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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 May. 26, 2015 10:13 am3866d 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 am3869d 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 am3871d 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 pm3872d 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 am3876d 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 pm3877d 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 am3885d 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 pm3887d 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 am3889d 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 am3890d 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 am3895d ago
So your Iowa Environmental Protection Commission has received an earful about its plans to wash away a state rule requiring …
Staff Columnists Apr. 23, 2015 9:39 am3899d ago
So the nannies are making a Statehouse comeback. You knew they would. Back in February, I wrote how remarkable it …
Staff Columnists Apr. 19, 2015 3:00 am3903d ago
Sometimes, a column leads me to something unexpected. Last month’s column on the Iowa Band Law is one of them. …
Staff Columnists Apr. 20, 2015 9:51 am3902d ago
SENATE FINALLY GOES TO POT Did you get a load of that Quinnipiac Poll out this week showing 87 percent …
Staff Columnists Apr. 14, 2015 8:25 am3908d ago
So Cedar Rapids is going to fight for its right to put speed cameras where it pleases. For safety, of …

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