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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 May. 31, 2020 8:00 am1927d ago
Well, folks, it is grilling season again in the Midwest. Be sure to check the label on your favorite pork …
Staff Columnists May. 28, 2020 7:49 am1930d ago
It was one of those jarring juxtapositions that make our state’s true priorities clear. On Friday, according to the Iowa …
Staff Columnists May. 24, 2020 8:52 am1934d ago
If all goes according to plan Sunday afternoon, we’ll be arriving at Door 10 at Linn-Mar High School for my …
Staff Columnists May. 21, 2020 10:31 am1937d ago
In a couple of weeks, Iowa lawmakers will be back at the Statehouse after more than two months on a …
Staff Columnists May. 17, 2020 8:00 am1941d ago
Not so long ago, Iowa’s leaders of all stripes took pride in coming up with Iowa solutions to problems. They …
Staff Columnists May. 14, 2020 8:00 am1944d ago
Iowa’s gaming parlors are closed. There’s no sports betting without sports. Slots are silent. But thanks to Gov. Kim Reynolds, …
Staff Columnists May. 8, 2020 11:14 am1950d ago
In August 1919, the Cedar Rapids Evening Gazette opined in favor of the passage of a $5 million congressional appropriation …
Staff Columnists May. 6, 2020 4:06 pm1952d ago
Chet Culver really should have known better. Iowa’s former Democratic governor wrote a letter to current Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds …
Staff Columnists May. 4, 2020 6:50 pm1954d ago
Maybe you’ve read, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, about the resurgence of happy hour or cocktail hour among Americans looking for …
Staff Columnists Apr. 30, 2020 9:04 am1958d ago
Who is she listening to? It’s a question I’ve heard a lot lately as Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds navigates the …
Staff Columnists Apr. 27, 2020 8:45 am1961d ago
Iowa Democrats have tried candidates from Des Moines, and nominees handpicked by national party leaders. But U.S. Senate candidate Michael …
Staff Columnists Apr. 19, 2020 8:00 am1969d ago
Each time the governor shares the day’s COVID-19 numbers, she makes sure the media and Iowans know how many cases …
Staff Columnists Apr. 16, 2020 9:26 am1972d ago
A sharp-eyed reader called to my attention that the group Americans for Prosperity has been actively pushing back against blanket …
Staff Columnists Apr. 10, 2020 2:35 pm1978d ago
Easter 2020 will be long remembered as the year we hid along with the eggs. If the Easter bunny made …
Staff Columnists Apr. 9, 2020 8:00 am1979d ago
Gov. Kim Reynolds says pointed, persistent questions about her efforts to slow the spread of COVID-19 are ‘divisive.” Her allies …