Alzheimer’s advocates are swarming the Iowa State Fair, pushing politicians to consider policies to fight the disease
Amid the butter sculptures and the fried oreos, politicians in Iowa must face Alzheimer’s advocates who want to put them on the record about a plan for fighting the disease.
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The Iowa State Fair is a rite of passage for presidential candidates — they eat weird fried food, kiss babies, and answer question after question about their vision for America. But this year the candidates got a different sort of question, over and over again: What’s your plan for fighting Alzheimer’s?
Volunteers with the Alzheimer’s
