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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 Oct. 27, 2022 2:50 pm219d ago
Monday’s debate showed us why this race really shouldn’t be over, regardless of what the polls tells us.
Staff Columnists Oct. 16, 2022 7:00 am230d ago
So the voting starts on Wednesday, folks. And your fall color forecast predicts the state could be even redder when …
Staff Columnists Oct. 13, 2022 8:13 am233d ago
They’re really simple questions. “Do you disavow the proliferation of baseless election claims about the 2020 election? Why or why …
Staff Columnists Oct. 9, 2022 6:00 am237d ago
This past week the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in a case involving the Clean Water Act. My congresswoman, U.S. …
Staff Columnists Oct. 6, 2022 7:00 am240d ago
Our top science brains released their annual Iowa Climate Statement on Wednesday, and it’s kind of a no-brainer. Trees are …
Staff Columnists Oct. 2, 2022 10:51 am244d ago
Iowa Democrats are hoping legal edibles can turn their candidates into electables. When Iowa House Democrats recently unveiled their election …
Staff Columnists Sep. 29, 2022 7:00 am247d ago
Here’s an excerpt from a newspaper editorial supporting abortion rights. “When reasonable people disagree about moral judgments, the reasonable answer …
Staff Columnists Sep. 27, 2022 7:44 am249d ago
In Gov. Kim Reynolds’ latest TV ad, she is sitting in a coffee shop, watching Missouri U.S. Rep. Cori Bush …
Staff Columnists Sep. 25, 2022 7:00 am251d ago
Franken had momentum. This development applied the brakes.
Staff Columnists Sep. 16, 2022 4:22 pm260d ago
There’s apparently a move afoot to switch the symbol of the Iowa Republican Party from an elephant to a bird. …
Staff Columnists Sep. 15, 2022 1:32 pm261d ago
Back in May I wrote a column about the ridiculous myth circulating across Iowa and several other states that schools …
Staff Columnists Sep. 11, 2022 7:00 am265d ago
So what if, in 2025, Iowa remains as red as a baboon’s MAGA hat, and Donald Trump has reclaimed the …
Staff Columnists Sep. 8, 2022 9:32 am268d ago
So my Sunday column on U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson’s attacks on the Linn-Mar school district for its efforts to support …
Staff Columnists Sep. 2, 2022 3:00 pm274d ago
When outrage is sparked, our so-called leaders pour on the cultural gasoline and bask in the warm glow of scorched-earth politics.
Staff Columnists Sep. 1, 2022 7:00 am275d ago
Against a backdrop of government giveaways, I see student loan forgiveness as micro economic development