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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. 16, 2009 1:24 pm5995d ago
There’s been a fair amount of grumbling from the right about how the media somehow under-counted crowds at yesterday’s tea party …
Staff Columnists Apr. 16, 2009 5:31 am5995d ago
Say what you will about those jokers at City Hall, but I think they hired the right police chief. I’ve …
Staff Columnists Apr. 15, 2009 12:05 pm5996d ago
They’re piling up Gov. Chet Culver’s failed nominees like chord wood at the Statehouse today. Before I even had my …
Staff Columnists Apr. 14, 2009 10:00 am5997d ago
The first seeds have been officially planted in my family’s “Participation Garden. “Having attempted to grow vegetables many times, I …
Staff Columnists Apr. 14, 2009 5:44 am5997d ago
Constitution? We don’t need no stinkin’ Constitution. The Register and others carry reports on Republican candidate for governor Bob Vander …
Staff Columnists Apr. 13, 2009 1:24 pm5998d ago
Conservative firebrand Bill Salier spoke out at today’s anti-gay marriage rally at the Statehouse, according to Radio Iowa. He had …
Staff Columnists Apr. 13, 2009 5:43 am5998d ago
State lawmakers are hoping to adjourn this week, even though they still have a session’s worth of work left to …
Staff Columnists Apr. 12, 2009 6:49 am5999d ago
It’s enough to make Steve King lose sleep. From Maureen Dowd in this morning’s New York Times: California’s having an …
Staff Columnists Apr. 12, 2009 6:00 am5999d ago
They say the Big Lug is in big trouble. “They,” of course, are mostly Republicans eager to soften up Gov. …
Staff Columnists Apr. 10, 2009 5:42 am6001d ago
First up, today’s obligatory gay marriage developments. Several papers carry Rod Boshart’s solid overview of yesterday’s Statehouse developments. Republican attempts …
Staff Columnists Apr. 9, 2009 2:20 pm6002d ago
Cedar Rapids Police Chief Greg Graham stopped by The Gazette for an editorial board session this afternoon. Here are a …
Staff Columnists Apr. 9, 2009 11:02 am6002d ago
A Cedar Rapids pastor, Eric Schumacher, says so in a Baptist Press article: Last June, a “500-year flood” ushered millions of …
Staff Columnists Apr. 9, 2009 10:46 am6002d ago
1. Russian and Chinese cyberspies. The Wall Street Journal reportsthat American experts have found evidence that cyberspies have infiltrated the …
Staff Columnists Apr. 9, 2009 5:28 am6002d ago
Let’s dive into the littleknown Statehouse debate over storm water management. I know how you may feel. I was once …
Staff Columnists Apr. 8, 2009 1:37 pm6003d ago
So, is gay marriage still the golden Rovian ticket for Republican electoral success? Nate Silver says maybe not. And the Washington …