Todd Dorman

The Iowa Independent reports this am on Bob Vander Plaats’ assertion that social issues are an important, defining factor for …

So, do you care about the Statehouse property tax debate? It’s all the rage under the golden dome these days. …

Another study is out with more bad news about how little our kids know about our country’s history. It’s in all the papers. …

I know after watching last night’s Republican presidential debate in New Hampshire that I’m supposed to be amazed how no …

Today’s print column “Here’s some food for thought, so to speak,” it said on the envelope, with a smiley face. …

Mitt Romney is skipping out on Iowa’s greatest fake vote.  That, my friends, is a story with national implications. Oh, …

Sure, just when I get a vehicle with a sweet back-up camera…From the Downtown District: Reversal of Back-In Angle Parking …

The dignitaries were damp, and I have to say the museum looked a little nervous. No, I didn’t do one …

Gov. Terry Branstad arrived Monday in Cedar Rapids in a small plane. I was sort of expecting a hulking C-130. …

? Rumor has it that Sarah Palin may bring her family vacation/media circus tour to Iowa sometime this month. Maybe …

Agree or disagree, you’ve got to admire his moxie. Jeff Angelo is a former state senator from Creston, once a …

So, the 2011 Iowa budget impasse, code named Operation Sitzkrieg, continues. Gov. Terry Branstad and fellow Republicans who control the …

Welcome back, three-day weekenders. Gallup has some fascinating numbers today from a poll of Americans on moral issues, a “Values …

Today’s print column Iowa’s caucus campaign is at its best during those unplanned, non-packaged interactions that teach us a lot …

Strange. All this talk about trains and whistles and cash reminded me of something. I hear the train a’ comin,’ …