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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 Aug. 18, 2011 7:17 am5139d ago
Summer has sauntered into the sunset. I know there are a couple of weeks of August left. The State Fair …
Staff Columnists Aug. 16, 2011 1:07 pm5141d ago
Texas Gov. Rick Perry told employees of a Cedar Rapids-based company that’s added 232 employees since 2008 that President Obama has presided …
Staff Columnists Aug. 15, 2011 2:34 pm5142d ago
(Sunday’s print column) Hello? Is this Transnational Additives? Hey, buddy! Been a long time, man. Haven’t talked with you in …
Staff Columnists Aug. 14, 2011 8:10 pm5142d ago
Been on the road today, with children, so didn’t get a chance to comment on the one slightly delayed casualty …
Staff Columnists Aug. 13, 2011 6:27 pm5143d ago
So your Straw Poll winner is Michele Bachmann, with Ron Paul’s army nipping at her heels The results: Bachmann 4,823 …
Staff Columnists Aug. 13, 2011 3:28 pm5143d ago
Michele Bachmann got the loudest cheers for her speech this afternoon and may end up with the most straw poll …
Staff Columnists Aug. 13, 2011 2:58 pm5144d ago
Rick Santorum had the most head-turning grand entrance with a bagpiped procession through Straw Poll central. But will they be …
Staff Columnists Aug. 13, 2011 2:51 pm5144d ago
Rick Perry isn’t on the ballot, but as of today he’s in the race. And some of his supporters are …
Staff Columnists Aug. 13, 2011 12:34 pm5144d ago
So, I’ve been at the Iowa GOP Straw Poll in Ames for nearly three hours now. Here’s what I can …
Staff Columnists Aug. 12, 2011 1:26 pm5145d ago
I’ll be at the Ames GOP Straw Poll circus Saturday, and will be updating the blog throughout the day, starting …
Staff Columnists Aug. 10, 2011 3:27 pm5146d ago
Here’s the ad Stephen Colbert’s Super PAC is airing in Iowa, “Episode IV: A New Hope.” Sounds familiar. Funny. Enjoy. …
Staff Columnists Aug. 10, 2011 2:33 pm5147d ago
So the “Values Voters Bus Tour” parked in Cedar Rapids on Wednesday morning. And the first two local folks who …
Staff Columnists Aug. 8, 2011 6:22 pm5148d ago
WASHINGTON – (Fake News) – News first reported by Politico that Texas Gov. Rick Perry will announce his intention to run …
Staff Columnists Aug. 7, 2011 12:05 am5150d ago
I’ve learned to quit worrying and love the Iowa Republican Straw Poll. Oh, make no mistake, it’s a porta potty-ringed …
Staff Columnists Aug. 3, 2011 2:43 pm5154d ago
I finally get it. The fifth season is for lamenting that Cedar Rapids doesn’t have a better slogan. It came …