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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 Nov. 11, 2021 8:58 am
The Andrews campaign has confirmed that it’s enlisted Stephenine Dixon to run its ground game in the rush to the …
Staff Columnists Nov. 7, 2021 7:00 am
Ahead of this past week’s elections, you might have heard a lot of talk, and perhaps some shouting, about “parents’ …
Staff Columnists Nov. 4, 2021 6:16 am
So it’s a runoff in Cedar Rapids’ race for mayor. Deep breaths. Tiffany O’Donnell cruised, but didn’t top 50 percent …
Staff Columnists Oct. 28, 2021 7:00 am
More than 250 Linn County voters who requested an absentee ballot to vote in city and school elections this fall …
Staff Columnists Oct. 22, 2021 6:00 am
We’ve tried politically acceptable voluntary approaches for decades.
Staff Columnists Oct. 14, 2021 7:00 am
There were two big events in Iowa last Saturday that drew national attention. One was the Penn State-Iowa football game, …
Staff Columnists Oct. 30, 2021 9:47 am
Cedar Rapids’ mayoral race has been splashed with the red and blue paint of partisan politics. This should not surprise …
Staff Columnists Oct. 7, 2021 7:00 am
So it’s been 14 years this week since I walked through the doors of The Gazette
Staff Columnists Oct. 4, 2021 8:56 am
Iowa concluded Fiscal Year 2021 with a $1.24 billion budget surplus. The largest ever. Black ink is certainly better than …
Staff Columnists Sep. 30, 2021 7:00 am
Our “rogue auditor” is complying with the letter of state election law. And yet he’s being accused of playing politics …
Opinion Sep. 24, 2021 6:00 am
Iowa is saturated in gambling options, with casinos, racetrack casinos, sports betting and a lottery. Iowans wanted to gamble, and …
Opinion Sep. 23, 2021 1:48 pm
The first set of new congressional and legislative district maps released last week shook things up considerably in my neck …
Opinion Sep. 19, 2021 11:50 am
Soon, there will be a intoxicating chill in the air. We’ll might even be able to see our breath. Maybe …
Opinion Sep. 16, 2021 7:00 am
Finally, we glimpsed an island of sanity in a sea of cruel indifference.