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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 Sep. 26, 2012 1:38 pm4733d ago
A variation of the above image from the No Wiggins website was slapped big and bold on the “No Wiggins” …
Staff Columnists Sep. 25, 2012 4:20 pm4734d ago
I think both sides of the dueling judicial retention vote no/vote yes tours that stopped at Greene Square Park in …
Staff Columnists Sep. 25, 2012 9:57 am4734d ago
So the Cedar Rapids School Board on Monday night swiftly and quietly dispatched the administration’s plan to have a $57,000 …
Staff Columnists Sep. 25, 2012 5:05 am4735d ago
Judging by the buses, it must be judge-hunting season in Iowa again. There’s the “No Wiggins” bus, filled with folks …
Staff Columnists Sep. 24, 2012 2:52 pm4735d ago
State Sen. Joe Bolkcom, D-Iowa City, chair of the Ways and Means Committee says there’s no way Iowa should have …
Staff Columnists Sep. 21, 2012 2:02 pm4738d ago
Wonkblog has a fascinating post on 13 congressional candidates with actual ideas. Yeah. I know. Here’s a intriguing one from …
Staff Columnists Sep. 21, 2012 1:40 pm4738d ago
The voter fraud dragnet tossed out by Iowa Secretary of State Matt Schultz has ensnared three possible non-citizen illegal voter …
Staff Columnists Sep. 20, 2012 5:05 am4740d ago
When Mitt Romney looks at America, he sees a glass half empty. “There are 47 percent of the people who …
Staff Columnists Sep. 16, 2012 5:05 am4744d ago
Warning: Satire. Welcome back to CNN. Our Brad Jones has been following President Obama today and has picked up a …
Staff Columnists Sep. 14, 2012 2:31 pm4745d ago
So online reader commenting has been taking some lumps lately. Some love it. Some hate it. Some see little value …
Staff Columnists Sep. 14, 2012 11:33 am4745d ago
There’s a poll out this week of 600 likely voters commissioned by Justice Not Politics, the non-profit that’s launched a campaign …
Staff Columnists Sep. 13, 2012 1:50 pm4746d ago
A couple of Illinois newspapers are editorializing on the recent announcement that Orascom Construction Industries will build its $1.4 billion …
Staff Columnists Sep. 13, 2012 11:32 am4746d ago
So Beef Products, Inc. has filed a $1.2 billion lawsuit in South Dakota over defamation of its famous ground beef …
Staff Columnists Sep. 13, 2012 5:02 am4747d ago
The revolt was small, but not insignificant. Monday night, Cedar Rapids Superintendent Dave Benson urged the School Board to spend …
Staff Columnists Sep. 12, 2012 10:31 am4747d ago
So the City Council has approved the city’s new I-380 welcome sign. Rick Smith has details: On Tuesday, the City …