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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 Mar. 10, 2009 4:48 am6137d ago
It’s been a little more than 10 years since Ron Corbett dropped the bombshell. I just had gotten to work …
Staff Columnists Mar. 9, 2009 2:14 pm6137d ago
Get out those red, blue and purple markers. Bleeding Heartland/Daily Kos makes an expert speculation on what Iowa’s congressional map will look …
Staff Columnists Mar. 9, 2009 12:28 pm6137d ago
Here’s the text of the speech Ron Corbett gave in Cedar Rapids this morning announcing his candidacy for mayor: Ron …
Staff Columnists Mar. 9, 2009 5:22 am6138d ago
Yep, last week at this time I was asleep. I predict typos. So what can we do to stay awake? …
Staff Columnists Mar. 6, 2009 2:53 pm6140d ago
Some top Democrats are split over a bill in the Legislature that would allow Iowa to join a list of states …
Staff Columnists Mar. 6, 2009 1:45 pm6140d ago
So Gov. Chet Culver finally used the dreaded “V” word to describe what he would do with a gas tax increase …
Staff Columnists Mar. 6, 2009 10:00 am6140d ago
Most of my mail this week was tied to Tuesday’s vote on the one-cent local option sales tax increase. My …
Staff Columnists Mar. 6, 2009 5:59 am6141d ago
Driving through the Iowa countryside as a kid with my parents, whenever you came across a stretch of hog-based aroma, …
Staff Columnists Mar. 5, 2009 4:16 pm6141d ago
The Iowa DOT and the Associated General Contractors of Iowa are hunting for skilled road construction workers in Minnesota. I stumbled across …
Staff Columnists Mar. 5, 2009 2:34 pm6141d ago
I enjoy a frosty Shamrock Shake. A lot of people can’t stand them. I understand. My own affection for the …
Staff Columnists Mar. 5, 2009 5:44 am6142d ago
The Sioux City Journal fronts a very interesting story about a Storm Lake High School student who is refusing to take a …
Staff Columnists Mar. 4, 2009 2:13 pm6142d ago
Leon “Tunnie” Melsha says he’s still planning to reopen the beloved and flood-damaged Little Bohemia tavern at 1317 Thirds St. …
Staff Columnists Mar. 4, 2009 10:46 am6142d ago
Iowa lawmakers are moving to change the name of Department of Elder Affairs to the Department on Aging, or DOA. …
Staff Columnists Mar. 3, 2009 8:55 pm6143d ago
Cedar Rapids voters, those who bothered to show at the polls, sent some pretty clear messages tonight as they approved …
Staff Columnists Mar. 3, 2009 3:31 pm6143d ago
Iowa Secretary of State Michael Mauro,a Democrat, doesn’t like the constitutional end run around the Electoral College being considered by the Legislature. …


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