WATCH: Yes, you can lower your cancer risk
Despite the nitrates, radon, and pesticides, there are everyday choices you can make to lower your risk of getting cancer.
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POLITICS
Sep
2025
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WATCH: What Rob Sand’s singing town hall ritual says about Iowa
Rob Sand believes showing up and singing together is anecdote to the political division of the day.
Sep
2025
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WATCH: Rob Sand leads town halls in singing ‘America the Beautiful’
Rob Sand's campaign said it's hit over 65 townhalls this year. At each of them, Sand has been asking people to sing "America the Beautiful."
Sep
2025
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Why Rob Sand is singing ‘America, the Beautiful’ at rallies
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Rob Sand has been starting his campaign stops across Iowa with an unusual ritual: leading crowds in singing "America the Beautiful." Sand, the current state...
Sep
2025
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‘Sick to my stomach’: Trump distorts facts on autism, tylenol, and vaccines, scientists say
On Monday, President Donald Trump stood beside Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for what he called a “historic” announcement on autism.
Sep
2025
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Democrats take stand on healthcare as government shutdown looms
Democrats are threatening to shut down the government unless Republicans restore health insurance subsidies that would otherwise cause Iowa ACA enrollees to pay an extra $1,080 per year for...
Sep
2025
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WATCH: Iowa farmers suffer from Trump’s tariffs – Amie Rivers on CNN
Starting Line's own Amie Rivers was on CNN Friday, putting the impacts Iowa farmers are feeling from Trump's tariffs on a national stage.
Sep
2025
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WATCH: Iowa leads the nation in binge drinking and cancer—and they’re related
Iowa leads the nation in binge drinking—and faces higher cancer risks because of it.
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Sep
2025
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WATCH: Iowa public defender says she had to shoplift to feed her family
Poverty is quite a simple math problem, but the government doesn't want to solve it.
Sep
2025
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Nunn v. Konfrst: Poll shows dead heat in Iowa’s 3rd Congressional District
Update: Following publication, Iowa Staring Line received screenshots of Public Policy Polling's survey. The firm surveyed respondents on the favorability of both Democrats Jennifer Konfrst and...
