116 3rd St SE
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 Sep. 6, 2011 5:17 pm5224d ago
I tuned into Gov. Terry Branstad’s weekly news confab this morning. Somewhere in the middle he was asked to explain …
Staff Columnists Sep. 6, 2011 10:56 am5224d ago
Please indulge me for a short “what I did on my long weekend” report. Took the whole dang family to …
Staff Columnists Sep. 4, 2011 12:05 am5227d ago
Mayor Ron Corbett loves a good metaphor, a slick simile, an applicable anecdote. When he ran for mayor, the air …
Staff Columnists Aug. 30, 2011 4:44 pm5231d ago
There’s an old Czech proverb that warns, “Beware of the boastful bearing shovels.” OK, I totally made that up. But …
Staff Columnists Aug. 30, 2011 12:05 am5232d ago
This is not easy to admit, but here goes. My name is Todd. And my family and I live in …
Staff Columnists Aug. 28, 2011 12:05 am5234d ago
Half of American households pay no federal income taxes. It’s become a mantra lately for conservative politicians and pundits. And …
Staff Columnists Aug. 25, 2011 9:15 am5237d ago
At opposite ends of Third Street SE, two economic development models are on display. On the north end is a …
Staff Columnists Aug. 23, 2011 12:05 am5239d ago
Recently, there has been a deluge of reader requests that I assess the Obama presidency. Actually, a few emails. OK, …
Staff Columnists Aug. 22, 2011 2:16 pm5239d ago
I’ve always figured that Sarah Palin would not run for president. I thought she’d milk the possibility of a candidacy …
Staff Columnists Aug. 22, 2011 1:28 pm5239d ago
Gov. Terry Branstad weighed in this morning on the great lead shot debate. “It could have been handled better and, …
Staff Columnists Aug. 21, 2011 12:05 am5241d ago
My mother gave me many great, thoughtful gifts over the years, especially on my birthday. So it seemed fitting to spend …
Staff Columnists Aug. 18, 2011 7:17 am5244d 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 pm5245d 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 pm5246d 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 pm5247d ago
Been on the road today, with children, so didn’t get a chance to comment on the one slightly delayed casualty …

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