Todd Dorman

Iowans love our State Fair, except when it spills a suspicious white powder on them. From the AP via the …

For a while Wednesday, Time Check was hopping. U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Shaun Donovan was there with …

Just when you thought politicians are  just a bunch of unprincipled weather vanes, some state lawmakers are defending the virtue of …

You don’t need to be a high-paid flood consultant to understand the significance of Tuesday’s news that  a $516 million …

Sometimes, you get a dose of perspective and inspiration when you least expect it. Mine came Friday afternoon. My boss …

1. Why are so many politicos jumping on U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley for firing off some testy Tweets on health …

On Thursday evening, Cedar Rapids will bury a 50-year time capsule to commemorate last year’s flood. I think it’s a …

A Des Moines friend forwarded me a link to Glass Half Full, a first-rate Iowa blog dedicated to drinks and …

A couple weeks ago I wrote about the curious Quaker Oats box media kits sent out to national news outlets …

A vacationing friend sends along this pic of a Belgian Coke machine decorated with Brussels’ famous tinkling landmark. The bottom …

Iowa ranks 8th-best in the nation on the 2009  GMAC Insurance National Drivers Test. The annual survey of 5,000 drivers includes …

Sonjia Cornell doesn’t have big plans for next week’s flood anniversary. “Cry, maybe,” said Sonjia, who lost her home of …

National Geographic has an interesting piece about a new cloud type, potentially the first to be identified since 1951. The magazine …

AP Says state Rep. Christopher Rants, R-Sioux City, is eding closer to a run for governor: The 41-year-old Rants is known …

So U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions of Alabama is all trying to have a dignified meeting with Supreme Court nominee Sonia …