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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. 31, 2022 7:00 am1136d ago
Norwood, a Soil and Water commissioner in Polk County, has seen one of the state’s worst water quality sagas
Staff Columnists Jul. 28, 2022 7:00 am1139d ago
“Settled law” is code for “Don’t worry, everything’s fine.” Things are not fine, and many Americans are worried.
Staff Columnists Jul. 24, 2022 7:00 am1143d ago
You’re sleepwalking through a race for governor with stakes that couldn’t be much higher.
Staff Columnists Jul. 21, 2022 8:52 am1146d ago
Maybe you, like me, could not care less where Iowa ranks on a list compiled by some online news site. …
Staff Columnists Jul. 17, 2022 6:45 am1150d ago
Gov. Kim Reynolds wants the 2022 election to be about “school choice,” drag shows and “pornographic” books in public schools. …
Staff Columnists Jul. 14, 2022 7:00 am1153d ago
It’s tough, because Franken has no legislative record to easily dissect, twist and target.
Staff Columnists Jul. 12, 2022 7:00 am1155d ago
Hinson wants credit for not being the most extreme abortion extremist.
Staff Columnists Jul. 10, 2022 7:00 am1157d ago
A recent column I wrote about newspapers across the country scaling back their opinion pages drew quite a bit of …
Staff Columnists Jul. 7, 2022 7:00 am1160d ago
Our hogs we prize and our rights we will not maintain.
Staff Columnists Jul. 3, 2022 7:00 am1164d ago
DeJear has a broader view of freedom than Gov. Kim Reynolds
Staff Columnists Jun. 30, 2022 7:00 am1167d ago
It doesn’t take a numbers-cruncher from MIT to see what’s going on.
Staff Columnists Jun. 28, 2022 7:00 am1169d ago
Unless you’re a gun owner, your rights and liberties are sitting on rapidly shifting sand.
Staff Columnists Jun. 26, 2022 7:00 am1171d ago
Ope! Sorry Iowa, we’re just trying to take your spot.
Staff Columnists Jun. 23, 2022 7:00 am1174d ago
A fundamental right has been revoked. But the right to vote remains, and it can still be powerful.
Staff Columnists Jun. 19, 2022 2:02 pm1177d ago
It’s outrageous and irresponsible at a time when some Americans believe violence is “legitimate political discourse.”