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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 Dec. 15, 2010 1:55 pm5490d ago
Terry Branstad has been busy as an elf filling the top posts in his administration, decking the bureaucratic halls with directors …
Staff Columnists Dec. 15, 2010 12:11 pm5490d ago
Senate Minority Leader Paul McKinley, R-Chariton, doesn’t think much of preschool, especially if it’s state-funded, according to a DM Register account …
Staff Columnists Dec. 14, 2010 11:00 am5491d ago
Yeah, yeah, I know, print is dead and all. But I recently perused a long list of Iowa weekly newspapers the other …
Staff Columnists Dec. 14, 2010 8:45 am5491d ago
A Cedar Rapids captain of industry was walking into work one December morning when he was met by Mayor Ron …
Staff Columnists Dec. 13, 2010 11:43 am5492d ago
The Iowa Independent points out that Kansas has decided to open its interviews with nominees for its Supreme Court and …
Sports Dec. 13, 2010 7:49 am5492d ago
MARION – Jarrod Uthoff scored 44 points – 30 of them in the second half – to lead Cedar Rapids …
Dec. 13, 2010 7:48 am5492d ago
A good crowd showed up in blizzard conditions Saturday at Sioux City Heelan, many of them to get a look …
Dec. 12, 2010 7:46 am5493d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – If Tanner Werner wasn’t front and center for the Waverly-Shell Rock wrestling poster, then coaches may want …
Staff Columnists Dec. 11, 2010 11:01 pm5493d ago
It’s easy to get lost in the weeds when it comes to legal disputes. But let’s grab a machete and …
Staff Columnists Dec. 10, 2010 12:16 pm5495d ago
And now for something completely different. Yep, it’s time to send off that letter to Santa. My kids, Tess, 8, …
Staff Columnists Dec. 9, 2010 1:50 pm5496d ago
Now, a federal lawsuit has been filed with hopes of overturning Iowa’s 48-year-old judicial selection system. Just when I think I can …
Staff Columnists Dec. 7, 2010 3:36 pm5498d ago
Bob Vander Plaats is renewing his call for the four Supreme Court Justices who were not up for retention Nov. …
Staff Columnists Dec. 7, 2010 9:27 am5498d ago
Today’s print column DES MOINES – It looks like the “dictator” isn’t budging. Being a legislative majority leader “doesn’t mean …
Staff Columnists Dec. 6, 2010 3:31 pm5499d ago
The vote tossing out three Iowa Supreme Court justices was dramatic and overwhelming. But it sounds like the response of …


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