Todd Dorman

California has declared war on bacon. At least that’s how our state’s Republican political leaders are describing it.

In November, voters in Linn County and the Cedar Rapids metro will be picking winners in some barn-burning ballot battles.

If you don’t think this is important, you’re obviously not one of the nation’s leading vexillologists.

Gov. Kim Reynolds trusts Iowans to do the right thing. But gather some of those Iowans together, call them a school board and they clearly cannot be trusted.

Last August’s derecho showed how fragile our society truly can be.

So I scored an interview with the Gulf of Mexico. I walked down to the edge of the water, gentle surf splashing over my bare feet. A fever of stingrays glided by close to shore. I told the gulf I had some questions.

Cedar Rapids Mayor Brad Hart tried his hand at improv, playing an angry candidate.

President Joe Biden is sending Cedar Rapids $28 million as part of the American Rescue Plan. It’s a big chunk of change. So naturally a lot of folks have ideas on how best to spend it in a city not only hit with a pandemic but also that derecho you might have heard about.

There’s a strong culture of denial in this state which feeds a lot of ridiculous pushback when people are critical of agriculture.

Our Red State Trailblazer wants national exposure, so that means pursuing a national agenda.

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds has appointed a large

For the July 4 holiday, a little Constitutional satire

Most agreed the state is heading in the wrong direction

If the state of Iowa refuses to protect our water, who you gonna call?

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