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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. 21, 2022 8:52 am1252d 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 am1256d 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 am1259d ago
It’s tough, because Franken has no legislative record to easily dissect, twist and target.
Staff Columnists Jul. 12, 2022 7:00 am1261d ago
Hinson wants credit for not being the most extreme abortion extremist.
Staff Columnists Jul. 10, 2022 7:00 am1263d 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 am1266d ago
Our hogs we prize and our rights we will not maintain.
Staff Columnists Jul. 3, 2022 7:00 am1270d ago
DeJear has a broader view of freedom than Gov. Kim Reynolds
Staff Columnists Jun. 30, 2022 7:00 am1273d ago
It doesn’t take a numbers-cruncher from MIT to see what’s going on.
Staff Columnists Jun. 28, 2022 7:00 am1275d ago
Unless you’re a gun owner, your rights and liberties are sitting on rapidly shifting sand.
Staff Columnists Jun. 26, 2022 7:00 am1277d ago
Ope! Sorry Iowa, we’re just trying to take your spot.
Staff Columnists Jun. 23, 2022 7:00 am1280d 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A fundamental right has been revoked.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 pm1283d ago
It’s outrageous and irresponsible at a time when some Americans believe violence is “legitimate political discourse.”
Staff Columnists Jun. 15, 2022 9:34 am1288d ago
Instead of reflecting on what the GOP hath wrought, Iowa Republican lawmakers doubled down.
Staff Columnists Jun. 12, 2022 7:30 am1291d ago
In 2017,
Staff Columnists Jun. 9, 2022 5:52 am1294d ago
Now we’ll see if Mike Franken really can beat U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley.

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