Todd Dorman

The latest word on Cedar Rapids City Manager Jeff Pomeranz’s pay package, the state’s largest among his peers, hit the …

In theory, it seems reasonable. Marion resident Jodi Treharne presented a letter to the Marion City Council demanding that members …

It may be the least recalled front page of all time. Nov. 21, 1963. That’s 50 years ago today. Fifty …

Today is the 150th anniversary of Lincoln’s great speech delivered on the Gettysburg battlefield. The anniversary is getting lots of …

As a resident of the beautiful north side of Marion, I can’t understand why anyone wouldn’t want to live there …

A bill probably will be filed in the Iowa Legislature next year seeking to making it legal for people with …

Over at the Iowa Policy Project, Colin Gordon put together a nifty primer that explains how to count jobs.  It’s pretty simple …

We scorched Big Tobacco. Now, the target is Big Vapor. Last week, Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller urged the Legislature …

SiriusXM satellite radio has already devoted a channel to all Christmas music. I listened to it for a while driving …

Cedar Rapids Mayor Ron Corbett was back on WMT’s Mayor on Monday radio show, fresh off his re-election victory. Also …

Monday’s burst of snow delighted some and demoralized others. Like it or not, the big W is coming. All you …

Many of us will be thinking about the bravery and sacrifice of our veterans on this Veterans Day. But I …

Note: This post was first published in November, 2011. I hope all of you have taken a few moments today …

Our U.S. Senate interrupted its regularly scheduled dysfunctional to make some history this past week. On Thursday, the Senate voted …

Voters put a nice, strong period at the end of the “Recovery Era” in Cedar Rapids city politics on Tuesday. …