Todd Dorman

I’m going to be out of the office today. So the blog is on pause. Meanwhile, The Des Moines Register is sponsoring the …

The Field of Dreams is still for sale at this hour. Between pop cans and the change jar on top …

The facilities are more modern. The athletes are bigger, faster and stronger. And the sport has never been better. Welcome …

I just left Greene Square Park, where Vice President Joe Biden campaigned alongside our re-election seeking Gov. Chet Culver. If …

Gov. Chet Culver will campaign with Vice President Joe Biden in Greene Square park at noon today. That explains all the dark …

The Colonel fought the chickens, but it looks like the chickens won. “I do understand that the battle is lost,” …

Gov. Chet Culver launched his re-election effort in Des Moines today. Rather than drive west, I’m waiting until he comes …

What are the most over-used media cliches? Only time will tell, or maybe an intrepid journo who is hunting them down. From …

Now that the Racing and Gaming Commission has closed the book on Iowa’s casino expansion era, a reader shoots me …

JOHNSTON — At the last minute, I decided to drive a couple of hours west to see the Iowa Racing …

State Sen. Merlin Bartz curiously carried the fight over same-sex marriages to the state’s campgrounds this week. Now he finds …

So Cedar Rapids’ swift, initial search for a “regional” City Manager match-made-in-heaven is apparently over. Rick Smith had fine coverage of …

Plugged-in Iowa City blogger John Deeth reportsthat Vice President Joe Biden will join Chet Culver for his Cedar Rapids campaign kick …

Ignoring the pundits who say they distinctly smell toasted Democrat whenever they see his poll numbers, Gov. Chet Culver is running for re-election …

Many moons ago, when I was young and naive and super-self-centered, nearby breastfeeding made me uncomfortable. I admit it. But …