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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 Jun. 13, 2017 9:49 am3011d ago
So I’ve been named as The Gazette’s Insight Editor. Take a moment to wipe up the coffee you just spit. …
Staff Columnists Jun. 11, 2017 11:19 am3013d ago
For some odd reason, I’ve been thinking about Watergate. It could be that we find ourselves at another big moment …
Staff Columnists Jun. 8, 2017 10:14 am3016d ago
In February, Cedar Rapids Mayor Ron Corbett delivered a promised ‘big surprise” that was not a big announcement. On June …
Staff Columnists Mar. 13, 2023 2:49 pm912d ago
Usually, tracking political influence means following the money. But sometimes, you also can follow the contrails. In this case, they …
Staff Columnists Jun. 4, 2017 7:00 am3020d ago
Maybe you think our politics is scary, but what about ticks? The Iowa Department of Public Health says tick-borne disease …
Staff Columnists Jun. 1, 2017 12:33 pm3023d ago
I figured legal fireworks would be the scorned snout house of summer amusement in the eyes of the Cedar Rapids …
Staff Columnists May. 28, 2017 7:00 am3027d ago
We’ve at long last reached the official opening of the summer grilling season. Grab your tongs. Maybe you noticed the …
Staff Columnists May. 25, 2017 7:00 am3030d ago
I’m simply hoping Gov. Kim Reynolds listens. Sure, business interests, donors and partisans backing her politically will have the new …
Staff Columnists May. 23, 2017 6:00 am3032d ago
We admire leaders who get things done, especially big, visionary stuff. We also admire leaders who stick to their principles, …
Staff Columnists May. 21, 2017 8:00 am3034d ago
Gov. Terry Branstad soon will report for duty in China, a fitting end to Iowa’s one-governor policy. He won Iowa’s …
Staff Columnists May. 18, 2017 7:00 am3037d ago
So state Rep. Todd Prichard, D-Charles City, stopped in Cedar Rapids Tuesday morning to let locals know he’s running for …
Staff Columnists May. 16, 2017 6:30 am3039d ago
So our governor ‘saved” the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture on Friday, unless you think ‘saving” means the center’s vital …
Staff Columnists May. 11, 2017 7:00 am3044d ago
It seems like any account of 1st District U.S. Rep. Rod Blum’s town hall in Cedar Rapids Tuesday night should …
Staff Columnists May. 9, 2017 7:00 am3046d ago
By now, the first folks have cleared the velvet ropes to attend a town hall meeting sponsored by Iowa 1st …
Staff Columnists May. 7, 2017 7:00 am3048d ago
Cedar Rapids Mayor Ron Corbett tells me he’s already sent out 400 copies of his book ‘Beyond Promises,” mostly to …