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Meet Iowa’s Wander Women, Community for the Outdoors-Curious
If you’re looking to get outdoors now that it’s warmer, but you don’t know where to start (or who to go with), there’s a group for you in Iowa.
What Spring Looks Like in Every State
Slowly but surely, many Americans are shedding their coats and heading outdoors to embrace the welcomed change of seasons as spring unfolds around the country. Using historical weather data and various event listings, Stacker gathered 50 different looks at spring around the country.
20 Cheap (And Safe) International Travel Destinations
With travel becoming even more expensive in 2023 due to fuel prices, inflation, and labor shortages, travelers are considering international destinations where they can get the most bang for their buck. Stacker ranked the top 20 travel destinations where the U.S....
5 Inspiring Facts About Iowa’s Trailblazing First Lady Lou Henry Hoover
Sure, you probably know about Iowa's only US President. But did you know his wife was an amazing humanitarian (and cool as hell)? Credited with being the person who started Girl Scout cookie sales nationwide, Iowa native and First Lady Lou Henry Hoover also traveled...
New Legislators: Dr. Austin Baeth Brings His Experience Serving Patients To Iowa House
As a medical doctor, new Iowa Rep. Austin Baeth (D-Des Moines) has met a lot of everyday Iowans and listened to them talk about their issues. Their stories, and those skills, are things he plans to bring to the chambers of the Iowa Legislature this year. “In general,...
Jeff Cooling Bringing Working-Class Background to Iowa House
Incoming Iowa Rep. Jeff Cooling (D-Cedar Rapids), a newly elected legislator who begins his service today, said he’s most looking forward to bringing his common sense, real-world perspective on labor and workers' issues to the Iowa Legislature, and to learning new...
Hoover Museum Visit Sheds New Light On The Only Iowan To Be President
He didn’t live here long, but Herbert Hoover did say he carried the brand of Iowa—literally in his case—from being barefoot in his father’s blacksmith shop. “The most formative years of my boyhood were spent here. My roots are in this soil,” said Hoover, who was the...
American Rescue Plan Dollars To Boost Iowa Tourism
The Iowa tourism industry is getting a big boost from President Joe Biden's American Rescue Plan, which also includes funding for outdoor recreation and tourism industries so states can rebuild. Monday, the Iowa Economic Development Authority and Gov. Kim Reynolds...
Amie Takes a Hike: Union Grove’s Lake, Waterfall and Diverse Flora Pull You In
I’m hiking every beautiful place I can think of around my home state, to showcase the beauty Iowa has to offer. Follow along here, or on Twitter using #AmieTakesAHike, to pass along your suggestions and see where I’m headed next. They had me at "waterfall." Union...
Amie Takes A Hike: George Wyth State Park Is An Accessible, Easy Hike
It's tempting, easy, or—let's be honest—lazy to only think of Iowa as a flat state divided into squares of corn and soybeans. That's what everyone else thinks of us, looking down from their airplane as it flies over, right? Sure, we're an agricultural state. Many of...
As Iowa Runs Tourism Ads, Outdoor Rec Fund Remains Empty
A month ago, Gov. Kim Reynolds launched the first advertisement for her “This is Iowa” campaign meant to attract people to visit, live, and work in the state. Reynolds is using federal COVID-19 relief funds to air the ads. The commercial shows lush landscapes, water...
Iowa Paddlers Sick of State’s Green, Polluted Water
Every year, thousands of Iowans break out their oars and their paddles so they can take advantage of the state’s many lakes and rivers. And every year, more and more, they find green, streaky water, algae blooms, and swimming advisories. Megan McDowell went paddling...
Evans: The Questions I Would Like To Ask ‘Berk’
Whenever a friend or relative dies, it’s not unusual to find ourselves dwelling on the conversations we wish had occurred or the questions that never got asked. That certainly was true with my parents, Noel and June, who left long before my brothers and I ran out of...
Why Decorah Native Rob Sand Is Running For State Auditor
Assistant Attorney General Rob Sand has investigated and prosecuted cases of corruption, fraud and abuse for the past seven years for Iowa. Now he looks to use that experience to turn the State Auditor's office into a more aggressive watchdog agency that keeps a check...
How “Job-Killing Regulations” That Trump Hates Actually Save Lives
Don’t come knocking on my door looking for support for the Trump administration’s latest effort to get rid of what the president likes to call job-killing regulations. Why? I will answer that question, but first let me tell you about my brother-in-law, Jim. He grew up...
Will Nate Boulton’s Quick Rise Take Him To Governor’s Office?
Nate Boulton is not the type of candidate that Iowa Democrats have usually put up for statewide office over the past few cycles. He does not have a famous last name. He has served in public office for just four months. At 37, he is the youngest member of the Senate...
Coping Is Easier When The Glass Is Half-Full
I’ve long been a glass-half-full guy, rather than someone who dwells on the glass being half empty. It’s just a matter of perspective, I guess. I credit this outlook to my parents. But regardless of its origins, it’s comforting when you focus on the good that is out...
When The Establishment Fails To Back The “Establishment” Candidate
What do you get when the so-called "establishment" fails to back the so-called "establishment" candidate? The Iowa Senate Democratic primary, apparently. Throughout this year's presidential primary, both Republicans and Democrats have obsessed over "establishment"...
Rising Star Profile: Rob Sand
Were Rob Sand to run for office in the near future, he'll already hold many qualifications of a successful candidate for public office: an Assistant Attorney General, family man, rural upbringing and... chicken wrangler. That last one he added to his resume early on...
Iowa Travel Guide: Des Moines
Starting Line will offer a series of Iowa Travel Guides to all of Iowa's main cities throughout the course of the year for visiting journalists and campaign staff to use on their trips. Let's start out with the Capitol City. Des Moines has undergone a cultural...