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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 Jun. 14, 2011 12:05 am5367d ago
Today’s print column “Here’s some food for thought, so to speak,” it said on the envelope, with a smiley face. …
Staff Columnists Jun. 10, 2011 11:13 am5370d ago
Mitt Romney is skipping out on Iowa’s greatest fake vote. That, my friends, is a story with national implications. Oh, …
Staff Columnists Jun. 9, 2011 4:36 pm5371d ago
Sure, just when I get a vehicle with a sweet back-up camera…From the Downtown District: Reversal of Back-In Angle Parking …
Staff Columnists Jun. 8, 2011 11:37 am5372d ago
The dignitaries were damp, and I have to say the museum looked a little nervous. No, I didn’t do one …
Staff Columnists Jun. 7, 2011 9:02 am5374d ago
Gov. Terry Branstad arrived Monday in Cedar Rapids in a small plane. I was sort of expecting a hulking C-130. …
Staff Columnists Jun. 5, 2011 12:05 am5376d ago
? Rumor has it that Sarah Palin may bring her family vacation/media circus tour to Iowa sometime this month. Maybe …
Staff Columnists Jun. 2, 2011 12:05 am5379d ago
Agree or disagree, you’ve got to admire his moxie. Jeff Angelo is a former state senator from Creston, once a …
Staff Columnists May. 31, 2011 12:26 pm5380d ago
So, the 2011 Iowa budget impasse, code named Operation Sitzkrieg, continues. Gov. Terry Branstad and fellow Republicans who control the …
Staff Columnists May. 31, 2011 10:35 am5381d ago
Welcome back, three-day weekenders. Gallup has some fascinating numbers today from a poll of Americans on moral issues, a “Values …
Staff Columnists May. 26, 2011 10:21 am5386d ago
Today’s print column Iowa’s caucus campaign is at its best during those unplanned, non-packaged interactions that teach us a lot …
Staff Columnists May. 26, 2011 10:10 am5386d ago
Strange. All this talk about trains and whistles and cash reminded me of something. I hear the train a’ comin,’ …
Staff Columnists May. 24, 2011 12:05 am5388d ago
Occasionally over the weekend, my mind wandered to the cladding. Cladding is a new word for me, so I apologize if I …
Staff Columnists May. 23, 2011 1:14 pm5388d ago
Spent part of my midday watching former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty on the internets announcing his candidacy for president of …
Staff Columnists May. 22, 2011 12:05 am5390d ago
Sounds like the local option sales tax could be returning to a precinct near you. Or maybe it’s the “Groundhog …
Staff Columnists May. 19, 2011 12:05 am5393d ago
A gusty nor’easter is pushing Iowa Republicans to defend the relevance of next year’s presidential caucuses. This is hardly new. …

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