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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 Aug. 18, 2022 6:45 am165d ago
So 52 years ago today I was born at Hancock Memorial Hospital in Britt, Iowa. The No. 1 song on …
Staff Columnists Aug. 16, 2022 6:45 am167d ago
Their fealty knows no boundaries.
Staff Columnists Aug. 14, 2022 7:00 am170d ago
Ray’s dream ends when a carbon pipeline company takes his field through eminent domain.
Staff Columnists Aug. 11, 2022 9:32 am171d ago
Back when John Kerry was the Democratic presidential nominee in 2004, he was asked by a Virginia voter about his …
Staff Columnists Aug. 10, 2022 2:20 pm172d ago
This isn’t about your fears, beliefs, discomforts or politics.
Staff Columnists Aug. 4, 2022 8:35 am178d ago
This isn’t about speech, it’s about science.
Staff Columnists Jul. 31, 2022 7:00 am184d ago
Norwood, a Soil and Water commissioner in Polk County, has seen one of the state’s worst water quality sagas
Staff Columnists Jul. 28, 2022 7:00 am186d ago
“Settled law” is code for “Don’t worry, everything’s fine.” Things are not fine, and many Americans are worried.
Staff Columnists Jul. 24, 2022 7:00 am191d ago
You’re sleepwalking through a race for governor with stakes that couldn’t be much higher.
Staff Columnists Jul. 21, 2022 8:52 am192d 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 am198d 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 am200d ago
It’s tough, because Franken has no legislative record to easily dissect, twist and target.
Staff Columnists Jul. 12, 2022 7:00 am202d ago
Hinson wants credit for not being the most extreme abortion extremist.
Staff Columnists Jul. 10, 2022 7:00 am205d 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 am207d ago
Our hogs we prize and our rights we will not maintain.