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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
Business News Nov. 24, 2018 4:25 pm2587d ago
So the streak of real Christmas trees in our household will continue this yuletide season, based on a non-scientific survey …
Staff Columnists Nov. 19, 2018 9:34 am2592d ago
So the holiday gauntlet is upon us. And, soon, you’re going to have a house full of people, or you’ll …
Staff Columnists Nov. 7, 2018 3:02 pm2604d ago
There was much talk about the importance of ‘flipping” seats in Congress as national election results came in Tuesday night. …
Staff Columnists Nov. 5, 2018 9:00 am2606d ago
It’s a good bet Iowa Republicans weren’t planning to spend the last few weeks of the 2018 campaign insisting they’re …
Staff Columnists Nov. 1, 2018 10:23 am2610d ago
With all the other high-stakes races on the ballot, maybe you’re thinking it doesn’t matter who wins the secretary of …
Staff Columnists Oct. 28, 2018 8:00 am2614d ago
With campaigns battling to capture the Iowa governor’s office and Legislature, our third branch of government has been chilling on …
Staff Columnists Oct. 25, 2018 8:00 am2617d ago
As we stand in the ashes of the newbo evolve festival, with its $2.4 million in debts and $800,000 in …
Staff Columnists Oct. 22, 2018 8:24 am2620d ago
Thanks to newbo evolve, GO has stopped. Here’s what we know. Well, we know GO Cedar Rapids’ 18-member board of …
Staff Columnists Oct. 15, 2018 7:05 am2627d ago
Some readers have complained recently that I’m too negative. Criticizing the powers that be as an election approaches can leave …
Staff Columnists Oct. 10, 2018 12:15 pm2632d ago
President Donald Trump couldn’t simply come to Iowa and deliver some good news to farmers and ethanol producers. He had …
Staff Columnists Oct. 8, 2018 10:15 am2634d ago
This fall, Iowa voters, be sure to ask your Statehouse candidates whether ‘modernization” is right for you. After all, it’s …
Staff Columnists Sep. 30, 2018 8:00 am2642d ago
About this time 20 years ago, I was sitting across a desk from Tom Vilsack at his campaign headquarters, asking …
Staff Columnists Sep. 27, 2018 8:00 am2645d ago
Truth, they say, is the first casualty of politics. But magnanimity has to be high on the list. In July, …
Staff Columnists Sep. 20, 2018 8:00 am2652d ago
Warning: Satire. Somewhere high above a patchwork quilt of Iowa farmland, a borrowed corporate jet streaks across the sky. Inside, …
Staff Columnists Sep. 17, 2018 10:18 am2655d ago
In 2008 and 2016, as the Cedar River swelled beyond its banks, legions of Cedar Rapids residents gathered to fill …

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