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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 Mar. 21, 2011 10:05 am5289d ago
Gov. Branstad showed off his administration’s awareness of flooding this morning. It happens every spring, don’t you know. But his …
Mar. 15, 2011 8:10 am5295d ago
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – The Des Moines Convention and Visitors Bureau says the three prep tournaments recently hosted at …
Mar. 12, 2011 9:25 pm5297d ago
Photos from Des Moines by Cliff Jette as Linn-Mar Lions wins the 4A state tournament. [nggallery id=255]
Staff Columnists Mar. 10, 2011 11:05 pm5299d ago
The blog will be hibernating for a week as I attempt to thaw. Happy St. Pat’s.
Staff Columnists Mar. 10, 2011 6:12 am5300d ago
A few days after Mayor Ron Corbett took an olive branch to Des Moines, Gov. Terry Branstad came this direction, …
Staff Columnists Mar. 8, 2011 10:34 am5302d ago
P.T. Barnum wasn’t always separating “suckers” from their silver. He also had a political career. Barnum served a couple of …
Staff Columnists Mar. 5, 2011 11:05 pm5304d ago
Indonesia has Boy Scouts and Rotary Clubs. I did not know that. But I do now, thanks to possible presidential …
Mar. 5, 2011 3:18 pm5305d ago
Join us today as we host a live chat for today’s Class 3A and 4A championship games. Girls high school …
Staff Columnists Mar. 3, 2011 9:09 am5307d ago
Today’s print column The mayor’s speech was well-received, but it should have been riskier. I’m not saying that Mayor Ron …
Mar. 3, 2011 7:23 am5307d ago
Thursday’s games at the girls’ state basketball tournament at Wells Fargo Arena, Des Moines CLASS 2A SEMIFINAL #8 Monticello (25-1) …
Staff Columnists Mar. 2, 2011 9:37 am5308d ago
Cedar Rapids Mayor Ron Corbett delivers his Condition of the City speech at noon today. We’re reportedly streaming it live …
Staff Columnists Mar. 1, 2011 10:31 am5309d ago
The Iowa Republican and McClatchy newspapers convened a focus group of Iowa conservatives activists to talk about the caucuses. Huckabee is …
Staff Columnists Mar. 1, 2011 8:59 am5309d ago
It’s not shaping up to be a watershed year at the Statehouse. It’s been about five weeks since Sen. Rob …
Staff Columnists Feb. 28, 2011 2:14 pm5310d ago
Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee’s big ‘ol book-promoting bus tour rolled into Cedar Rapids around noon today. The man who …
Staff Columnists Feb. 28, 2011 1:02 pm5310d ago
For some reason, my Sunday print column didn’t post yesterday, so here it is. Sorry to online only readers for …