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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 Apr. 5, 2010 1:52 pm5745d ago
National Journal has a good overview piece on Iowa’s Republican gubernatorial primary and the battle between Terry “Mitt Romney” Branstad and …
Staff Columnists Apr. 5, 2010 12:49 pm5745d ago
When a quirk of climatic fate deals you 80 degrees on the first day of April, you can’t stay in …
Staff Columnists Apr. 2, 2010 3:13 pm5747d ago
Iowa’s race for governor, subject to blackout. Check your local listings. Story of the Week Live Streaming SUX less than a …
Staff Columnists Apr. 1, 2010 9:29 pm5748d ago
So I guess my gut was right. KTIV has decided to air its Republican gubernatorial debate live online. Good call. …
Staff Columnists Apr. 1, 2010 11:05 am5749d ago
The first debate between Republican gubernatorial candidates is Wednesday in Sioux City. But it will be off-limits to the public and …
Staff Columnists Apr. 1, 2010 9:52 am5749d ago
I’m not much for writing about anniversaries. But I read Jennifer Hemmingsen’s take on the anniversary of the Iowa Supreme …
Staff Columnists Mar. 31, 2010 3:22 pm5749d ago
Gov. Chet Culver commended Democratic legislative leaders today for blocking efforts to put a gay marriage ban in the state …
Staff Columnists Mar. 30, 2010 3:25 pm5750d ago
Dubuque welcomes its new Hormel plant today. The Big Lug is on hand, along with other dignitaries. Maybe you’re like me, …
Staff Columnists Mar. 30, 2010 1:57 pm5751d ago
The Iowa Legislature has adjourned. But just before leaving, the Iowa House made sure to send a little parting gift …
Staff Columnists Mar. 30, 2010 10:20 am5751d ago
The Republican State Central Committee voted last night to hold the June state GOP convention in Des Moines. Sioux City …
Staff Columnists Mar. 30, 2010 9:48 am5751d ago
In a year or so, we’ve gone from skin in the game to steel in the spine. Cedar Rapids passed …
Staff Columnists Mar. 29, 2010 4:38 pm5751d ago
The Iowa Department of Public Health, the keeper of our state’s vital statistics, has a new report on marriage licenses …
Staff Columnists Mar. 29, 2010 9:48 am5752d ago
Critics of health care reform worry it will bankrupt the country. I’m worried that the overheated debate swirling around the …
Staff Columnists Mar. 25, 2010 3:30 pm5755d ago
Just got out of the University of Iowa Field House, where President Obama stopped by to sell the health care …
Staff Columnists Mar. 25, 2010 9:11 am5756d ago
Outrage can be the mother of irony at our hallowed Statehouse, home of the hollow gesture. Last week, the Iowa …


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