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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 Aug. 28, 2012 9:33 am4867d ago
So after our dog, Clover, went to that great squirrel preserve in the sky, I figured we’d have a respectable …
Staff Columnists Aug. 24, 2012 9:19 am4871d ago
Did anyone notice how my little poll post yesterday on double-voting in Linn County turned into an actual debate between …
Staff Columnists Aug. 24, 2012 7:15 am4871d ago
I guess I may have spoken too soon on this protecting the caucuses business. From BuzzFeed: TAMPA – The Republican …
Staff Columnists Aug. 23, 2012 2:08 pm4872d ago
The RNC’s Rules Committee has come up with a “super penalty” for any states that try to leapfrog Iowa, New …
Staff Columnists Aug. 23, 2012 11:30 am4872d ago
Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney was in Iowa yesterday, promising, among other things, big cuts in federal spending. Including cutting …
Staff Columnists Aug. 23, 2012 9:41 am4872d ago
Maybe you saw this morning’s story on the disagreement between Linn County Auditor Joel Miller and County Attorney Jerry Vander …
Staff Columnists Aug. 23, 2012 5:05 am4872d ago
Gov. Terry Branstad is changing the rules for making rules. And anyone who deals with state government knows that rules …
Staff Columnists Aug. 21, 2012 5:01 pm4874d ago
I took a few days off surrounding the 21st anniversary of my 21st birthday. I’d like to say I partied …
Staff Columnists Aug. 16, 2012 5:02 am4879d ago
So I gather that two big video screens will be affixed to the U.S. Cellular Center’s concrete posterior, facing Interstate …
Staff Columnists Aug. 14, 2012 1:47 pm4881d ago
So U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan, the shiny new vice presidential running mate of presumptive Republican nominee Mitt Romney, made his …
Staff Columnists Aug. 12, 2012 5:05 am4883d ago
Last Sunday’s column on Republican Party of Iowa Chairman A.J. Spiker’s call to oust another Iowa Supreme Court justice in …
Staff Columnists Aug. 9, 2012 5:05 am4886d ago
Few words make me cringe as swiftly as “veepstakes.” It’s an exciting-sounding word, used to describe something that’s not really …
Staff Columnists Aug. 7, 2012 10:03 am4888d ago
If you weren’t punctual, you might have missed the Republican nominating convention in state Senate District 34 Monday night. It …
Staff Columnists Aug. 7, 2012 9:18 am4888d ago
So another plan for Westdale Mall’s redevelopment bites the dust. Investors led by John Frew, who is also managing the …
Staff Columnists Aug. 6, 2012 10:52 am4889d ago
Our governor says he’s sticking to his guns on wind energy, and plans to keep pushing his party’s presidential nominee …


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