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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 Jan. 5, 2017 7:06 am3170d ago
Cedar Rapids city leaders would appreciate it if legislators speeding to ban automated traffic enforcement cameras would, at the very …
Staff Columnists Dec. 25, 2016 4:00 am3181d ago
SOMEWHERE ALONG THE RED-BLUE FRONT (Dec. 25) – Fighters on both sides of this interminable conflict between partisans in red …
Staff Columnists Feb. 13, 2023 3:17 pm940d ago
Cedar Rapids Mayor Ron Corbett says he isn’t running for re-election in 2017. But he might seek the Republican nomination …
Staff Columnists Dec. 17, 2016 4:00 pm3189d ago
There are some of you who would, no doubt, argue the best words to describe 2016 would not be appropriate …
Staff Columnists Feb. 6, 2023 1:53 pm947d ago
While we’re out making our lists and checking them twice over the next few festive weeks, Ron Corbett will be …
Staff Columnists Dec. 8, 2016 5:53 am3198d ago
What’s missing is what’s troubling about Tuesday’s announcement that a grand jury decided not to indict a Cedar Rapids Police …
Staff Columnists Feb. 7, 2023 9:00 am946d ago
So the man from Lake Mills might become our man in Beijing. Twists and turns, folks. If a swirl of …
Staff Columnists Dec. 5, 2016 7:44 am3201d ago
I spoke Friday at the First Presbyterian Church as part of the Interfaith Council of Iowa’s ‘Intersections” speaker series. I …
Staff Columnists Dec. 2, 2016 2:15 pm3204d ago
What’s a First Amendment guy to do when the president-elect suggests putting people in jail or revoking their citizenship for …
Staff Columnists Nov. 24, 2016 5:00 am3212d ago
It’s Thanksgiving Day, and somehow you forgot to plan a delicious dinner for kith and kin. Don’t worry, I’ve got …
Staff Columnists Nov. 22, 2016 8:58 am3214d ago
So an evolving effort to put a ’boutique” casino in downtown Cedar Rapids is shaping up to be very, very …
Staff Columnists Nov. 20, 2016 8:00 am3216d ago
Election night rattled nerves, kept us up until the wee hours and may even have scared a few dogs. So …
Staff Columnists Nov. 17, 2016 9:39 am3219d ago
A while back, the Cedar Rapids City Council passed a new stormwater fee structure with substantially higher charges, coupled with …
Staff Columnists Nov. 15, 2016 9:28 am3221d ago
As I milled about our Pints and Politics event the other night, I fielded lots of questions from folks wondering …
Staff Columnists Nov. 14, 2016 10:26 am3222d ago
A week ago, I figured crossing the 60 percent threshold needed to pass a $40 million conservation bond issue in …