Todd Dorman

Conducting the public’s business in front of the public can be so constraining and uncomfortable. Sometimes, you simply have to …

We call them “sunshine laws,” but it’s often the shadows that matter most. And by shadows I mean the exemptions …

A year from now, we’ll probably be talking about who is and who is not running for mayor of Cedar …

So A.J. Spiker, the chairman of the Republican Party of Iowa – with its first-in-the-nation caucuses still in the shop, …

Mike Huckabee, Rick Santorum and others have dubbed Wednesday as Chick-fil-A appreciation day, hoping to counter all the fallout over …

Jeff Moser, a reader and regular commenter on this blog, is a Clayton County farmer and trucker who works part …

So the other day a reader called to tell me that the word on the street is the Cedar Rapids …

My first encounter with a roundabout could have gone better. We were on vacation years ago, driving through Wisconsin. We …

It ain’t easy being the honorable secretary of agriculture these days. First, Sec. Tom Vilsack says he’s praying for rain …

(Today’s print column, with some rehash for my tens of online readers) My state Senate district craves attention. Last fall, …

The Tree of Five seasons now has a snazzy plaza, which was dedicated recently. Two admen credited with creating the …

With news of tragedy swirling all around us, I’ve decided to focus on the fact that my daughter, Ella, turns …

Our former governor and current U.S. Secretary of Agriculture is taking some heat for praying for rain. From BuzzFeed: The …

I’m not going to lose any sleep over the 60-year terms Gov. Terry Branstad handed down this week for 38 …

A local businessman stopped by the paper today to express some outrage over remarks President Obama made in Virginia recently. …