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Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52401
Todd Dorman
I’m a columnist, editorial writer and blogger for The Gazette in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. I write about local and state government, politics, social issues, children, dogs, barbecue, or whatever shiny thing catches my woefully short attention span. I’ve been here since October 2007, after covering the Statehouse for nearly a decade, and my blog has been online since November 2007. I was student body president of my high school in 1988-89 and that’s the last time I’ll run for anything. Except maybe a free beer or an ice cream truck. Sign up for my Pints & Politics newsletter, or watch my podcast.
Latest Articles by Todd Dorman
Staff Columnists Apr. 18, 2012 2:33 pm4999d ago
Maybe you read last week that Cedar Rapids has socked away as much as $400,000 for a “City Gateways Enhancement …
Staff Columnists Apr. 17, 2012 1:58 pm5000d ago
READING Read the following passage and answer the question below: DES MOINES – Iowa Department of Education Director Jason Glass’s …
Staff Columnists Apr. 17, 2012 5:05 am5000d ago
So I’ve driven past Morgan Creek Farm’s vegetable stand along U.S. Highway 30 west of town a bunch of times. …
Staff Columnists Apr. 15, 2012 5:05 am5002d ago
A phone rings in the governor’s office. “Governor Branstad speaking.” “Yeah, hi, governor. This is the Butter Cow, calling from …
Staff Columnists Apr. 12, 2012 5:05 am5005d ago
Last week, a Sioux City jury awarded $231,000 to a state lawmaker who sued his vanquished foe for running a …
Staff Columnists Apr. 10, 2012 1:34 pm5007d ago
Got a genuine pen-and-paper, old-school letter from a reader recently who is sick of hearing about Polk Elementary. How sick? …
Staff Columnists Apr. 9, 2012 11:32 am5008d ago
Instead of sugary Peeps, U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley gave us an acidic tweet over the Easter weekend. Grassley, whose freewheeling …
Staff Columnists Apr. 8, 2012 5:06 am5009d ago
Maybe you heard, as I did, about the Colorado egg hunt that wasn’t. It was in the news recently. An …
Staff Columnists Apr. 5, 2012 9:20 am5012d ago
We received dispatches from distant capitals this week bearing good news on the recovery front. Our own Iowa Legislature gave …
Staff Columnists Apr. 3, 2012 3:27 pm5014d ago
So our own Gov. Terry Branstad is demanding that Congress mount an investigation to uncover who is responsible for the pink slime …
Staff Columnists Apr. 3, 2012 6:47 am5014d ago
So the Polk Elementary saga ends not with a bang, but a picnic. This evening, at 5 p.m., is the …
Staff Columnists Apr. 1, 2012 5:06 am5016d ago
In case you missed it, tomorrow (Monday) is Laugh Out Loud Day in Iowa. April 2 has been proclaimed as …
Staff Columnists Mar. 30, 2012 3:03 pm5018d ago
Gov. Terry Branstad is sending a letter to Iowa school superintendents urging them to continue serving lean finely textured beef …
Staff Columnists Mar. 30, 2012 12:46 pm5018d ago
Could it be that the party of Lincoln is doing some rethinkin’ on this whole gay marriage thing? Politico says …
Staff Columnists Mar. 30, 2012 12:02 pm5018d ago
Legislators and Legislatures come and go, but the debate over when Iowa schools should end summer vacation and start the …


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