Conservative stars rally around Cruz
By Caroline Kenny AMES, Iowa–With barely 48 hours to rally support before the Iowa caucuses, Ted Cruz surrounded himself Saturday with conservative luminaries who praised his Christian faith and lauded his devotion to the original intent of the Constitution. Former Fox News host Glenn Beck likened the first-term Texas senator to George Washington. He said […]
Sanders calls again for legalization of pot
By Misha Euceph DAVENPORT, Iowa — Bernie Sanders renewed his call for the legalization of marijuana, framing it at a campaign rally here as a racially charged criminal justice issue. “We’ve got to rethink the so-called war on drugs,” Sanders told supporters at the Danceland Ballroom on Friday. “Right now, in the Federal Controlled Substance […]
Amid aspirations and inspirations, young Iowa Democrats gear up for the caucuses
By Enrica Nicoli Aldini IOWA CITY, Iowa – When Hillary Clinton visited Grinnell College in November, sophomore Anna Schierenbeck told her that when she was just eight years old, her dad suffered a stroke. It left him disabled. The family has been caring for him since. Not even a month later, Clinton announced a plan […]
A one-on-one interview with presidential hopeful Rick Santorum
By Kristen Vake DES MOINES, Iowa — Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum spoke with Medill Reports journalist Kristen Vake. [vimeo 153579008 w=474] Medill Reports caught up with the former Pennsylvania senator in outside a rally for Donald Trump shortly after the GOP undercard debate on Thursday night. Only four years ago, Santorum emerged triumphant from […]
Des Moines Register Poll: Trump and Clinton lead the pack two days before Iowa caucuses
By Max Greenwood Des Moines, Iowa – Donald Trump is leading the Republican pack and Hillary Clinton is leading the Democrats just 48 hours before the Iowa caucuses, according to a Des Moines Register/Bloomberg Politics poll released Saturday. The poll is the last to be released by the newspaper before the Iowa caucuses begin Monday. […]
Stacia Drafahl: Day in the Life of an Iowan
By Misha Euceph “He [Rick Santorum] started kind of railing on the affordable care act. He was really mis characterizing it. He was talking about how younger, healthier people are paying less, and that’s just not right. I was kind of starting to fume… I was resolved to ask him a question and call him […]
Residents seeking O’Hare noise relief say mayor offered none
By Siri Bulusu Mayor Rahm Emanuel disappointed a residents’ coalition Wednesday by failing, the group said, to offer solutions to increased air traffic noise over neighborhoods near O’Hare International Airport. After two years of requesting his attention, the Fair Allocaton of Runways Coalition finally snared the mayor at City Hall to review new data suggesting […]
The strange power of Donald Trump
By Alison Martin DAVENPORT, Iowa — For some undecided Iowa voters, the head and heart don’t agree. While Margaret Osborne listens attentively to Chris Christie at a town hall meeting in Davenport, Iowa, her heart can’t forget the passion and excitement of Donald Trump. Every four years, Osborne and her mother, Patricia, attend rallies and […]
Rebecca Truszkowski: Day in the Life of an Iowan
By Misha Euceph “They’re worried about people taking their guns away. We’re worried about our children’s lives. Who do you think is gonna win?” Rebecca Truszkowski, on the right, is an Iowan with Gun Sense Voter. She plans to caucus for the issue and to endorse a candidate based on his or her support for […]
Mary Ann Miller: Day in the Life of an Iowan
By Misha Euceph “I have four grand children, one on the way. Climate change is important. My legacy to my grandchildren that I worked for. I belong to this group called 100 grannies in Iowa City that is working for climate change. I want my grandchildren to have that. I have a granddaughter who’s 19. […]