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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. 2, 2013 5:05 am4545d ago
A state board created to stand up for more openness might get kneecapped even before it gets on its feet. …
Staff Columnists Mar. 28, 2013 5:05 am4550d ago
Iowa, you make the U.S. Supreme Court nervous. OK, not exactly. But civil marriage equality, the kind found in Iowa …
Staff Columnists Mar. 26, 2013 12:18 pm4552d ago
The Linn County Board of Supervisors won’t let him audit, but they can’t stop county Auditor Joel Miller from reading …
Staff Columnists Mar. 26, 2013 6:25 am4552d ago
Linn County supervisors appear determined to hang an asterisk on the results of the 2012 race for county auditor. In …
Staff Columnists Mar. 24, 2013 5:05 am4554d ago
It’s been roughly a year since flood protection slid from the hot front burner of local debate to the back …
Staff Columnists Mar. 21, 2013 11:01 am4557d ago
A couple of Gov.Terry Branstad’s nominees to the Iowa Board of Regents appear to be in trouble, including a Family …
Staff Columnists Mar. 21, 2013 5:05 am4557d ago
If you picked Medicaid expansion in the Statehouse summer stalemate pool, I like your chances. And yet, it seems like …
Staff Columnists Mar. 19, 2013 1:46 pm4559d ago
So I was listening to the Bob Bruce Radio Experience on WMT Monday afternoon. Monday is the day local elected …
Staff Columnists Mar. 19, 2013 11:51 am4559d ago
Just when you thought you were fully up to speed on any and all nefarious concoctions intended to put one …
Staff Columnists Mar. 19, 2013 11:08 am4559d ago
So your Iowa House has voted overwhelmingly to keep gun permit records secret: Legislation that requires sheriff’s offices to keep …
Staff Columnists Mar. 18, 2013 12:12 pm4560d ago
So our spring break officially ends in a Monday morning burst of snow. Fitting. This is real March. This is …
Staff Columnists Mar. 16, 2013 5:05 am4562d ago
In March of 1993, just before I graduated from Drake U, I was an intern for The Gazette’s Statehouse bureau. …
Staff Columnists Mar. 15, 2013 5:05 am4563d ago
From March 22, 2011. I ran across an article a while back on how annoyed some people get when other …
Staff Columnists Mar. 14, 2013 5:05 am4564d ago
From March 18, 2008 Several weeks back, my friend Josh from Ames asked if I’d like to join a group …
Staff Columnists Mar. 13, 2013 5:05 am4565d ago
From March 31, 2008 Hey, I love hugging trees and going green and shrinking my carbon footprint as much as …