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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 Feb. 23, 2016 9:02 am3593d ago
Sadly, we’ve seen this one before. Iowans suffering from chronic, painful medical conditions, their families and friends troop to the …
Staff Columnists Feb. 18, 2016 4:00 am3598d ago
There’s been much bickering lately over presidents and precedents. Should presidents be permitted to nominate justices to the U.S. Supreme …
Staff Columnists Feb. 17, 2016 12:17 pm3598d ago
It felt like a reset moment. An iconic, influential and consequential U.S. Supreme Court justice, Antonin Scalia, died. That stunning …
Staff Columnists Feb. 14, 2016 4:00 am3602d ago
Ah, Valentine’s Day. The wait is over. It probably goes without saying, but for a middle-aged Midwestern man, there’s no …
Staff Columnists Feb. 11, 2016 4:54 pm3604d ago
So a ‘concerned citizen” came to Cedar Rapids Tuesday to decry the Branstad administration’s effort to privatize Medicaid. He looked …
Staff Columnists Feb. 9, 2016 4:00 am3607d ago
So for a columnist, like myself, the Legislature is a gift that keeps on giving. But in the highly unlikely …
Staff Columnists Feb. 4, 2016 4:00 am3612d ago
A bitter caucus aftertaste lingers for Iowa Democrats. Hillary Clinton backers watched their once invincible candidate blow an enormous polling …
Staff Columnists Feb. 2, 2016 7:34 am3614d ago
Farewell, American political media industrial complex. Iowans have, at long last, caucused. You’re free to pull up your tents and …
Staff Columnists Jan. 31, 2016 4:00 am3616d ago
So Iowa’s caucuses are mere hours away. What a ride it’s been. Just think, babies born today were conceived back …
Staff Columnists Jan. 26, 2016 9:24 am3621d ago
So Mike Huckabee isn’t a fan of polls. Sure, you’re probably thinking it’s no surprise Mr. Low Single Digits would …
Staff Columnists Jan. 21, 2016 4:00 am3626d ago
So maybe the caucus campaign is driving you to drink. Here are some cocktails to try. Hillary’s Caucus Highball A …
Staff Columnists Jan. 12, 2016 1:53 pm3634d 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 am3637d 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 am3639d 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 am3642d ago
As your Iowa Legislature prepares to reconvene next week, it’s high time to play a rousing game of water quality …

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