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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 Jul. 14, 2015 6:00 am3712d ago
Fun fact: Iowa is the only state with a ‘stache-cameral form of government. It’s true. Sure, civics class taught us …
Staff Columnists Jul. 4, 2015 6:00 am3722d ago
(My annual Independence Day-ish shot of patriotic satire) White House briefing room, Aug. 24, 1814. And, now, the president of …
Staff Columnists Jul. 2, 2015 10:53 am3723d ago
Scott Overland followed the Iowa Environmental Protection Commission’s handling of the four-inch topsoil rule and thinks Cedar Rapids could do …
Staff Columnists Jun. 30, 2015 7:29 am3726d ago
Great Scott, it’s Dred Scott. At least that’s what we’re supposed to believe now in the heady days following the …
Staff Columnists Jun. 28, 2015 6:00 am3728d ago
So in the wake of a horrendous crime of racial hatred in a Charleston church, we’re finally rolling up the …
Staff Columnists Jun. 26, 2015 2:30 pm3729d ago
I’m sure many Iowans who witnessed the arrival of Friday’s landmark U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on same-sex marriage felt a …
Staff Columnists Jun. 23, 2015 10:23 am3732d ago
As contrasts go, it’s pretty striking. On Friday the Iowa Economic Development Authority agreed to add $25 million in tax …
Staff Columnists Jun. 21, 2015 6:00 am3735d ago
Father’s Day has me thinking about dirt. And no, this isn’t another topsoil column. Promise. It’s that my dad, Howard …
Staff Columnists Jun. 18, 2015 7:40 am3738d ago
Iowa’s Environmental Protection Commission took a short field trip to a parking lot outside their meeting on Tuesday. There, they …
Staff Columnists Jun. 14, 2015 6:00 am3742d ago
I guess it’s fitting for an organization that bites the hind-ends of so many Iowa public officials that run afoul …
Staff Columnists Jun. 12, 2015 3:00 pm3743d ago
(Obligatory warning: Satire) Straw Poll, a once politically potent presidential king-maker who drew thousands of Iowa Republicans and media into …
Staff Columnists Jun. 11, 2015 6:00 am3745d ago
A week ago, I wrote that avoiding a long legal battle with the state over I-380 speed cameras would be …
Staff Columnists Jun. 9, 2015 10:39 am3746d ago
So 2015 will go down as a year state lawmakers raised our gas tax and seriously lowered our expectations of …
Staff Columnists Jun. 7, 2015 6:00 pm3748d ago
It’s not quantum mechanics or neuroscience or discovering a fifth season. It’s really very simple. If you’re doing something you …
Staff Columnists Jun. 6, 2015 6:00 am3750d ago
HUCKABEE IDENTIFIES AS JERK So word comes this week of reason No. 5,117 why Mike Huckabee, former Arkansas governor and …