Todd Dorman

Have you been following the Cedar Rapids City Council campaign? Let’s find out. Here’s a quiz: 1. Several hopefuls say …

Did some road trip gas-pumping over the weekend. But, I have to admit, I didn’t really feel under-taxed. I know we …

Last week, at Wednesday night’s Senate District 18 forum, time ran out before either Chris Earl or I could ask the candidates about same-sex …

I’m taking a three-day weekend, but I’ll leave the joint open for any election (city/state/caucuses) thoughts you might have and …

Today’s print column, belated. According to recent polls, many folks find Herman Cain’s presidential campaign to be smooth and satisfying. And …

So state Senate District 18 hopefuls Cindy Golding, Republican, and Liz Mathis, Democrat, had their first debate/forum tonight at Linn …

Speaking of Westdale Mall, The Wall Street Journal has a piece today on the trend toward non-traditional, non-retail uses for …

At times during Cedar Rapids’ city council campaigns, I’ve worried about the zombie menace. I’m not talking about any of …

First, the pizza Politico staged a taste-test of Godfather’s Pizza last week. Republican presidential hopeful Heman Cain ran the pizza …

So I casually asked Cindy Golding about her plan to shut down our state government. OK, seriously. You’re a swell …

We’ve been hearing a lot of predictions that outside groups would turn the Senate District 18 special election race into the latest battleground …

So 1-3-12 is now set in stone. No, I’m not talking about Herman Cain’s plan for universal health care – …

Liz Mathis greeted me with a handful of corn. She had been out talking to farmers in state Senate District …

Spent Wednesday evening with the good Democratic delegates of Senate District 18. They gathered at Hiawatha City Hall to officially …

It’s become clearer than a shot of cachaca that Jason Glass’ recent trip to Brazil was a mistake. The state’s …