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Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52401
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. 4, 2009 6:56 pm6111d ago
So is it built to last? This extraordinary ruling by the Iowa Supreme Court on Friday striking down the state’s …
Staff Columnists Apr. 3, 2009 11:39 am6112d ago
I’ve been in Des Moines all morning, tracking developments and pounding out a Sunday column on deadline. Maybe be you …
Staff Columnists Apr. 2, 2009 9:36 am6113d ago
The Iowa Supreme Court has announced that it will be releasing its ruling in the Varnum v. Brien gay marriage …
Staff Columnists Apr. 2, 2009 5:10 am6114d ago
Let me start by saying I think it’s a bad idea to get rid of federal deductibility right now. Democrats …
Staff Columnists Apr. 1, 2009 2:32 pm6114d ago
You may remember that I urged Cedar Rapids voters to pass a local option sales tax increase and take my Marion-based …
Staff Columnists Apr. 1, 2009 11:32 am6114d ago
AG Tom Miller is going after more bars that allow indoor puffing. From the Attorney General’s Office: A.G. Tom Miller: …
Staff Columnists Apr. 1, 2009 5:40 am6115d ago
Back when I first covered the Statehouse, old timers referred to the Senate as the County Country Club and the …
Staff Columnists Mar. 31, 2009 1:02 pm6115d ago
Speaking of retro relief, my wife and I had drinks and dinner at Jiamen recently. It’s the newish Asian restaurant at …
Staff Columnists Mar. 30, 2009 1:21 pm6116d ago
MARION — Was it the wife, or the sun? Only Mr. Frosty “Daddy” Snowman knows. And he’s not talking. Not …
Staff Columnists Mar. 30, 2009 5:51 am6117d ago
Did you ever have buyers regret? Sure, you drop a chunk of cash on something and later wonder whether it …
Staff Columnists Mar. 27, 2009 11:35 am6119d ago
There’s a part of me that’s tempted to wade boldly into the fight over whether the state should finally dump …
Staff Columnists Mar. 27, 2009 5:58 am6120d ago
Technical problems at home. So I’m late and brief. Mainly, I wanted to point to The Register’s story today reporting …
Staff Columnists Mar. 26, 2009 8:18 am6120d ago
In the “Tower of Invincibility,” Republicans think they have found an exploitable weakness in Gov. Chet Culver’s big bonding plan.Instead, …
Staff Columnists Mar. 26, 2009 5:51 am6121d ago
The Sioux City Journal and Iowa Independent each follow a report in Roll Call naming U.S. Rep. Steve King as one …
Staff Columnists Mar. 25, 2009 12:53 pm6121d ago
Area bloggers are concerned about my troubled industry. I had no idea they cared. But they do. Blog for Iowa carries …


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