Todd Dorman

So, as expected, all the leaning and considering has turned into a real campaign. Cedar Rapids City Council member Monica …

My former colleague, Cindy Hadish, has a great gardening and food blog, HomegrownIowan.com. Over the weekend, she posted coverage of …

Downtown Cedar Rapids had a pretty strong pulse Friday night. My wife and I went to the newly revamped U.S. …

Gov. Terry Branstad signed that big education reform compromise into law today. The governor and key lawmakers deserve a lot …

(Sunday’s print column, delayed due to a technical glitch. The crest didn’t turn out to be as high as expected, …

So no big rains in Cedar River watershed, knock on wood, and the National Weather Service flood forecast is holding …

The National Weather Service has updated its flood forecast for the Cedar River at Cedar Rapids: …FLOOD WARNING NOW IN …

So Cedar Rapids is preparing for the Cedar River’s 11th-highest crest. At least that’s what’s expected at this point by …

So the cold weekend rain was lousy. But the fire could have been worse. On Saturday, my wife and a …

At first sight, a property tax reform deal is like a unicorn. It’s astounding, really. You figured you might not …

Our governor will be spending part of his Memorial Day weekend in Mississippi: Ceremonies in Mississippi this weekend mark the …

Each year, when the legislative session finally ends, as the 2013 edition did this morning, some journalists compile a did/didn’t …

Tom Walsh said he used to live on an Iowa acreage with 20 acres of hardwood timber. In the spring, …

The smashed houses now on an endless cable TV loop are a lot like the ones that line my neighborhood …

So the final campaign spending numbers are in on the March 5 Linn County gambling referendum. Thanks to our quirky …