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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 Jun. 4, 2015 7:38 am3752d ago
Is ‘Cedar Trapids – Where the Fifth Season is for Braking,” on its way to becoming ‘Compromise City?” Could be, …
Staff Columnists Jun. 2, 2015 3:00 am3754d ago
Finally, things are getting interesting in caucusland. Iowa Republicans are clawing and scratching to save the once-mammoth August GOP Straw …
Staff Columnists May. 31, 2015 3:00 am3756d ago
It seems many people don’t want to read any more stuff about the, uh, watery unpleasantness back in 2008. A …
Staff Columnists May. 28, 2015 3:00 am3759d ago
So they’re coming after the puffing duffers. Last week, the city’s Parks, Waterways and Recreation Commission voted 9-0 to ban …
Staff Columnists May. 26, 2015 10:13 am3760d ago
Cedar Rapids’ speed cameras have given this fair city what no branding effort or marketing firm could deliver: a genuine, …
Staff Columnists May. 23, 2015 3:00 am3764d ago
Why is it that our legislators have time to vote on fireworks but haven’t funded schools? It’s a question ringing …
Staff Columnists May. 21, 2015 10:19 am3765d ago
There was a refreshing shot of honesty at this week’s Environmental Protection Commission meeting, where members again talked about scrapping …
Staff Columnists May. 19, 2015 4:23 pm3767d ago
Note: This is a condensed for print version of a piece posted on Saturday. A couple of weeks ago, I …
Staff Columnists May. 16, 2015 9:38 am3771d ago
SHILL WATERS RUN DEEP So a couple of weeks ago, I noted Mayor Ron Corbett’s plan for a ‘pivot.” He …
Staff Columnists May. 14, 2015 1:35 pm3772d ago
Linn County Auditor Joel Miller carried a big bottle of blue Gatorade to the lectern Monday as he faced question …
Staff Columnists May. 7, 2015 9:56 am3780d ago
Let’s have voters settle this thing. The ‘thing” to which I refer is the endless feud between the Linn County …
Staff Columnists May. 5, 2015 12:09 pm3781d ago
So Cedar Rapids Mayor Ron Corbett has announced plans to ‘pivot.” He told reporters in Des Moines Friday, after appearing …
Staff Columnists May. 3, 2015 3:00 am3784d ago
When you’re running for president, or testing the waters, the last thing you want to come off as is some …
Staff Columnists May. 2, 2015 3:00 am3785d ago
IF YOU CAN’T BEAT ‘EM, STRIP ‘EM The legal arguments for allowing states to ban same-sex marriage are weaker than …
Staff Columnists Apr. 27, 2015 11:53 am3789d ago
So your Iowa Environmental Protection Commission has received an earful about its plans to wash away a state rule requiring …