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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 Jul. 7, 2024 5:00 am593d ago
Our history of banning abortion killed women
Staff Columnists Jun. 30, 2024 5:00 am600d ago
So, the clouds of a state gambling license moratorium are lifting. Clouds of tobacco smoke remain inside casinos, but we …
Staff Columnists Jun. 27, 2024 4:00 am603d ago
Summit gets permission to use eminent domain
Staff Columnists Jun. 23, 2024 4:00 am607d ago
Her record of voting to ban abortion and curtail reproductive rights will be tough to hide.
Staff Columnists Jun. 20, 2024 4:00 am610d ago
And every year, the surplus gets bigger and bigger.
Staff Columnists Jun. 11, 2024 10:18 am619d ago
The only way the “will of the American people” will count is if Trump wins.
Staff Columnists Jun. 6, 2024 4:00 am624d ago
Economic growth will trickle down and make everyone a winner.
Staff Columnists Jun. 2, 2024 8:44 am628d ago
The voices of Iowans are not part of the equation
Staff Columnists May. 26, 2024 5:00 am635d ago
Here’s a bit of trivia. Our Founding Fathers who wrote the Constitution had no consultants to consult. Astounding, I know. …
Staff Columnists May. 19, 2024 5:00 am642d ago
Yeah, she’s going to work in politics
Staff Columnists May. 16, 2024 5:00 am645d ago
It was unseemly. But we live in unseemly times
Staff Columnists May. 12, 2024 5:00 am649d ago
Coldhearted is a good way to describe the closing of its store on First Avenue in Cedar Rapids’ core
Staff Columnists May. 9, 2024 9:52 am652d ago
The governor cares about women’s rights when she can score political points by bullying transgender kids
Staff Columnists May. 5, 2024 5:00 am656d ago
Iowa conservatives are cleaning out their racial anxiety closet.
Staff Columnists Apr. 28, 2024 5:00 am663d ago
Here are numbers that reflect the action and inaction of the the 2004 session.

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