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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 Apr. 19, 2016 2:45 pm3431d ago
Many of the great things about having kids, aside from being sent to the front of the line at airport …
Staff Columnists Apr. 19, 2016 6:00 am3431d ago
On the plus side, Rob Hogg won’t shoot himself in the political foot standing next to a bar cart in …
Staff Columnists Apr. 14, 2016 6:00 am3436d ago
So U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley and Judge Merrick Garland had breakfast together on Tuesday. It must have been somewhat awkward. …
Staff Columnists Apr. 12, 2016 10:08 am3438d ago
Iowa Supreme Court Chief Justice Mark Cady stopped by Friday to meet with our editorial board. It’s been five years …
Staff Columnists Apr. 10, 2016 6:00 am3440d ago
State lawmakers do a lot of talking during your average legislative session. Occasionally, one of them says something worth hearing. …
Staff Columnists Apr. 7, 2016 6:00 am3443d ago
Linn County politics sure got interesting in a hurry. Back on March 25, Auditor Joel Miller, a Democrat, penned an …
Staff Columnists Apr. 5, 2016 7:51 am3445d ago
Welcome to ‘Inside the Legislature.” I’d like to introduce a very special guest who really needs no introduction. You’ve heard …
Staff Columnists Apr. 3, 2016 6:00 am3447d ago
So it just wouldn’t be an official election year legislative session without a misguided overture to the grand order of …
Staff Columnists Mar. 31, 2016 6:00 am3450d ago
It’s all as clear as water. In 2010, you may recall, more than 60 percent of Iowa voters approved the …
Staff Columnists Mar. 29, 2016 6:00 am3452d ago
It’s a high-stakes story problem for top Iowa Republicans. ‘If a presidential candidate is barreling toward the GOP nomination, carrying …
Staff Columnists Mar. 28, 2016 8:07 am3453d ago
So all’s quiet on the Iowa judicial retention front, at this hour. With all the hubbub swirling around a vacancy …
Staff Columnists Mar. 24, 2016 10:38 am3457d ago
So I went to Marion City Hall Tuesday evening wondering whether anyone would throw a few more roundhouses at roundabouts. …
Staff Columnists Mar. 22, 2016 5:00 am3459d ago
So it turns out we’ve got four Iowa Supreme Court justices who aren’t impressed with Warren County Supervisors’ clever scheme …
Staff Columnists Mar. 13, 2016 11:52 am3468d ago
My dog thinks he’s Donald Trump. For starters, he’s loud, very loud. He runs around the perimeter of our secure …
Staff Columnists Mar. 10, 2016 4:00 am3471d ago
When I read about Cedar Rapids Mayor Ron Corbett’s contention that a revived effort to land a casino could provide …