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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. 11, 2013 5:30 am4445d ago
It was tough to miss the theme, even if you were born yesterday. The youthful candidate was introduced by his …
Staff Columnists Jul. 10, 2013 3:07 pm4446d ago
Our high-velocity governor is faring worse with the state’s daily newspapers than he did with the trooper who pursued his …
Staff Columnists Jul. 9, 2013 10:31 am4447d ago
The good news is, it won’t be long now. Any day now, Iowa sweet corn finally will arrive. The farmers …
Staff Columnists Jul. 4, 2013 5:10 am4452d ago
Warning, my annual Fourth of July satire: So Paul Revere gallops up to a fellow colonist, who is wearing ear …
Staff Columnists Jul. 4, 2013 5:05 am4452d ago
So I’ve been revisiting the Battle of Gettysburg as the Fourth of July approached. This week marks the 150th anniversary. …
Staff Columnists Jul. 3, 2013 12:33 pm4453d ago
Gov. Terry Branstad’s SUV was apparently westbound and down, loaded up and truckin.’ The Gazette’s Rod Boshart provides a recap: …
Staff Columnists Jul. 2, 2013 8:48 am4454d ago
So I was out on my annual, futile search for a truly rockin’ New Fiscal Year’s Eve party when I …
Staff Columnists Jul. 1, 2013 2:44 pm4455d ago
So Iowa journos got their first chance this a.m. to ask our governor for his reaction to last week’s U.S. …
Staff Columnists Jun. 30, 2013 10:15 am4456d ago
Twenty years ago this month, my journalism career began. I don’t recall the ad for my first job. It must …
Staff Columnists Jun. 26, 2013 2:45 pm4460d ago
For every marriage in Iowa to be fully defended by the Constitution, the Defense of Marriage Act had to go. …
Staff Columnists Jun. 25, 2013 8:45 am4461d ago
We hadn’t talked about it. And I could tell from her reaction that she hadn’t thought about it. My daughter, …
Staff Columnists Jun. 25, 2013 8:42 am4461d ago
Warning: Satire, parody and such. Thanks to all of you for coming to this meeting. I know, as Gov. Terry …
Staff Columnists Jun. 20, 2013 5:05 am4466d ago
Some questions are tough to answer. Why are we here? What does it all mean? How did a provision get …
Staff Columnists Jun. 18, 2013 10:37 am4468d ago
So, maybe you remember that long, costly, ugly court battle between Linn County Auditor Joel Miller and the Board of …
Staff Columnists Jun. 16, 2013 10:05 am4470d ago
Sure, Rep. Tyler Olson may get carded if he files papers to run for governor, but that doesn’t mean the …