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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 Jun. 7, 2022 7:00 am1296d ago
Trump is popular in Iowa. Nothing else matters.
Staff Columnists Jun. 5, 2022 9:00 am1298d ago
Jessica Wiskus is not your typical rural legislative candidate.
Staff Columnists May. 29, 2022 5:49 pm1304d ago
Can an Iowa governor win re-election by running against public education? We’re about to find out.
Staff Columnists May. 26, 2022 11:29 am1308d ago
A legislative Blitzkrieg hit so fast that local leaders and their Statehouse lobbyists had no time to react.
Staff Columnists May. 22, 2022 11:42 am1312d ago
You’re going to need drinks. Here are some suggested libations.
Staff Columnists May. 19, 2022 7:00 am1315d ago
Reynolds called ethanol “environmentally friendly.” But is it, really?
Staff Columnists May. 13, 2022 4:31 pm1320d ago
Iowa is being plagued by multiple cases of what I’m diagnosing as a strain of cat scratch fever.
Staff Columnists May. 12, 2022 7:00 am1322d ago
Four members of the nine-member council recused themselves.
Staff Columnists May. 6, 2022 7:00 am1328d ago
So Gov. Kim Reynolds slipped quietly into Marion Wednesday to hold a closed-door meeting with a select group of Linn-Mar …
Staff Columnists May. 4, 2022 8:13 am1330d ago
If you think they’ll stop with abortion rights, you haven’t been paying attention.
Staff Columnists May. 1, 2022 7:00 am1333d ago
The primary race pits state Rep. Liz Bennett, D-Cedar Rapids, against Joe Zahorik, political director for Ironworkers Local 89
Staff Columnists Apr. 28, 2022 7:00 am1336d ago
It’s hollow, cynical political sloganeering at its finest. And it scares the hell out of older white voters.
Staff Columnists Apr. 24, 2022 7:00 am1340d ago
He’s one of the state’s clearest, most experienced voices on agricultural policies and the pressing need for improved environmental stewardship.
Staff Columnists Apr. 21, 2022 7:00 am1343d ago
His argument is that he brings seriousness and substance to the Senate race.
Staff Columnists Apr. 17, 2022 7:00 am1347d ago
A recent letter-writer, for example, claimed I’m “sweltering in hatred.”

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