Iowa Starting Line: 10 years of doing things differently. What you can learn.

Iowa Starting Line: 10 years of doing things differently. What you can learn.

We’ve built up an important community that has stood up for Iowans. What a world. Amidst all the stupidity and suffering so far in 2025, our team has had one small reason to celebrate: Iowa Starting Line turned 10 years old earlier this year. It’s a minor miracle that Starting Line has survived this long—launching a left-leaning news site in this difficult time for journalism wasn’t the easiest endeavor, nor was building it out into a real newsr…