo farmer Gary Owens was tending to his calf-cow operation in a pasture. He received a call from his wife, Vicki, that 90-mile per hour winds were quickly approaching, so he got on his open...
American Postal Workers Union leadership often is asked by loyal customers how they can help the U.S. Postal Service survive the numerous threats presented to it in 2020. The answer, Kimberly Karol said, is to keep using the Postal Service. "The best way to support...
Most Iowa schools will require students and teachers to wear facial coverings at least partially as students head back to school this fall, finds a Des Moines-based education organizer who compiled a list of Iowa schools and districts and their face mask requirements....
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...
A very well-organized political operation finished up their work in Iowa today to put Kanye West's name on the ballot for the general election here. Around 3,800 signatures of a necessary 1,500 were delivered to the Secretary of State at about 3:40 p.m. A Republican...
A very well-organized political operation finished up their work in Iowa today to put Kanye West's name on the ballot for the general election here. Around 3,800 signatures of a necessary 1,500 were delivered to the Secretary of State at about 3:40 p.m. A Republican...
Immigrants always bring a part their home country with them. In years past, immigrants were told by their parents to speak English and assimilate. Newer generations of new Iowans share their heritage openly and proudly. We bring our suitcases full of dreams, carrying...
In May 2014, two months after the release of Joni Ernst's first TV ad as a candidate for U.S. Senate, the Des Moines Register Editorial Board wanted to know what Ernst's vision for the country was when it came to going to Congress to make Washington "squeal." "My...
Eight months after suspending her presidential campaign on the heels of a Thanksgiving holiday spent in Iowa, Kamala Harris will be on the national ballot for the general election. Though her campaign did not make it to the first-in-the-nation caucuses this year, the...
A well-connected Iowa Republican donor whose no-bid contract from Iowa for Chinese PPE supplies drew scrutiny earlier this year has since faced an expanded investigation from police. According to court documents obtained by Starting Line, West Des Moines police...
A well-connected Iowa Republican donor whose no-bid contract from Iowa for Chinese PPE supplies drew scrutiny earlier this year has since faced an expanded investigation from police. According to court documents obtained by Starting Line, West Des Moines police...
Vice President Joe Biden is no stranger to Latinos, and his campaign laid out an agenda this week that addresses important issues and concerns of the fastest growing demographic group in the country. He made it clear to Latinos in Iowa and around the country that he...
House District 16 candidate Jen Pellant is vying to serve her home city of Council Bluffs because she thinks the Iowa Legislature “needs more working Iowans representing working Iowans.” Hailing from a family of educators, the Democrat has spent the majority of her...
House District 16 candidate Jen Pellant is vying to serve her home city of Council Bluffs because she thinks the Iowa Legislature “needs more working Iowans representing working Iowans.” Hailing from a family of educators, the Democrat has spent the majority of her...
The debate over school reopening orders continued this morning as Gov. Kim Reynolds indicated her previously stated benchmark that districts can use to request permission for online learning may be overruled by other situations. The governor at her bi-weekly COVID...
The debate over school reopening orders continued this morning as Gov. Kim Reynolds indicated her previously stated benchmark that districts can use to request permission for online learning may be overruled by other situations. The governor at her bi-weekly COVID...
There are different ways to describe successful people. For most, success is defined by how much money a person may have. For me, it has more to do with achieving your goals and finding happiness with what you do. So in my list of successful individuals I include a...
There are different ways to describe successful people. For most, success is defined by how much money a person may have. For me, it has more to do with achieving your goals and finding happiness with what you do. So in my list of successful individuals I include a...
