As you may know, Iowa’s Caucuses were held on January 3, 2008 rather than today for a variety of reasons. If Iowans had been gathering in 1781 precincts tonight, they would be braving single-digit and sometimes sub-zero thermometer readings. The wind chill calculations are pretty scary. As I type this at 3 o’clock in the afternoon, the wind chill factor is 3 degrees in Des Moines. (Here’s the forecast for Estherville, Iowa, this evening — that’s in northwest Iowa.)
About O.Kay Henderson
Kay is a founding member of the Radio Iowa network newsroom. In 1994, she became the network’s news director. She’s a featured reporter and commentator on Iowa Public Television’s “Iowa Press,” and the 2002 recipient of the Shelley Award.
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