Todd Dorman

So we received Cedar Rapids Community School Superintendent Dave Benson’s plot-twisting recommendations on school closures/boundaries this evening. I’m still thinking the whole thing …

Sometimes in the columnizing biz, you wonder whether anyone’s paying attention. At least the Cedar Rapids School Board is reading my …

You knew it was coming. From Reid Wilson in the National Journal: Imagine an election with so many inaccuracies that …

So a 2-1 majority on a three-judge panel of the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals says it’s unconstitutional to rescind …

I’ve learned, in recent days, that there are two distinct ways to develop what’s called a “brand.” One way involves putting …

Washington Post columnist Dana Millbank wrote a piece about disgraced former lobbyist Jack Abramoff’s appearance before a group of campaign …

I was asleep at the switch when the Educational Leadership and Support Center was approved. It’s among my biggest regrets …

So, for several days recently, Iowans were uncertain whether the “Governors” would remain in the “7th Annual Iowa Governors Conference …

A wafer-thin mint from the end of Rod Boshart’s rundown of Gov. Terry Branstad’s appearance on Iowa Public Television’s “Iowa Press” show …

It seemed like a fairly straightforward question. The Cedar Rapids School District is considering school closures and boundary changes, due, …

Iowa’s presidential caucuses are famous for winnowing the field. But it’s usually candidates that drop out in the aftermath, not …

My neighbor, Dustin, said I should write about the big corn sculpture. For a moment, I was a little confused. …

After watching a local-option sales tax extension dramatically defeated last May, it seems like something is missing as we near …

Cedar Rapids Mayor Ron Corbett didn’t have to work too hard to manufacture a greeting for President Obama Wednesday. “When …

We now know that closing an elementary school saves the Cedar Rapids School District anywhere from $600,000 to $757,000 annually. …