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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 Oct. 24, 2012 11:22 am4810d ago
Like a lot of newspapers, The Des Moines Register is preparing to endorse a presidential candidate this weekend. But the …
Staff Columnists Oct. 23, 2012 10:13 am4811d ago
Radio Iowa picked up on an interesting state audit report detailing how much Iowa spends per-day and per-year on housing …
Staff Columnists Oct. 21, 2012 5:05 am4813d ago
There are some places you don’t want to stand. Don’t stand between kids and their Santa haul on Christmas morning, …
Staff Columnists Oct. 18, 2012 5:05 am4816d ago
I had heard of them, legends mostly. Could they even exist in these polarized conditions? Then I met one Wednesday. …
Staff Columnists Oct. 16, 2012 3:58 pm4818d ago
So I’ve found myself talking up Mitt Romney lately. My daughters started paying some attention to politics for the first …
Staff Columnists Oct. 14, 2012 6:16 am4820d ago
It was disappointing, but not surprising. The people leading the charge to unseat Iowa Supreme Court Justice David Wiggins stopped …
Staff Columnists Oct. 7, 2012 5:05 am4827d ago
The odds of Cedar Rapids getting a casino could hinge on the definition of “not devastating.” Those are the words …
Staff Columnists Oct. 4, 2012 9:51 am4830d ago
I see some of you are eagerly commenting on last night’s debate on the earlier debate thread, so I thought …
Staff Columnists Oct. 4, 2012 9:01 am4830d ago
A guy in my line of work can certainly appreciate the impulse to make your harshest, shrillest, most abusive critics …
Staff Columnists Oct. 2, 2012 10:27 am4832d ago
After Sunday’s column focusing on the out-of-context quote at the center of an effort to oust Iowa Supreme Court Justice …
Staff Columnists Oct. 2, 2012 9:45 am4832d ago
So I’ve been thinking about debates. I’ve seen a lot of them, although it’s sort of a blur of lecterns …
Staff Columnists Sep. 26, 2012 1:38 pm4838d 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 pm4839d 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 am4839d 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 am4839d ago
Judging by the buses, it must be judge-hunting season in Iowa again. There’s the “No Wiggins” bus, filled with folks …


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