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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 Jan. 11, 2012 11:05 pm4992d ago
My Sunday column apparently did not win me fans on the Cedar Rapids School Board. Board President John Laverty, in …
Staff Columnists Jan. 10, 2012 6:29 am4994d ago
So parents and other concerned folks got their first chance Monday night to publicly weigh in on the possibility of …
Staff Columnists Jan. 9, 2012 6:17 am4995d ago
Cedar Rapids school district leaders say they came to the discussion of possible boundary changes and school closures with eyes …
Staff Columnists Jan. 5, 2012 9:11 am4999d ago
Would a code enforcement division, by any other name, be less bureaucratic/intimidating? The City of Cedar Rapids seems to think …
Staff Columnists Jan. 4, 2012 9:40 am5000d ago
Often, after a big time voting event, I’ll compile a list of winners and losers. Blame it on sleep deprivation, …
Staff Columnists Jan. 3, 2012 10:25 am5001d ago
Iowa is getting a bunch of attention today for some reason. Politico compiles Iowa by the numbers. If you bet over 45 in the …
Staff Columnists Jan. 2, 2012 11:28 am5002d ago
Don’t look now, but that Rick Santorum, visitor of all 99 counties and the most Huckabee-est of all the Republican …
Staff Columnists Jan. 1, 2012 8:03 am5003d ago
Iowa’s caucuses are taking their quadrennial media beating. I’ve read several pieces over the last week or so arguing that …
Staff Columnists Dec. 30, 2011 10:36 am5005d ago
So, I’m hearing through the online tubes and conduits that this U.S. Rep. Ron Paul of Texas just might be your …
Staff Columnists Dec. 29, 2011 10:55 am5006d ago
Remember back in the day when it was conventional wisdom that evangelical/social conservative Republicans in Iowa would rule the leadoff …
Staff Columnists Dec. 29, 2011 8:34 am5006d ago
Just a year ago, nobody was “occupy”-ing anything, except maybe a porta-potty or a motel room. The combination of “super” …
Staff Columnists Dec. 28, 2011 2:47 pm5006d ago
Cedar Rapids Mayor Ron Corbett contends that if state lawmakers and Gov. Terry Branstad are really serious about property tax …
Staff Columnists Dec. 27, 2011 10:31 am5008d ago
Iowa’s presidential caucuses are a mere week from today. If you have not decided on which red, white and blue …
Staff Editorials Dec. 26, 2011 11:01 pm5008d ago
The Gazette Editorial Board —- One item that wasn’t in Gov. Terry Branstad’s blueprint for education reform at its unveiling …
Staff Editorials Dec. 25, 2011 11:01 pm5009d ago
STAY AT HOME DADS: The rise in stay-at-home dads in Iowa and across the country is a good thing – …