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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 Apr. 23, 2013 8:59 am4524d ago
There’s a website up seeking to draft former state Sen. Swati Dandekar, D-Marion, as a candidate for Congress in the …
Staff Columnists Apr. 22, 2013 1:09 pm4525d ago
We’re in the tea leaves-reading phase of Linn County’s casino odyssey. The referendum passed. Planning is under way. The Iowa …
Staff Columnists Apr. 22, 2013 6:28 am4525d ago
It seems like the idea of raising Iowa’s fuel tax for the first time in nearly a quarter century has …
Staff Columnists Apr. 18, 2013 3:51 pm4529d ago
State Sen. Dennis Guth, R-Klemme, got a lot of attention Wednesday. And it wasn’t for his skills as a comedian. …
Staff Columnists Apr. 16, 2013 12:29 pm4531d ago
So I keep thinking about the dad. He runs the Boston Marathon. Obviously, he trained hard, put in mile after …
Staff Columnists Apr. 14, 2013 5:05 am4533d ago
Another Cedar Rapids School District facilities process has ended, not with a bang, but with a binder. “That’s scary to …
Staff Columnists Apr. 12, 2013 12:41 pm4535d ago
A fine question. But, no: Lawmakers will leave for the weekend without agreement on an education reform package, forcing school …
Staff Columnists Apr. 12, 2013 11:02 am4535d ago
Jamie Kelly has a solid post on the Associated Press’ announcement earlier this month that “illegal immigrant” is no longer …
Staff Columnists Apr. 12, 2013 9:34 am4535d ago
I had only been here about two months in 2007 when a former University of Iowa law professor threatened to …
Staff Columnists Apr. 9, 2013 9:44 am4538d ago
So, as anticipated, two of Gov. Terry Branstad’s nominees to the Iowa Board of Regents failed to get the 24 …
Staff Columnists Apr. 9, 2013 8:50 am4538d ago
It’s hat-throwing season, but it seems like the ring is filling with towels. When current 1st District U.S. Rep. Bruce …
Staff Columnists Apr. 7, 2013 4:12 pm4540d ago
So, as a politics watcher, I’m supposed to be jazzed about the prospect of a U.S. Senate run by U.S. …
Staff Columnists Apr. 4, 2013 3:02 pm4543d ago
Anyone feel like having a climate summit? Yes, say some Iowans: Faith and environmental leaders in Iowa are calling on …
Staff Columnists Apr. 4, 2013 2:02 pm4543d ago
My boss is gone this week, creating some extra duties for your columnist. Normally I have plenty of time for …
Staff Columnists Apr. 4, 2013 10:50 am4543d ago
Please indulge the columnist, who comes now to wax nostalgic on baseball. Just as soon as I figure out this …