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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 Nov. 21, 2011 3:32 pm5148d ago
Note: I changed the headline after the city complained that they are requiring a removal of personal property, not an …
Staff Columnists Nov. 20, 2011 4:05 am5150d ago
A woman at Tuesday’s education reform summit in Marion gave me something unexpected to gnaw on. She asked Gov. Terry …
Staff Columnists Nov. 16, 2011 3:19 pm5153d ago
I walked down the Cedar River Trail from downtown to the African American Museum this midday to hear an update …
Staff Columnists Nov. 15, 2011 11:41 am5154d ago
Texas Gov. Rick Perry wants to rip that dad gum rattlesnake of a federal government out by its roots, if …
Staff Columnists Nov. 15, 2011 4:05 am5155d ago
If the “Eggstraordinary Recycled Organizer” ever becomes a hot holiday gift, my daughter Tess gets credit. She invented it, and …
Staff Columnists Nov. 14, 2011 8:55 am5155d ago
This Saturday is known around our house as Friends Thanksgiving. We get together with out best friends in the Ames/Nevada …
Staff Columnists Nov. 14, 2011 8:20 am5156d ago
From Ben Smith at Politico How can I donate to this guy’s SuperPAC?
Staff Columnists Apr. 24, 2023 9:53 am976d ago
Linn County should send Iowa Secretary of State Matt Schultz and Polk County Democrats a big box of doughnuts. The …
Staff Columnists Nov. 10, 2011 8:14 am5160d ago
Today’s print column WINNERS Democrats – Hey, remember what it’s like to win, celebrate, swig tear-free beer? Losing Senate District …
Staff Columnists Nov. 8, 2011 11:31 pm5161d ago
So, I guess the empire strikes back. The rebel alliance of youthful and agitated candidates took their best shots at …
Staff Columnists Nov. 8, 2011 10:45 pm5161d ago
Where to begin? What can you say about Senate District 18? It doesn’t take a professional politco to explain the …
Staff Columnists Nov. 8, 2011 12:57 pm5161d ago
Hearty souls are voting as I type in Senate District 18. I cast ballot No. 164 at Wilkins Elementary this …
Staff Columnists Nov. 8, 2011 4:05 am5162d ago
Now begins the obligatory Election Day column on voting. First, I say something profound like, “Hey, you should vote, because …
Staff Columnists Nov. 7, 2011 12:43 pm5162d ago
One question I’ve been asked quite a bit lately is when, oh when, will we see some public polling numbers in …
Staff Columnists Nov. 6, 2011 4:05 am5164d ago
Today’s print column It’s decision time for many of us who live in Senate District 18. Those of us who …

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