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Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52401
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 Dec. 23, 2012 4:05 am4750d ago
I’ve always loved Christmas movies and specials. But I’m the first to admit they can get a little stale. So …
Staff Columnists Dec. 21, 2012 10:35 am4752d ago
So Winter Storm Draco has moved on. And far from draconian, my children found him to be delightful. Of course, …
Staff Columnists Dec. 20, 2012 6:32 am4753d ago
For many of us, the fiscal cliff doesn’t have us on edge. We’re shopping, decking the halls and bracing for …
Staff Columnists Dec. 19, 2012 1:47 pm4754d ago
So I was out over the midday buying a few provisions in anticipation of what The Weather Channel calls “Winter …
Staff Columnists Dec. 17, 2012 11:28 am4756d ago
So my 7-year old thinks the Mayans may be right. She’s added up the heartbreak of Lyric and Elizabeth with …
Staff Columnists Dec. 17, 2012 11:21 am4756d ago
Gov. Terry Branstad’s staff has quietly rolled the state’s public school funding structure into the garage. There’s paper over the …
Staff Columnists Dec. 11, 2012 12:09 pm4762d ago
If you’re one of my Facebook friends, you might have seen my post on a recent exchange between my daughter …
Staff Columnists Dec. 10, 2012 2:51 pm4763d ago
Rick Smith reported late last week that Des Moines political consultant Jeff Link and his Link Strategies firm is doing …
Staff Columnists Dec. 9, 2012 4:05 am4764d ago
Warning: Satire. A phone rings. Addiction studies institute, may I help you? “Yeah, I’d like to talk to someone about …
Staff Columnists Dec. 6, 2012 8:17 am4767d ago
If watching delay, inconsistency and contradiction were forms of exercise, the folks in the Time Check neighborhood wouldn’t need a …
Staff Columnists Dec. 4, 2012 9:53 am4769d ago
I had been on the job barely a month when I took a bumpy ride to the top of Mount …
Staff Columnists Dec. 3, 2012 8:23 am4770d ago
Sunday’s column delayed by technical difficulty It’s tough to know who to believe. On one hand, you’ve got 138 science …
Staff Columnists Oct. 30, 2012 12:20 am4805d ago
So I was on Bob Bruce’s Radio Experience the other day. He asked me what bothers me most about the …
Staff Columnists Oct. 28, 2012 5:05 am4806d ago
Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney had a terrific campaign event in Cedar Rapids this past week, out at the Eastern …
Staff Columnists Oct. 25, 2012 9:12 am4809d ago
Members of the Cedar Rapids City Council gushed over The Fountains. But there was some disagreement on whether the city …


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