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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 Dec. 6, 2013 10:49 am4297d ago
In February, faced with troubling open enrollment losses, multiple members of the Cedar Rapids school board questioned whether the district …
Staff Columnists Dec. 3, 2013 10:43 am4300d ago
Monday’s announcement by state Rep. Tyler Olson, D-Cedar Rapids, that his marriage is ending, but his gubernatorial campaign is not, …
Staff Columnists Dec. 3, 2013 8:41 am4300d ago
Diary entry: Dec. 1, 2018 So it was five years ago today that Amazon founder Jeff Bezos made a big …
Staff Columnists Dec. 2, 2013 12:12 pm4301d ago
You sort of know when the email subject line says “Statement from Rep. Tyler Olson” that it’s probably not a …
Staff Columnists Nov. 27, 2013 5:05 am4306d ago
The latest word on Cedar Rapids City Manager Jeff Pomeranz’s pay package, the state’s largest among his peers, hit the …
Staff Columnists Nov. 26, 2013 7:52 am4307d ago
In theory, it seems reasonable. Marion resident Jodi Treharne presented a letter to the Marion City Council demanding that members …
Staff Columnists Nov. 21, 2013 5:05 am4312d ago
It may be the least recalled front page of all time. Nov. 21, 1963. That’s 50 years ago today. Fifty …
Staff Columnists Nov. 19, 2013 10:17 am4314d ago
Today is the 150th anniversary of Lincoln’s great speech delivered on the Gettysburg battlefield. The anniversary is getting lots of …
Staff Columnists Nov. 19, 2013 8:06 am4314d ago
As a resident of the beautiful north side of Marion, I can’t understand why anyone wouldn’t want to live there …
Staff Columnists Nov. 18, 2013 1:48 pm4315d ago
A bill probably will be filed in the Iowa Legislature next year seeking to making it legal for people with …
Staff Columnists Nov. 14, 2013 12:31 pm4319d ago
Over at the Iowa Policy Project, Colin Gordon put together a nifty primer that explains how to count jobs. It’s pretty simple …
Staff Columnists Nov. 14, 2013 10:16 am4319d ago
We scorched Big Tobacco. Now, the target is Big Vapor. Last week, Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller urged the Legislature …
Staff Columnists Nov. 13, 2013 11:01 am4320d ago
SiriusXM satellite radio has already devoted a channel to all Christmas music. I listened to it for a while driving …
Staff Columnists Nov. 12, 2013 11:46 am4321d ago
Cedar Rapids Mayor Ron Corbett was back on WMT’s Mayor on Monday radio show, fresh off his re-election victory. Also …
Staff Columnists Nov. 12, 2013 9:38 am4321d ago
Monday’s burst of snow delighted some and demoralized others. Like it or not, the big W is coming. All you …