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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 Sep. 5, 2013 9:53 am4389d ago
Today”s print column. Cedar Crossing certainly made a splash. The proposed casino in downtown Cedar Rapids showed itself as investors …
Staff Columnists Sep. 3, 2013 1:17 pm4391d ago
Gov. Terry Branstad says broadband access in Iowa isn’t what it should be, or needs to be in the future. …
Staff Columnists Sep. 3, 2013 11:34 am4391d ago
So “Cedar Crossing” it is. That’s the name of a casino project proposed for downtown Cedar Rapids. The official license …
Staff Columnists Aug. 29, 2013 9:20 am4396d ago
Sometimes, you go to a Cedar Rapids City Council meeting and a colloquy breaks out. A colloquy, by the way, …
Staff Columnists Aug. 27, 2013 9:04 am4398d ago
After being the target of some persistent naysaying over the past few years, Cedar Rapids’ downtown public library finally got …
Staff Columnists Aug. 26, 2013 8:52 am4399d ago
An alert reader asked me recently to check in on Gov. Terry Branstad’s jobs promise. You may recall that, as …
Staff Columnists Aug. 22, 2013 9:08 am4403d ago
To list, or not to list, that is the question. As The Gazette’s Rick Smith reported last week, there’s some …
Staff Columnists Aug. 21, 2013 12:47 pm4404d ago
Good news today for Gov. Terry Branstad on the “hard 90” front. His appointed special investigator, former Iowa Supreme Court …
Staff Columnists Aug. 18, 2013 5:05 am4407d ago
We now have three applicants auditioning to play a major role in deciding whether Cedar Rapids will be get its …
Staff Columnists Aug. 13, 2013 9:39 am4412d ago
Shooting fish in a barrel is downright cruel and inhumane. I don’t like to do it. But someone vandalizes the …
Staff Columnists Aug. 11, 2013 5:05 am4414d ago
A couple of weeks ago, before I wandered off for a summer break, I asked readers to share their thoughts …
Staff Columnists Aug. 9, 2013 1:28 pm4416d ago
Perhaps you’ve heard of the National Organization for Marriage, or NOM, a group that has spent considerable money and time …
Staff Columnists Aug. 8, 2013 5:05 am4417d ago
We like to think of our presidential caucuses as residing on Main Street, Iowa. But it might be Shakedown Avenue. …
Staff Columnists Aug. 6, 2013 10:55 am4419d ago
So the University of Iowa is the national champion of partying, according to the Princeton Review’s annual survey of students. …
Staff Columnists Aug. 6, 2013 5:05 am4419d ago
She was an American Girl. In need of accessories. So helpful girls, such as our daughters, somehow convince their parents …