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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 Sep. 15, 2009 12:01 am5843d ago
After a week of vacation, including a trek to my wife’s homeland for her high school reunion, I’m trying to …
Sports Apr. 2, 2014 7:10 pm4182d ago
Talk prep football and other high school sports with The Gazette’s Jeff Linder, KJ Pilcher and Jeff Johnson.
Staff Columnists Sep. 11, 2009 12:01 am5847d ago
My vacation continues. Here’s a rerun from June, 5, 2008. (Note: I took a lot of guff at the time …
Sports Apr. 2, 2014 7:10 pm4182d ago
Here is a quick look at a couple of high school football games around the area tonight. C.R. PRAIRIE vs. …
Staff Columnists Sep. 10, 2009 12:01 am5848d ago
From Feb. 24, 2008: Old School Dives Alpine Tap Room, Des Moines Small, dark joint on Ingersoll Ave. During my …
Staff Columnists Sep. 9, 2009 12:01 am5849d ago
From Feb. 25, 2009 Imagine my surprise this week when I found out my youngest daughter is a well-known smuggler. …
Sports Apr. 2, 2014 7:10 pm4182d ago
A free-for-all.That’s how Kathy Bresnahan handicaps the volleyball race in the Mississippi Valley Conference Mississippi Division this season.“It’s going to …
Staff Columnists Sep. 8, 2009 12:01 am5850d ago
I’m on vacation this week, so I’m running a few 24-Hour Dorman posts from the past. From Dec. 7, 2007. …
Staff Columnists Sep. 6, 2009 12:01 am5852d ago
From the toast of Rome to meeting his Waterloo. A year ago, Barack Obama was striding from behind that famous …
Staff Columnists Sep. 4, 2009 3:26 pm5853d ago
Iowa’s race for governor, sliced deli-style thin. 1. Make mine a Branstad Genuine Draft, Barkeep— A movement is afoot to make former …
Sports Apr. 2, 2014 7:04 pm4182d ago
Join The Gazette’s Jeff Linder, Jeff Johnson and K.J. Pilcher for a prep football chat today from noon to 1 …
Staff Columnists Sep. 3, 2009 10:43 am5854d ago
While you were enjoying a sunny Tuesday, Iowa’s two major political parties were sweating it out in southern Iowa. That’s …
Staff Columnists Sep. 2, 2009 1:30 pm5855d ago
1. Why can’t I ever give the Linn County Board of Supervisors credit for doing something right? Ok, I’ll give …
Staff Columnists Sep. 1, 2009 10:53 am5856d ago
The DM Register reports this morning that former Gov. Tery Branstad is looking “a bit harder” at running again. The …
Staff Columnists Sep. 1, 2009 8:56 am5857d ago
Republican candidate for governor Christopher Rants, a state rep. from Sioux City, delivered another broadside this morning to fellow GOP hopeful and Siouxlander …