116 3rd St SE
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 Jun. 23, 2008 1:35 pm6292d ago
Everything, according to this AP piece: Is everything spinning out of control? Midwestern levees are bursting. Polar bears are adrift. …
Staff Columnists Jun. 20, 2008 12:37 pm6295d ago
“Don’t Stare, Help” pretty much sums it up along 3rd Street SE in the flood ravaged New Bohemia neighborhood. Volunteers …
Staff Columnists Jun. 18, 2008 11:36 am6297d ago
It’s been tough to explain the flooding to my kids. But once my 6-year-old daughter Tess figured it out, and …
Staff Columnists Jun. 18, 2008 10:46 am6297d ago
I’m as excited as anyone about President Bush’s flood tour of Eastern Iowa. But I still think it’s worth giving the …
Staff Columnists Jun. 17, 2008 1:08 pm6298d ago
As bad as it is, you still find people counting their blessings. Take Bryan Moeller. He’s the guy I found …
Staff Columnists Jun. 14, 2008 2:49 pm6301d ago
Legions of downtown business owners converged on the First Ave Parkade parking garage with hopes officials would, as promised, let them go through …
Staff Columnists Jun. 14, 2008 9:03 am6301d ago
The New York Times (Above, Front Page) CBS News Washington Post MSNBC (Via AP)
Staff Columnists Jun. 13, 2008 1:13 pm6302d ago
I know I’ve made fun of our Big Lug, aka Chet Culver, in the governor’s office a few too many times, but …
Staff Columnists Jun. 13, 2008 7:35 am6302d ago
The New York Times BBC News Economic angle from The Wall Street Journal LA Times/Chicago Tribune MSNBC Reuters NPR USA …
Staff Columnists Jun. 13, 2008 7:17 am6302d ago
Finally got a laptop and Internet access finally came back at my home this morning. More later.
Staff Columnists Jun. 10, 2008 4:54 pm6305d ago
I spent the late morning and early afternoon in Cedar Rapids’ Time Check neighborhood, which borders on the brown, bloated and roiling …
Staff Columnists Jun. 9, 2008 1:38 pm6306d ago
Tuesday Update — My dad did make the game, which Belmond won 5-2. The head coach of the Belmond-Klemme girls softball …
Staff Columnists Jun. 5, 2008 2:52 pm6310d ago
There’s a lot of buzz out there that the big-bucks success of “Sex and the City” will open the Hollywood floodgates …
Staff Columnists Jun. 4, 2008 3:59 pm6311d ago
One day after the race for the Democratic presidential nomination effectively ended, U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin of Iowa threw his …
Staff Columnists Jun. 2, 2008 4:24 pm6313d ago
An occassional index of things and actions being banned from our world. 1. Birthday Cake/Cupcakes. From the suburban Chicago Daily Herald: “Birthday …