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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. 24, 2013 10:26 am4776d 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 am4776d 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 pm4777d 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 pm4777d 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 am4778d 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 am4778d 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 pm4779d 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 am4780d 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 pm4782d 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 pm4782d 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 am4783d 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 pm4784d 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 am4784d 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 am4784d ago
A few more reactions to Gov. Terry Branstad’s Condition of the State address. The Quad-City Times credits the governor for …
Staff Columnists Jan. 15, 2013 10:49 am4785d ago
Maybe it wasn’t your favorite Condition of the State address. But it probably had a lot of the same words. …


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