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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 Jan. 8, 2023 6:00 am975d ago
Surely they can explain and defend their plans
Guest Columnists Dec. 30, 2022 6:00 am984d 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 am989d 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 am992d 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 am996d 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 am999d 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 am1003d ago
A check in the city’s Christmas stocking, perhaps.
Staff Columnists Dec. 6, 2022 3:03 pm1007d ago
He won’t have to worry about getting shucked over in the Tall Corn State for a fourth time.
Staff Columnists Dec. 4, 2022 6:00 am1010d ago
It’s beginning to sound like Christmas. But if you feel like those catchy carols don’t quite capture the modern spirit, …
Staff Columnists Dec. 1, 2022 12:23 pm1012d ago
Iowa did get redder on election night. But that wave did not reach the school district that was the target of so much Republican derision.
Staff Columnists Nov. 27, 2022 7:00 am1017d ago
It’s not going to get better at an even redder Statehouse.
Staff Columnists Nov. 24, 2022 6:00 am1020d ago
Hello, you’ve reached the Butterball politics hotline, how can I help? “I forgot to thaw my turkey. Is there any …
Staff Columnists Nov. 20, 2022 7:00 am1024d ago
Maybe Iowa needs some more democracy. Yes, we did just have a free and fair election. Voters’ voices were heard. …
Staff Columnists Nov. 17, 2022 7:09 am1027d ago
A government shrouded in secrecy should be our worst fricking nightmare.
Staff Columnists Nov. 13, 2022 6:00 am1031d ago
What we don’t know can’t make the DNR look bad.