DES MOINES, Iowa—The Ag Summit convened this morning just off the slightly run-down corner of East 30th and Walnut streets, a stone’s throw from establishments such as Fairground Hardware, Marty’s Barber Shop, Rumors Tattoos ’n’ Piercings and the Home Plate Diner.
At a table inside the diner Friday evening, a middle-aged man named Greg is finishing dinner with three of his seven adopted children.
When a reporter asks whether he knows so many Republican presidential prospects are about to descend on the fairgrounds across East 30th Street, Greg’s answer is succinct: “Oh yeah, we know they’re coming.”
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