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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 Feb. 17, 2013 5:39 am4589d ago
Some inquiring readers wonder whether a potential Cedar Rapids casino will or won’t allow smoking while gambling. “If Linn County …
Staff Columnists Feb. 15, 2013 1:46 pm4591d ago
We knew that existing casinos within a poker chip’s throw of Cedar Rapids would spend a chunk of money trying …
Staff Columnists Feb. 14, 2013 8:10 am4592d ago
We know more about open enrollment losses from Cedar Rapids schools, but not as much as we’d like to know. …
Staff Columnists Feb. 12, 2013 3:26 pm4594d ago
I posted earlier about the poll showing a dead heat in the race to the March 5 Linn County casino …
Staff Columnists Feb. 12, 2013 9:10 am4594d ago
Just Say No Casino has released a gambling referendum poll. Drum roll… According to the poll of 400 Linn County …
Staff Columnists Feb. 12, 2013 7:55 am4594d ago
As pickup lines go, it needs work. “Well, the party wants to be welcoming and we’re a big tent and …
Staff Columnists Feb. 11, 2013 3:02 pm4595d ago
It looks like the Linn County Board of Supervisors’ pay raise saga is all over but the the votin.’ Four …
Staff Columnists Feb. 10, 2013 4:05 am4596d ago
Turns out we won’t get much time to consider a supervisor pay raise. I previously wrote that the Linn County …
Staff Columnists Feb. 7, 2013 1:50 pm4599d ago
U.S. Rep. Bruce Braley is running for Iowa’s wide open U.S. Senate seat in 2014. And he clearly demonstrated on …
Staff Columnists Feb. 7, 2013 8:19 am4599d ago
The warring factions in the Cedar Rapids casino fight do agree on something. Neither side plans to release any campaign …
Staff Columnists Feb. 5, 2013 9:09 am4601d ago
So I got an email early this morning from Steve Gray, who is leading a group of investors who want …
Staff Columnists Feb. 4, 2013 2:02 pm4602d ago
So Vote Yes Linn County has dispatched a list of 59 58 investors in a potential Cedar Rapids casino. Many familiar …
Staff Columnists Feb. 3, 2013 4:05 am4603d ago
Opponents of a casino in Cedar Rapids stopped by for a sit-down this past week. Among the many arguments they …
Staff Columnists Jan. 31, 2013 8:03 am4606d ago
(Today’s print column) Linn County supervisors’ paychecks are back in the news. It’s got me feeling nostalgic. I had just …
Staff Columnists Jan. 29, 2013 12:56 pm4608d ago
We’ve seen some pretty big turning points in the effort to gain and cement marriage equality. There was the Iowa …