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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 Mar. 25, 2009 10:35 am6121d ago
What’s with this teleprompter obsession among Obama’s critics? And is it treatable? It’s rolling again this morning after Obama used …
Staff Columnists Mar. 25, 2009 5:55 am6122d ago
So what’s the bad economy taking away today? Well, if you were planning an nice summer trip to Clermont to …
Staff Columnists Mar. 24, 2009 9:19 am6122d ago
We’re in the middle of hard times, folks. And apparently it’s turned us into a bunch of foul-mouthed, tooth-decayed, sinful, over-stressed …
Staff Columnists Mar. 24, 2009 5:46 am6123d ago
It was inevitable. Gov. Chet Culver would ask Iowa communities to submit proposals for how to spend $750 million in …
Staff Columnists Mar. 23, 2009 2:20 pm6123d ago
Gazette courts coverage guru Trish Mahaffey was kind enough to share her copy of federal Judge Linda Reade’s ruling last …
Staff Columnists Mar. 23, 2009 12:17 pm6123d ago
The Iowa Senate The curious case of Marshall Clemons, the Cedar Rapids custodian/local union leader who was arrested last week …
Staff Columnists Mar. 20, 2009 1:56 pm6126d ago
Just hit my inbox. Senator Chuck Grassley will be a guest on CBS News’ Face The Nation on Sunday, March …
Staff Columnists Mar. 20, 2009 11:49 am6126d ago
As expected, the state Revenue Estimating Conference sliced tax collection estimates for the current year and next year. The total …
Staff Columnists Mar. 20, 2009 8:41 am6126d ago
My youngest daughter, upon learning that spring arrived officially at 6:44 a.m. this morning, rushed to the window to see …
Staff Columnists Mar. 20, 2009 6:00 am6127d ago
Basketball fans have NCAA madness, but state budget watchers have been waiting for this week, too. They’ve been filing out …
Staff Columnists Mar. 19, 2009 5:27 am6128d ago
House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy is pretty sure you don’t give a rip about government transparency.Asked about the fate of …
Staff Columnists Mar. 18, 2009 2:18 pm6128d ago
I killed some time today perusing the reports filed by special interest groups that hold receptions and invite members of the Legislature. …
Staff Columnists Mar. 18, 2009 1:07 pm6128d ago
Judge Linda Reade has rejected former Agriprocessors executive Sholom Rubashkin’s motion to have his trial moved out of Iowa. His legal …
Staff Columnists Mar. 18, 2009 6:02 am6129d ago
Hey parents, hoping for something new to be scared about? Tainted peanut butter’s old news? Yawning at toy recalls? Immunizations, …
Staff Columnists Mar. 17, 2009 11:48 am6129d ago
“I’ve stated that you oughta be able to tell rhetoric when you hear it.” U.S. Sen. Charles Grassley responding today …


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