Todd Dorman

Legions of downtown business owners converged on the First Ave Parkade parking garage with hopes officials would, as promised, let them go through …

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I know I’ve made fun of our Big Lug, aka Chet Culver, in the governor’s office a few too many times, but …

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Finally got a laptop and Internet access finally came back at my home this morning. More later.

I spent the late morning and early afternoon in Cedar Rapids’ Time Check neighborhood, which borders on the brown, bloated and roiling …

Tuesday Update — My dad did make the game, which Belmond won 5-2. The head coach of the Belmond-Klemme girls softball …

There’s a lot of buzz out there that the big-bucks success of  “Sex and the City” will open the Hollywood floodgates …

One day after the race for the Democratic presidential nomination effectively ended, U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin of Iowa threw his …

An occassional index of things and actions being banned from our world. 1. Birthday Cake/Cupcakes. From the suburban Chicago Daily Herald: “Birthday …

I received this e-mail from reader Jim Mead Thursday morning: Todd, I finally figured out why I so often skip your …

Reader Rich Lyle, who is among many great folks who told me how to quench my thirst for Grain Belt Premium around …

I’ve been debating for a couple of days whether to write anything about the tornado that smashed Parkersburg and parts of …

Today’s $4 word, from the Urban Dictionary STAYCATION — A vacation that is spent at one’s home enjoying all that …

Democratic front-runner Barack Obama stood on an Iowa stage Tuesday night, delivering a rousing speech to a big crowd at …