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Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52401

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. 12, 2016 1:53 pm3529d ago
In August, I wrote, ‘What the governor needs is a real water-quality strategy, with money to pay for it.” So …
Staff Columnists Jan. 10, 2016 4:00 am3532d ago
Ben Carson wants to put the nation’s federally funded colleges and universities on double-secret probation. The genial neurosurgeon and Republican …
Staff Columnists Jan. 7, 2016 10:57 am3534d ago
Marco Rubio says he’d change the Constitution, or at least put the ‘full weight and force of the presidency” behind …
Staff Columnists Jan. 5, 2016 4:00 am3537d ago
As your Iowa Legislature prepares to reconvene next week, it’s high time to play a rousing game of water quality …
Staff Columnists Dec. 31, 2015 10:12 am3541d ago
If only I had been quicker in writing my annual column looking back on words that defined the year, I …
Staff Columnists Dec. 24, 2015 5:00 am3549d ago
Twas the night before Christmas, and this was the scene Myself and my wife were gawking at screens. A remote …
Staff Columnists Dec. 22, 2015 9:08 am3550d ago
So this was the year I almost went fake. I’ve been a real, live Christmas tree guy my whole life, …
Staff Columnists Dec. 22, 2015 9:05 am3550d ago
This was not the campaign rally I was looking for Saturday. I expected those disaffected voters I’ve read so much …
Staff Columnists Dec. 17, 2015 4:00 am3556d ago
Cedar Rapids Mayor Ron Corbett uncorked his very best Knute Rockne impression at City Hall Tuesday evening. Get out there, …
Staff Columnists Dec. 15, 2015 4:00 am3558d ago
Perhaps it was the view of our still oddly green landscape from windows at the Cedar Rapids Country Club that …
Staff Columnists Dec. 13, 2015 4:00 am3560d ago
On Monday, Gov. Terry Branstad becomes the longest-serving governor in American history, at 7,462 days in office, and counting. As …
Staff Columnists Dec. 10, 2015 4:00 am3563d ago
Another elected leader from Cedar Rapids is floating a plan to pay for cleaning up our water. Last month, you …
Staff Columnists Dec. 8, 2015 8:53 am3564d ago
As I type, sitting at our dining room table, the elf watches. He’s perched in a potted plant. His blue …
Staff Columnists Dec. 6, 2015 4:00 am3567d ago
With the holidays rapidly approaching, it seems like a good time to check out the 2016 Caucus Christmas Gift Catalog. …
Staff Columnists Nov. 26, 2015 4:00 am3577d ago
Happy Thanksgiving one and all. Here’s what I’m thankful for, as far as you know. I’m thankful for our dog …