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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 Mar. 4, 2024 9:57 am659d ago
House File 2544 prescribes what sort of civics and history should bet taught to Iowa students. Politicians writing detailed curriculum. What could go wrong?
Staff Columnists Feb. 29, 2024 5:00 am664d ago
Let’s break free of our Golden Dome of Wisdom for a moment and ponder the future. And the future I’m …
Staff Columnists Feb. 25, 2024 5:00 am668d ago
Here in Iowa, Republicans control the governor’s office, the Senate and the House. We have a Republican attorney general, treasurer …
Staff Columnists Feb. 22, 2024 5:00 am671d ago
There were the loaves and fishes, the immaculate conception, and the immaculate reception. “Do you believe in miracles?” Al Michaels …
Staff Columnists Feb. 18, 2024 5:00 am675d ago
Iowa’s Legislature is under a Red Flag Warning. No, dry conditions are not raising fire concerns under our Golden Dome …
Staff Columnists Feb. 15, 2024 8:33 am677d ago
So, the Opportunity Solutions Project’s name sounds great. It’s got opportunity and solutions. Also, Americans love a good project. But …
Staff Columnists Feb. 11, 2024 5:00 am682d ago
So, I was digging in the fridge when I found a carton of eggnog. I remember my mother telling me …
Staff Columnists Feb. 8, 2024 6:20 am685d ago
You gotta wonder why Gov. Kim Reynolds doesn’t simplify her vendetta against transgender Iowans. Have some guts, governor. Give a …
Staff Columnists Feb. 4, 2024 5:00 am689d ago
Sometimes, bad, convoluted and spiteful legislation does die under the Golden Dome of Wisdom, now redder than ever. Amazing, but …
Staff Columnists Feb. 1, 2024 7:24 am692d ago
Gov. Kim Reynolds could have been a collaborator. But, yet again, she chose to be a dictator. Instead of calling …
Staff Columnists Jan. 28, 2024 11:47 am695d ago
Republican Iowa House bill would require public school students to sing the national anthem each day.
Staff Columnists Jan. 25, 2024 6:22 am699d ago
Republicans who run the Golden Dome of Wisdom have shredded “local control” so completely it’s tough to imagine how they …

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