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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. 13, 2009 1:24 pm6102d 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 am6103d 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 am6103d 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 am6104d 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 am6106d 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 pm6106d 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 am6106d 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 am6106d 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 am6107d 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 pm6107d ago
So, is gay marriage still the golden Rovian ticket for Republican electoral success? Nate Silver says maybe not. And the Washington …
Staff Columnists Apr. 8, 2009 5:33 am6108d ago
State experts have been warning for years that the dreaded emerald ash borer was coming, and that once it got …
Staff Columnists Apr. 7, 2009 3:36 pm6108d ago
After four days of reflection, Gov. Chet Culver has a statement on the Supreme Court’s ruling in Varnum v. Brien: …
Staff Columnists Apr. 7, 2009 9:15 am6108d ago
Sure, we’ve still got baseball, hot dogs and apple pie. But Chevrolet is looking a little iffy. In fact, all …
Staff Columnists Apr. 7, 2009 5:46 am6109d ago
So the Iowa Supreme Court dropped a bomb on the Legislature last week. That’ll teach lawmakers to think twice next …
Staff Columnists Apr. 6, 2009 1:41 pm6109d ago
I was out of town over the weekend and just got back in the office late this morning. So I’m …


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