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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 Feb. 6, 2008 11:08 am6430d ago
1. Super Storm — Time it took to snowblow my drifted driveway and buried sidewalks: More than an hour. Super Tuesday …
Staff Columnists Feb. 5, 2008 5:20 am6432d ago
[naviga:font size=”3″] Thoughtful and clever readers have spoken on the issue of what to name Mount Trashmore, once local leaders …
Staff Columnists Feb. 4, 2008 12:23 pm6432d ago
From the National Weather Service: “…WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING… TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY…SNOW …
Staff Columnists Feb. 1, 2008 9:26 am6435d ago
From the Sioux City Journal and Lee Newspapers’ Dan Gearino: DES MOINES — A report released this week shows the …
Staff Columnists Feb. 1, 2008 3:15 am6436d ago
A couple readers wondered what Virginia Beach, Va.’s Mount Trashmore looks like, so here it is. And here is more …
Staff Columnists Feb. 1, 2008 1:41 am6436d ago
The New York Daily News unloads on Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley after the Iowa Republican cited Rudy Giuliani’s “New York …
Staff Columnists Jan. 31, 2008 8:48 pm6436d ago
So much for the party of “personal responsibility.” Over the past few days, Republicans in the Iowa Senate have weighed …
Staff Columnists Jan. 29, 2008 2:55 am6439d ago
The continuing saga of finding a permanent name for Mount Trashmore popped up in the paper over the weekend, and …
Staff Columnists Jan. 25, 2008 10:42 pm6442d ago
From Radio Iowa: “An Iowa based seed-corn company is looking at a new corn variety that will do away with …
Staff Columnists Jan. 25, 2008 9:51 pm6442d ago
[naviga:font size=”3″][/naviga:font][naviga:font color=”#000000″][naviga:font size=”3″][/naviga:font] [/naviga:font] [naviga:font color=”#000000″][/naviga:font][naviga:font size=”3″][/naviga:font][naviga:font color=”#000000″]Lots of good e-mails from readers this week. [/naviga:font] [naviga:font color=”#000000″]I figured …
Staff Columnists Jan. 25, 2008 12:01 am6443d ago
From the NY Times: “House leaders and the White House on Thursday reached a tentative agreement on an economic stimulus …
Staff Columnists Jan. 24, 2008 4:01 am6444d ago
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adaYUM5wl7c] If you read my Thursday column, you’ll understand.
Staff Columnists Jan. 24, 2008 12:39 am6444d ago
From today’s Gazette The first formal action by the Iowa Senate came Tuesday in the form of modest property tax …
Staff Columnists Jan. 22, 2008 9:11 pm6445d ago
I love snow, but our relationship has become tiresome and strained. All the shoveling and sliding and spinning is getting …
Staff Columnists Jan. 22, 2008 1:28 am6446d ago
I’m a Hawkeye fan with DirecTV, so I’ve got the Big 10 Network thing covered. I’m also a Drake grad …