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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. 11, 2022 9:32 am
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 pm
This isn’t about your fears, beliefs, discomforts or politics.
Staff Columnists Aug. 4, 2022 8:35 am
This isn’t about speech, it’s about science.
Staff Columnists Jul. 31, 2022 7:00 am
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 am
“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 am
You’re sleepwalking through a race for governor with stakes that couldn’t be much higher.
Staff Columnists Jul. 21, 2022 8:52 am
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 am
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 am
It’s tough, because Franken has no legislative record to easily dissect, twist and target.
Staff Columnists Jul. 12, 2022 7:00 am
Hinson wants credit for not being the most extreme abortion extremist.
Staff Columnists Jul. 10, 2022 7:00 am
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 am
Our hogs we prize and our rights we will not maintain.
Staff Columnists Jul. 3, 2022 7:00 am
DeJear has a broader view of freedom than Gov. Kim Reynolds
Staff Columnists Jun. 30, 2022 7:00 am
It doesn’t take a numbers-cruncher from MIT to see what’s going on.
Staff Columnists Jun. 28, 2022 7:00 am
Unless you’re a gun owner, your rights and liberties are sitting on rapidly shifting sand.