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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 Nov. 12, 2008 9:48 am6255d ago
A pair of Davenport boys cash in on a simply brilliant invention. From the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Why didn’t we think of it? …
Staff Columnists Nov. 11, 2008 9:07 am6256d ago
I’m off my feet for a few days after having a “minor medical procedure.” Oh, well, what the hell, I had …
Staff Columnists Nov. 6, 2008 2:25 pm6260d ago
Hiawatha Republican State Rep. Kraig Paulsen wants to be House Minority Leader, according to the DM Register: Republican Christopher Rants …
Staff Columnists Nov. 3, 2008 4:54 pm6263d ago
Good things will happen on Election Day, no matter who wins. I swear it. If McCain Wins: 1. Polling will …
Staff Columnists Nov. 3, 2008 12:56 pm6263d ago
From O. Kay Henderson’s peerless blog at Radio Iowa: Long-time Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley campaigned last week in Minnesota for …
Staff Columnists Oct. 31, 2008 12:26 pm6266d ago
But after Tuesday, I’ll have to. I spent some nostalgia time going back through my archives to find 2008 presidential campaign nuggets …
Staff Columnists Oct. 31, 2008 9:00 am6267d ago
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Staff Columnists Oct. 30, 2008 2:57 pm6267d ago
From the DM Register: Battle over beer slide ends; ‘little guy’ wins It’s got beer, RAGBBRAI, indecent exposure and jurisprudence. …
Staff Columnists Oct. 28, 2008 5:02 pm6269d ago
Here’s some fluff to take your mind off politics. Forbes.com has unearthed its annual list of the top-earning dead celebrities. …
Staff Columnists Oct. 27, 2008 4:34 pm6270d ago
It’s been a tough week for Czech Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek First, he’s forced to cancel his visit to Cedar …
Staff Columnists Oct. 27, 2008 11:33 am6270d ago
So I made it to my big judging gig at Pet-O-Ween Sunday. There were 78 entries in the Cedar Valley …
Staff Columnists Oct. 24, 2008 2:32 pm6273d ago
Big weekend on tap. On Sunday, I’ve been invited to help judge the Cedar Valley Humane Society’s “Pet-O-Ween” pet costume …
Staff Columnists Oct. 22, 2008 3:51 pm6275d ago
Yahoo has an amusing list of the 10 Most Disappointing Halloween Treats. Toothbrushes, raisins and apples all made the list. I …
Staff Columnists Oct. 21, 2008 2:01 pm6276d ago
I was watching the news the other night when I saw a Democraic TV ad against Renee Schulte accusing her …
Staff Columnists Oct. 21, 2008 11:01 am6277d ago
Slate’s Daniel Gross argues that the more Starbucks a country has, the more likely it is in deep economic do-do right now: …


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