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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 Feb. 5, 2023 6:00 am2d ago
We just got done handing billions of state dollars over the next decade to Iowa families who want to send …
Staff Columnists Feb. 3, 2023 8:56 am2d ago
Our governor is a real joiner. Last year, Gov. Kim Reynolds joined five states filing a lawsuit challenging the Biden …
Staff Columnists Jan. 29, 2023 6:00 am9d ago
We’re often told we’re just one more big tax cut away from becoming an tax utopia
Staff Columnists Jan. 26, 2023 1:57 pm10d ago
A lot of arguments were made during Monday night’s debates over providing nearly $900 million worth of state-funded Education Savings …
Staff Columnists Jan. 22, 2023 6:00 am16d ago
Lawmakers would turn trusted teachers into informants.
Staff Columnists Jan. 19, 2023 6:00 am18d ago
Lavish benefits on our friends and screw Iowans we don’t care about.
Staff Columnists Jan. 15, 2023 6:00 am23d ago
Rural Iowans have gone all-in on Republican leadership.
Staff Columnists Jan. 11, 2023 5:09 pm24d ago
But, sure, it’s not us versus them.
Staff Columnists Jan. 8, 2023 6:00 am30d ago
Surely they can explain and defend their plans
Guest Columnists Dec. 30, 2022 6:00 am38d ago
Heading into 2023, Willis Dady Homeless Services recognizes that there is no lack of challenges for the social service agencies …
Staff Columnists Dec. 25, 2022 6:00 am44d ago
Christmas 1983 had promise. It was the year your columnist was 13 and Santa was about to launch him into …
Staff Columnists Dec. 22, 2022 6:00 am45d ago
On Monday, the Jan. 6 committee made criminal referrals to the Justice Department recommending charges against former president Donald Trump …
Staff Columnists Dec. 18, 2022 6:00 am51d ago
It’s time for everyone’s favorite end of the year filler column that saves your burned-out columnist from having to think …
Staff Columnists Dec. 15, 2022 6:00 am53d ago
Recently, I mentioned being outside the Iowa Judicial Building in April 2009 when the Iowa Supreme Court unanimously struck down …
Staff Columnists Dec. 11, 2022 6:00 am58d ago
A check in the city’s Christmas stocking, perhaps.