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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. 7, 2021 7:00 am448d ago
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 am449d ago
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 am457d ago
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 am463d ago
We’ve tried politically acceptable voluntary approaches for decades.
Staff Columnists Oct. 14, 2021 7:00 am471d ago
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 am454d ago
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 am478d ago
So it’s been 14 years this week since I walked through the doors of The Gazette
Staff Columnists Oct. 4, 2021 8:56 am480d ago
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 am485d ago
Our “rogue auditor” is complying with the letter of state election law. And yet he’s being accused of playing politics in the non-partisan Linn-Mar School Board election.
Opinion Sep. 24, 2021 6:00 am491d ago
Iowa is saturated in gambling options, with casinos, racetrack casinos, sports betting and a lottery. Iowans wanted to gamble, and our leaders obliged.
Opinion Sep. 19, 2021 11:50 am495d ago
Soon, there will be a intoxicating chill in the air. We’ll might even be able to see our breath. Maybe it’s full of COVID, and maybe it’s not. Keep your distance, just in case.
Opinion Sep. 16, 2021 7:00 am499d ago
Finally, we glimpsed an island of sanity in a sea of cruel indifference.
Opinion Sep. 13, 2021 9:24 am501d ago
Supporters of casino gambling in Cedar Rapids gathered for lunch this past week. “Potential” was the main course.