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Share with a friend It’s Monday, June 9, 2025. Amie here with some interesting things to start your week: No more 99 counties? Getting rid of some of our counties is something Iowa DOGE is apparently considering. Email me: Would you want your county on the chopping block? Want to help track Iowa’s bumblebees? Learn more…

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…

Plus: Positively Iowa & pet photos! Share with a friend 🗣️ It’s Friday the 13th, and Galentine’s Day: Time for Only in Iowa, Positively Iowa, this week’s pet photo, and news you can use. (NOTE: I am moving reader replies to Tuesdays to shorten this one up a bit, so find them there next week!)…

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…

Plus: Protests and reader soundoff Share with a friend Amie here. Memorial Day came up on us fast! (So did this summer humidity. 🥵)   In this issue: Candidate events and protests, this week’s viral post, and reader soundoff. Amie Rivers Newsletter Editor, Iowa Starting Line Email me     Featured protests and rallies: 📅…