Todd Dorman

So former House Speaker Newt Gingrich is apparently, at this hour, your Republican presidential front-runner. Depending on how you look …

(Warning: Satire) Welcome to my Republican presidential potluck, Gov. Romney. So what did you bring? “I was going to bring …

This week, the president pardoned a fat turkey also known as the congressional Super Committee. It’s going to a nice …

I stopped at Occupy Cedar Rapids’ camp site at the corner of M Avenue and First Street NW this morning. …

Note: I changed the headline after the city complained that they are requiring a removal of personal property, not an …

A woman at Tuesday’s education reform summit in Marion gave me something unexpected to gnaw on. She asked Gov. Terry …

I walked down the Cedar River Trail from downtown to the African American Museum this midday to hear an update …

Texas Gov. Rick Perry wants to rip that dad gum rattlesnake of a federal government out by its roots, if …

If the “Eggstraordinary Recycled Organizer” ever becomes a hot holiday gift, my daughter Tess gets credit. She invented it, and …

This Saturday is known around our house as Friends Thanksgiving. We get together with out best friends in the Ames/Nevada …

From Ben Smith at Politico How can I donate to this guy’s SuperPAC?

Linn County should send Iowa Secretary of State Matt Schultz and Polk County Democrats a big box of doughnuts. The …

Today’s print column WINNERS Democrats – Hey, remember what it’s like to win, celebrate, swig tear-free beer? Losing Senate District …

So, I guess the empire strikes back. The rebel alliance of youthful and agitated candidates took their best shots at …

Where to begin? What can you say about Senate District 18? It doesn’t take a professional politco to explain the …