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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. 19, 2023 5:00 am690d ago
Maybe Bad Idea has a line of business wear.
Staff Columnists Oct. 15, 2023 5:00 am694d ago
Three candidates have been endorsed by Moms for Liberty
Staff Columnists Oct. 16, 2023 3:41 pm693d ago
Cedar Rapids may create new layers of bureaucracy aimed at people who trap, neuter and return, or TNR, feral cars.
Staff Columnists Oct. 5, 2023 5:00 am704d ago
When Aretha Franklin sang “R-E-S-P-E-C-T find out what it means to me,” it seemed obvious what she wanted when her …
Staff Columnists Oct. 1, 2023 5:00 am708d ago
The vexatious requester saga is shining a spotlight on IPIB
Staff Columnists Sep. 28, 2023 6:32 am711d ago
Dress codes are about sustaining an old social order.
Staff Columnists Sep. 24, 2023 5:00 am715d ago
That’s it. The governor wants to see other candidates
Staff Columnists Sep. 17, 2023 5:00 am722d ago
We don’t want to look behind the curtain
Staff Columnists Sep. 14, 2023 5:00 am725d ago
Ernst is bashing federal employees who are working remotely
Staff Columnists Sep. 10, 2023 5:00 am729d ago
If this process had a slogan, it would be, “The less Iowans know, the better.”
Staff Columnists Sep. 7, 2023 8:14 am732d ago
More than 20 years later, we’re still fighting over official English
Staff Columnists Sep. 3, 2023 5:00 am736d ago
My dad, Howard, was our high school guidance counselor. So, when I was a little skinny freshman, the upper classmen …
Staff Columnists Aug. 31, 2023 4:15 pm739d ago
During 30 years in journalism, I’ve covered countless public meetings, hearings and input sessions where Iowans have pleaded with the …
Staff Columnists Aug. 24, 2023 2:06 pm746d ago
Gov. Kim Reynolds had a rare news conference on Monday. It was in Eagle Pass, Texas. But, hey, progress! Reynolds …
Staff Columnists Aug. 21, 2023 9:13 am749d ago
So the nest is empty. We moved the younger of our two daughters to Iowa State University. Yep, our Hawkeye …