Here’s what Iowans thought of the Trump-Harris debate
We asked, you answered: What are your thoughts after Tuesday night's presidential debate?
Sep
2024
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OPINION
Sep
2024
13
Guest post: New book ‘Education Wars’ adds to anti-voucher argument
A new book, "The Education Wars," show how private school vouchers further this country's divisions. This is a wonderful time of year in Iowa. We’re gearing up for harvest here on the farm. The hottest days of summer are behind us. And our public schools are once...
Aug
2024
31
Guest post: Reynolds should stop resisting Summer EBT
Why is Gov. Kim Reynolds saying “No” to Summer EBT, a summer food program for children?
Jul
2024
18
Rushing: I’ve reached the finish line at Starting Line
Chief Political Correspondent Ty Rushing bids farewell to Iowa Starting Line. After 11 years—minus a six-month stint in corporate communications—my grind as a daily news reporter will come to an end Friday on what will be my last day as a full-time member of the...
Jul
2024
2
Opinion: In the wake of Tyson, let’s rethink Iowa’s immigration stance
In Iowa, we often pride ourselves on our resilience and self-reliance. However, the truth is our state's prosperity heavily depends on, both documented and undocumented, Black and Brown immigrants. The looming impact of the Tyson plant closure in Perry and the...
Jul
2024
1
Scheetz: Abortion ban an assault on women’s rights
In a guest post, Rep. Sami Scheetz writes about how the Iowa Supreme Court's ruling to end an injunction that kept Iowa Republicans' abortion ban at bay is a blow to women's bodily autonomy. In just a few short weeks, my wife and I will welcome a baby girl into our...
Jun
2024
26
Katzer: Spencer is my hometown. It will bounce back from flood
Starting Line Intern Grace Katzer is from Spencer, one of many Northwest Iowa communities ravaged by flooding. We asked her to write about it, and here are her thoughts. “The water is creeping closer.” The text from my mom sent my heart plummeting toward my feet....
Jun
2024
21
Guest post: Iowa’s attempt to regionalize services hurts smaller communities
The main issue that got me active in politics is the impact that regionalization of services has on smaller cities and rural areas. In October 2013, I was working as a sexual assault advocate in my hometown of Muscatine when my company’s CEO announced the closure...
Jun
2024
18
Kalbach: Why aren’t Grassley and Ernst supporting MCOOL in the Farm Bill?
Guest columnist Barb Kalbach questions why Iowa's two US senators haven't endorsed mandatory country-of-origin labels for beef in the Farm Bill, which she says could help family farms.
Jun
2024
7
Weiner: GOP attacks on the judicial system are an attack on democracy
Iowa state senator warns people and Republican officials not to forget the lessons of World War II. The moving pictures of centenarian World War II veterans in France for the 80th anniversary of D-Day remind us of the countless American soldiers who willingly...
