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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. 4, 2012 9:40 am5162d 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 am5163d 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 am5164d 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 am5165d 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 am5167d 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 am5168d 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 am5168d 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 pm5169d 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 am5170d 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 pm5171d 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 pm5172d ago
STAY AT HOME DADS: The rise in stay-at-home dads in Iowa and across the country is a good thing – …
Staff Editorials Dec. 25, 2011 11:01 pm5172d ago
BUCKLE UP, TEENS: When the University of Iowa College of Public Health observed 3,000 young Iowans in 36 counties to …
Staff Editorials Dec. 23, 2011 11:01 pm5174d ago
The Gazette Editorial Board —- We think Gov. Terry Branstad should drop a plan he floated this week for pouring …
Staff Columnists Dec. 22, 2011 4:05 pm5175d ago
I know things can get a little tense and fiery here in Commentistan. So before I take leave for the …
Staff Columnists Dec. 22, 2011 8:38 am5175d ago
So the issue of potential school closings is now out of the hard data phase and into the politics, according …


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