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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 Jul. 21, 2019 7:00 am2243d ago
Well, at least we now know what ‘over time” means. Those are words you’ll find in Senate File 512, the …
Staff Columnists Jul. 18, 2019 7:45 am2246d ago
If former Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad had just appreciated the wisdom of insulating some sensitive state jobs from the ever …
Staff Columnists Jul. 14, 2019 7:45 am2250d ago
Iowa’s model, nonpartisan redistricting process is as safe as kittens. Sleep easy. We weren’t quite sure after the U.S. Supreme …
Staff Columnists Jul. 11, 2019 7:45 am2253d ago
When news came Tuesday of Ross Perot’s death at age 89, among the first things that sprang to mind was …
Staff Columnists Jul. 8, 2019 10:03 am2255d ago
After the Iowa Department of Natural Resources went 14 months without a permanent, appointed director, Kayla Lyon takes over Monday. …
Staff Columnists Jul. 3, 2019 10:06 am2260d ago
Maybe you noticed Iowa’s famous ’99 counties” made a cameo in the first of two Democratic presidential debates last week. …
Staff Columnists Jun. 27, 2019 7:45 am2267d ago
The first rule of Fired Club is: You do not talk about Fired Club. It’s flush with former captains of …
Staff Columnists Jun. 24, 2019 9:45 am2269d ago
As summer begins, our chief beach-watchers at the Department of Natural Resources are giving me bad vibrations, raising questions about …
Staff Columnists Jun. 20, 2019 7:45 am2274d ago
So we’ve fooled some unsuspecting New Yorkers into rethinking Iowa. I figured this might be some sort of payback for …
Staff Columnists Jun. 16, 2019 7:56 am2278d ago
Marion’s Public Library has been taking some flak in recent days. You’d think they were installing a roundabout in the …
Staff Columnists Jun. 13, 2019 7:53 am2281d ago
Cedar Rapids leaders still are hoping for a ‘destination development” at First & First West, but the downtown site’s ultimate …
Staff Columnists Jun. 9, 2019 7:00 am2285d ago
Cedar Rapids, as you likely know, is in the midst of selecting a new design for its city flag. Ideas …
Staff Columnists May. 9, 2023 2:11 pm854d ago
Democrats have been arguing in recent weeks over whether their party’s presidential aspirants should accept invitations for televised town halls …
Staff Columnists May. 23, 2019 7:00 am2302d ago
So Iowa’s Image Defense Forces swiftly scrambled over the weekend to respond to a New York journalist tweeting her observations …
Staff Columnists May. 22, 2019 12:19 pm2302d ago
So maybe you’ve heard about the large development project planned for the ‘Banjo Block” at Fourth Avenue and Fifth Street …