Listening In

“That was as special and breathtaking a setting for a baseball game that I can ever remember being a part of.”

NEW YORK YANKEES MANAGER AARON BOONE when describing the Field of Dreams game that brought Major League Baseball to Iowa

“In Iowa, we will continue to support individual liberty over government mandates.”

GOVERNOR KIM REYNOLDS

in response to an investigation by the Iowa Department of Education over the state’s ban on mask mandates “I’ve learned about business, I’ve learned about taxes, I’m learning about finances. I’ll just continue to do what I can do off the court so I can excel when I’m done on the court.”

IOWA BASKETBALL STAR JORDAN BOHANNON on how NCAA’s name, image, and likeness has taught him more than he expected

“We have to protect our mind and our body, rather than just go out there and do what the world wants us to do.”

OLYMPIC GYMNAST SIMONE BILES

regarding mental health preventing her from competing in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics “The fair being closed for 11 days is like a regular business being closed for 12 months.”

IOWA STATE FAIR CEO GARY SLATER on what it means to have the fair return after cancelling in 2020

“Either run or step away. I sometimes feel either way I make a decision, there will be some regret sometime down the road.”

U.S. SENATOR CHUCK GRASSLEY

when discussing whether or not he will run again for U.S. Senate