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Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52401
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 Nov. 23, 2023 5:00 am820d ago
Sexton was dispatched by Luke Skywalker faster than some stormtrooper who can’t shoot straight.
Staff Columnists Nov. 19, 2023 5:00 am824d ago
It’s that time of year again. Family and loved ones, who may even be both, will gather around the Thanksgiving …
Staff Columnists Nov. 16, 2023 4:58 pm826d ago
So, Iowa’s MOMS program remains an orphan. MOMS is an acronym for “More Options for Maternal Support.” It’s Gov. Kim …
Staff Columnists Nov. 12, 2023 5:00 am831d ago
So I was driving along Wednesday, flipping through satellite radio stations, when it hit me like a ton of fruitcake. …
Staff Columnists Nov. 9, 2023 5:15 am834d ago
Moms for Liberty got its bell rung. For starters, on Tuesday, three candidates endorsed by the conservative group were defeated …
Guest Columnists Nov. 9, 2023 5:00 am834d ago
How exhilarating to read of the pilot solar farm at ISU (“Crops and solar intersect as Iowa’s first agrivoltaics project …
Staff Columnists Nov. 5, 2023 5:00 am838d ago
Bond, school bond, is on the ballot. And it has a license to tax. We’ll find out the fate of …
Staff Columnists Nov. 2, 2023 5:00 am841d ago
State government serves mainly Friends of Kim. The rest of us are a damn distraction.
Staff Columnists Oct. 22, 2023 5:00 am852d ago
Perhaps I’m stuck in time, in the Iowa that used to cherish education, freedom of speech and freedom of expression.
Guest Columnists Oct. 19, 2023 5:00 am855d ago
Four years ago, when I was a candidate for the first time for a school board position in Cedar Rapids, …
Staff Columnists Oct. 19, 2023 5:00 am855d ago
Maybe Bad Idea has a line of business wear.
Staff Columnists Oct. 15, 2023 5:00 am859d ago
Three candidates have been endorsed by Moms for Liberty
Staff Columnists Oct. 16, 2023 3:41 pm857d 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 am869d 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 …


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