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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 Sep. 17, 2021 2:08 pm1560d ago
So State Sen. Joe Seng, D-Davenport, will get to take on U.S. Rep. Dave Loebsack in a good old fashioned …
Staff Columnists Mar. 29, 2012 5:05 am5020d ago
It’s high time to dive back into the fascinating world of stormwater runoff. Now that levees and flood walls have …
Staff Columnists Mar. 28, 2012 4:13 pm5020d ago
It seems these days the only thing we Americans love more than stuffing our pie holes full of ground beef …
Staff Columnists Mar. 28, 2012 10:00 am5020d ago
I haven’t been paying all that much attention to State Sen. Joe Seng’s primary challenge to U.S. Rep. Dave Loebsack …
Staff Columnists Mar. 27, 2012 5:05 am5022d ago
Unless you’re one of the privileged or fortunate 400, you’re never going to see it. That’s how many seats are …
Staff Columnists Mar. 25, 2012 5:05 am5024d ago
(Sunday’s print column) A concerned Mayor Ron Corbett met with our editorial board this past week. He’s concerned about the …
Staff Columnists Mar. 22, 2012 6:19 am5027d ago
Barely a week has passed since the ax dropped on Polk Elementary, and yet there it was, bigger than life …
Staff Columnists Mar. 21, 2012 3:46 pm5027d ago
One thing I hate about being on vacation is missing perfectly good column fodder. So last week, when my phone buzzed …
Staff Columnists Mar. 20, 2012 11:21 am5028d ago
So I’ve returned from sunny Florida to sunny Iowa. Took the family tribe cross country with all the joys, tantrums …
Staff Columnists Mar. 13, 2012 8:48 am5035d ago
I wasn’t there for the vote on Polk. All I know is what I read in the papers. But I …
Staff Columnists Mar. 11, 2012 5:05 am5038d ago
First, an apology. I’m sorry I won’t be at Monday evening’s Cedar Rapids School Board meeting. A long-planned family vacation …
Staff Columnists Mar. 8, 2012 4:05 am5041d ago
(Today’s print column) Tuesday’s rejection of a local-option sales tax extension for flood protection looked razor close on paper. But …
Staff Columnists Mar. 6, 2012 10:05 pm5042d ago
We know now that LOST lost again. It wasn’t as close as last time, though still close. So apparently, as …
Staff Columnists Mar. 6, 2012 9:42 am5042d ago
Sunday’s column generated a fair amount of mail. A reader in the College Community district clarified the picture there: College …
Letters to the Editor Mar. 4, 2012 11:01 pm5044d ago
“ … It is to be remembered, that the general government is not to be charged with the whole power …


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