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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. 24, 2021 7:00 am1853d ago
It was a nice streak, Iowa. For the past 25-plus years your columnist has been watching Iowa politics, governors of …
Staff Columnists Jan. 15, 2021 7:30 am1862d ago
Iowans have made this a very boozy pandemic. Cheers. Maybe you saw the reports last month on Iowa alcohol sales …
Staff Columnists Jan. 13, 2021 10:27 am1864d ago
Gov. Kim Reynolds lavished praise on Iowa’s public schools during her Condition of the State address Tuesday night, using a …
Staff Columnists Jan. 10, 2021 7:00 am1867d ago
So now we’ve seen the consequences of Republicans crying ‘voter fraud!” where none exists. Sure, it was all fun and …
Staff Columnists Jan. 8, 2021 7:00 am1869d ago
As Iowa gets redder, its state government is getting less transparent. There’s the Department of Public Health’s Infectious Disease Advisory …
Staff Columnists Dec. 28, 2020 7:14 am1880d ago
People will sometimes write to praise or condemn a column I wrote weeks ago. I can barely recall it. The …
Staff Columnists Dec. 24, 2020 7:00 am1884d ago
‘Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house Not a virus was spreading. We locked them all out. …
Staff Columnists Dec. 21, 2020 8:52 am1887d ago
As the year approaches a merciful end, it’s time to ponder the words that described and defined 2020. Are you …
Staff Columnists Dec. 17, 2020 7:00 am1891d ago
Maybe you recall that dramatic scene in ‘It’s a Wonderful Life” when a bank panic grips Bedford Falls and Bailey …
Staff Columnists Dec. 13, 2020 7:00 am1895d ago
It’s about that time in December when the traditional holiday classics are getting a little old. Here are some new …
Staff Columnists Dec. 6, 2020 7:00 am1902d ago
So Iowa’s new impaired waters list came out this past week. It’s chock-full of ‘buts.” Some will proclaim progress. But …
Staff Columnists Dec. 2, 2020 11:17 am1906d ago
Gov. Kim Reynolds often talks of ‘balance” as she describes her approach to the COVID-19 pandemic. Protect lives and livelihoods. …
Staff Columnists Nov. 26, 2020 7:00 am1912d ago
So you’ve made it to Thanksgiving 2020. Congratulations. The festivities will be pared down this year, as we seek to …
Staff Columnists Nov. 22, 2020 11:13 am1916d ago
So former Iowa Gov. Chet Culver gave me a call this past week. He had ‘read with interest” last Sunday’s …
Staff Columnists Nov. 18, 2020 9:30 am1920d ago
‘Live with it,” is out. ‘This is serious!” is in. ‘If Iowans don’t buy into this, we lose,” Gov. Kim …

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