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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 Jan. 25, 2013 1:59 pm4717d ago
So it seems a majority of your Linn County Board of Supervisors are tired of being “part-time” help. Maybe you …
Staff Columnists Jan. 24, 2013 10:26 am4718d ago
House Republicans want to put Iowa’s “right to work” law in the state Constitution: House Joint Resolution 1, which advanced …
Staff Columnists Jan. 24, 2013 8:24 am4718d ago
Gov. Terry Branstad stopped by our shop on Tuesday. He arrived, along with Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds, to talk about …
Staff Columnists Jan. 23, 2013 3:29 pm4719d ago
The Iowa DOT has reversed its initial ruling and will allow young illegal immigrants cleared to stay in the U.S. …
Staff Columnists Jan. 23, 2013 12:26 pm4719d ago
The gambling referendum news is flying fast and furious. I’ve thought about giving these regular updates a catchy title, such …
Staff Columnists Jan. 22, 2013 9:39 am4720d ago
I have to admit that I don’t know a whole lot about poetry beyond the usual suspects in high school …
Staff Columnists Jan. 22, 2013 9:12 am4720d ago
Just Say No Casino has launched its first TV ad in its campaign to defeat a casino referendum on March …
Staff Columnists Jan. 21, 2013 2:29 pm4721d ago
I’ve had a couple of readers ask me lately if I’m going to write about the Iowa DOT’s decision to …
Staff Columnists Jan. 20, 2013 9:29 am4722d ago
(Warning: Satire) So I climbed 10 flights of dimly lit stairs until I finally found the door. “Ted Trowel Investigations” …
Staff Columnists Jan. 18, 2013 12:29 pm4724d ago
Des Moines Register scribe Kathie Obradovich notes that Gov. Terry Branstad took a poke at a recent report that Democratic …
Staff Columnists Jan. 18, 2013 12:00 pm4724d ago
So our elected leaders in Des Moines are already on the brink of a serious slap fight over education funding. …
Staff Columnists Jan. 17, 2013 4:05 am4725d ago
Patricia Edmonds’ shop is tied up in legal shades of gray. Raymond Nees, assistant manager of building services for this …
Staff Columnists Jan. 16, 2013 3:46 pm4726d ago
I posted earlier about the first TV ad being aired by Vote Yes Linn County in favor of a casino …
Staff Columnists Jan. 16, 2013 11:17 am4726d ago
Vote Yes Linn County, the group pushing for casino gambling in Cedar Rapids, is out with it’s first TV ad. …
Staff Columnists Jan. 16, 2013 5:58 am4726d ago
A few more reactions to Gov. Terry Branstad’s Condition of the State address. The Quad-City Times credits the governor for …


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