E-mail a friendAugust 13, 2007
David Yepsen, political columnist for The Des Moines Register, analyzes Saturday's GOP straw poll in Iowa. Actor Kevin Bacon discusses his new film project, Death Sentence.
David Yepsen
David Yepsen
David Yepsen is the chief political correspondent for The Des Moines Register and has covered Iowa government and politics for more than 30 years. A native of the state, he began his newspaper career at the Quad-City Times in Davenport. He earned a masters degree in public administration from Drake University and was a fellow at the Joan Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy at Harvard University. Yepsen is also a panelist on Iowa Public Television's Iowa Press program.
Kevin Bacon
Kevin Bacon
Actor Kevin Bacon's body of work includes an extensive range of supporting characters and starring roles. The Philadelphia native began his career on the New York stage and made his film debut in Animal House. His turn as a rebel dancer in Footloose was a breakthrough role. Equally skilled at comedy and drama, Bacon alternates between the stage and screen. He added director to his skill set with Losing Chase and, along with his older brother, has a successful country-folk rock band, The Bacon Brothers.