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Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52401
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 Feb. 6, 2023 1:53 pm1052d ago
While we’re out making our lists and checking them twice over the next few festive weeks, Ron Corbett will be …
Staff Columnists Dec. 8, 2016 5:53 am3304d ago
What’s missing is what’s troubling about Tuesday’s announcement that a grand jury decided not to indict a Cedar Rapids Police …
Staff Columnists Feb. 7, 2023 9:00 am1051d ago
So the man from Lake Mills might become our man in Beijing. Twists and turns, folks. If a swirl of …
Staff Columnists Dec. 5, 2016 7:44 am3307d ago
I spoke Friday at the First Presbyterian Church as part of the Interfaith Council of Iowa’s ‘Intersections” speaker series. I …
Staff Columnists Dec. 2, 2016 2:15 pm3309d ago
What’s a First Amendment guy to do when the president-elect suggests putting people in jail or revoking their citizenship for …
Staff Columnists Nov. 24, 2016 5:00 am3318d ago
It’s Thanksgiving Day, and somehow you forgot to plan a delicious dinner for kith and kin. Don’t worry, I’ve got …
Staff Columnists Nov. 22, 2016 8:58 am3319d ago
So an evolving effort to put a ’boutique” casino in downtown Cedar Rapids is shaping up to be very, very …
Staff Columnists Nov. 20, 2016 8:00 am3322d ago
Election night rattled nerves, kept us up until the wee hours and may even have scared a few dogs. So …
Staff Columnists Nov. 17, 2016 9:39 am3324d ago
A while back, the Cedar Rapids City Council passed a new stormwater fee structure with substantially higher charges, coupled with …
Staff Columnists Nov. 15, 2016 9:28 am3326d ago
As I milled about our Pints and Politics event the other night, I fielded lots of questions from folks wondering …
Staff Columnists Nov. 14, 2016 10:26 am3327d ago
A week ago, I figured crossing the 60 percent threshold needed to pass a $40 million conservation bond issue in …
Staff Columnists Nov. 9, 2016 11:37 am3332d ago
I felt worst for my daughter, Ella. She’s 11, and wanted a woman to become president so badly. No, she …
Staff Columnists Nov. 6, 2016 5:00 am3336d ago
If you’re searching for something optimistic to vote for on Tuesday’s ballot, I humbly suggest ‘Public Measure E.” That’s the …
Staff Columnists Nov. 3, 2016 8:26 am3338d ago
Once the stuff of big buses and big bucks, this fall’s ‘campaign” to oust Iowa Supreme Court justices who ruled …
Staff Columnists Nov. 1, 2016 9:03 am3340d ago
When I left town for a family trip on Friday, I figured the nastiest political feud I’d miss in Cedar …

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