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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. 24, 2012 8:34 am5084d ago
Cedar Rapids had a City Council election in November, and, from my vantage point, the city’s use of automated traffic …
Staff Columnists Jan. 23, 2012 1:15 pm5085d ago
I mentioned in a post a couple of weeks ago that the Cedar Rapids School District’s facilities process (aka closing …
Staff Columnists Jan. 22, 2012 4:05 am5087d ago
So I’m waiting for Patton. Heck, I might even settle for Bluto Blutarsky and his Germans at Pearl Harbor. I’m …
Staff Columnists Jan. 20, 2012 11:29 am5088d ago
(Today’s expanded print column version of yestetrday’s post) So we finally have an Iowa caucus winner.* Cue the confetti …
Staff Columnists Jan. 19, 2012 9:52 am5089d ago
So we now know that Rick Santorum got 34 more votes than Mitt Romney on caucus night in Iowa, instead of …
Staff Columnists Jan. 19, 2012 4:05 am5090d ago
So 10 years ago this morning, I became a parent. I have a feeling this will not be the focus …
Staff Columnists Jan. 18, 2012 2:29 pm5090d ago
Cedar Rapids Community School officials, including Superintendent Dave Benson and School Board President John Laverty, are scheduled to drop in …
Staff Columnists Jan. 17, 2012 9:56 am5091d ago
Killed a little time paging through the state budget book Gov. Terry Branstad’s staff dropped off Friday. A few interesting …
Staff Columnists Jan. 17, 2012 4:05 am5092d ago
Along with the usual local aromas, I detected a hint of boondoggle in the air Sunday. That’s when Rick Smith’s …
Staff Columnists Jan. 15, 2012 5:10 am5094d ago
If they really want commercial property tax reform, Statehouse leaders will have to give up. Democrats must give up the …
Staff Columnists Jan. 12, 2012 10:19 am5096d ago
I must apologize for my lack of bloggery recently. Seems like the last couple of weeks have been filled with …
Staff Columnists Jan. 11, 2012 11:05 pm5097d 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 am5099d 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 am5100d 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 am5103d ago
Would a code enforcement division, by any other name, be less bureaucratic/intimidating? The City of Cedar Rapids seems to think …


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