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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. 12, 2013 7:55 am4757d 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 pm4758d 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 am4759d 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 pm4762d 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 am4762d 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 am4764d 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 pm4765d 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 am4766d 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 am4769d 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 pm4771d ago
We’ve seen some pretty big turning points in the effort to gain and cement marriage equality. There was the Iowa …
Staff Columnists Jan. 29, 2013 8:27 am4771d ago
In this age of billions and trillions, when it almost seems like too much trouble to pick up a penny …
Staff Columnists Jan. 28, 2013 3:03 pm4772d ago
They’re going to put a time capsule in the wall at the newly remodeled U.S. Cellular Center. The History Center …
Staff Columnists Jan. 28, 2013 8:27 am4772d ago
Gov. Terry Branstad’s budget advisers had a simple, festive message for state lawmakers as they returned to the Statehouse. You’d …
Staff Columnists Jan. 26, 2013 11:23 am4774d ago
So, how about having a little political bombshell dropped on your lazy Saturday? AP’s Tom Beaumont had the scoop that …
Staff Columnists Jan. 25, 2013 1:59 pm4775d ago
So it seems a majority of your Linn County Board of Supervisors are tired of being “part-time” help. Maybe you …


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