Todd Dorman

Last fall, Republicans running for legislative seats deployed TV ads and mailers promising to ‘fix our schools,” among other such …

We were told again and again how water quality would be a top priority under our Golden Dome of Wisdom. …

In these troubled times, when sharp, intransigent disagreement has become the new inhaling and exhaling, I offer you an alternative. …

So there are days under Iowa’s Golden Dome when you’ll hear soaring oratory praising the infinite wisdom of Iowans, we …

Once again, the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission is putting the show ahead of the dough. The show in this …

Politics can be a killer of curiosity. Take the intriguing question of whether Iowa Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds truly becomes …

Iowa-born conservationist Aldo Leopold famously wrote about a region known as the Driftless Area. Our Iowa Legislature operates in a …

Jack Hatch had 98 problems in 2014, and now, apparently, I’m one. The former Democratic gubernatorial nominee and state senator …

So amid the deepening political divisions and thrill-a-minute volatility of our post-truth Trumpian times, Republicans running our Legislature think the …

Among Cedar Rapids’ many post-flood public recovery projects, the McGrath Amphitheatre is among my favorites. It revitalized a decaying stretch …

Back when I was in high school, Des Moines was considered by many of my female classmates as a good …

We all know Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds will take over duties as Iowa’s governor when Gov. Terry Branstad leaves for …

There’s been some controversy swirling lately over lawmakers skipping public forums sponsored by the League of Women Voters. State Rep. …

If only Cedar Rapids could hold back floodwater with ’empathy.” Shared feelings can’t fill sandbags. But that’s mostly what our …

A Joe Biden quote has been getting a lot of mileage lately. ‘Show me your budget, and I’ll tell you …