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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 Feb. 22, 2008 11:49 am6414d ago
An envelope arrived on my desk this morning from Kathy Hendricksmeyer of Cedar Rapids. Inside was a clever, funny song she wrote …
Staff Columnists Feb. 22, 2008 9:56 am6414d ago
A bunch of state lawmakers wants to curtail your control over your pennies. Don’t fret. They mean well. They want …
Staff Columnists Feb. 21, 2008 11:04 am6415d ago
This morning’s New York Times says “More Americans are Giving Up Golf.” (Shudder.) “The total number of people who play …
Staff Columnists Feb. 21, 2008 6:29 am6415d ago
From Radio Iowa yesterday: “A key legislator says the governor’s willingness to consider using local option sales taxes for teacher …
Staff Columnists Feb. 20, 2008 12:42 pm6416d ago
Cool lunar eclipse tonight, and our skies may cooperate. Here’s info from the Quad-Cities National Weather Service office. …Total Lunar …
Staff Columnists Feb. 19, 2008 1:07 pm6417d ago
Last Tuesday, I used this space to chronicle some of the stuff that’s making me uneasy. So in the interest …
Staff Columnists Feb. 19, 2008 12:02 pm6417d ago
As I chew my leftover spaghetti lunch, I’m pondering Cuba. For one thing, it’s warm there. For another thing, Fidel …
Staff Columnists Feb. 18, 2008 1:00 pm6418d ago
While we sit frozen and buried, I thought it might be nice to check in on what’s happening with folks …
Staff Columnists Feb. 15, 2008 10:14 am6421d ago
I expected to catch at least a little Hell this week after writing a column expressing unease about a statewide …
Staff Columnists Feb. 14, 2008 2:54 pm6422d ago
From the National Weather Service in the Quad-Cities: Another Major Winter Storm? “Another major winter storm is expected to form …
Staff Columnists Feb. 14, 2008 1:35 pm6422d ago
According to the Iowa Generally Assembly’s Web site, which I quickly found using Microsoft’s fantastic Intenet Explorer, The Iowa House voted …
Staff Columnists Feb. 12, 2008 8:25 am6424d ago
I’m feeling uneasy lately. Don’t care? Tough darts. It’s my column. Maybe it’s the abominable weather, or the clouds of …
Staff Columnists Feb. 11, 2008 10:40 am6425d ago
So apparently I was wrong when I wrote a few Sundays ago that the Linn County Compensation Board would certainly …
Staff Columnists Feb. 7, 2008 2:49 pm6429d ago
Gov. Chet Culver apparently will endorse Barack Obama tonight at an Omaha rally, according to the AP and other news …
Staff Columnists Feb. 7, 2008 9:43 am6429d ago
Your driveway is full of snow.The sky is full of clouds. The newspaper is filled with downer headlines. It’s a …