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Todd Dorman
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Columnist and opinion editor at The Gazette in Cedar Rapids, IA
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Republicans keep winning. Sand hopes to change the game
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Opinion: Republicans keep winning. Sand hopes to change the game
Democratic candidate for Iowa Governor and Iowa State Auditor Rob Sand speaks during his Johnson County Town Hall appearance at …
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November 2, 2025 at 12:59 PM
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Trump is determined to keep us in the dark
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Opinion: Trump is determined to keep us in the dark
President Donald Trump acknowledges his supporters as he exits the stage after speaking during the AMERICA250 Celebration Kick-Off in Des …
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September 28, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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Her claim is easily refutable, but accuracy isn’t rhe point. www.thegazette.com/staff-column...
Opinion: Violence isn't just a left-wing problem, as Hinson claims
Ashley Hinson discusses illegal immigration and LGBTQ policies during her official Senate Campaign kick-off at the Radisson Hotel in northeast …
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September 21, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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Turek is inspiring and knows how to win in red Iowa
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Opinion: Turek is inspiring and knows how to win in red Iowa
Democratic State Rep. and U.S. Senate candidate Josh Turek speaks to supporters and guests at the Hoff Family Arts & …
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September 7, 2025 at 12:36 PM
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U.S. House bill weakens the Clean Water Act
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Opinion: U.S. House bill weakens the Clean Water Act
The Cedar River flows under the Chain Lakes Bridge at Chain Lakes Natural Area in Palo on Tuesday, May 16, …
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August 31, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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Big, if true. So who runs for the GOP nomination? Hinson? Reynolds? A player to be named later?
August 29, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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Quacks may be forming in Kim Reynolds’ clout
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Opinion: Quacks may be forming in Kim Reynolds' clout
There are signs Reynolds' iron grip on Iowa isn't as grippy
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August 24, 2025 at 12:49 PM
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Cedar Rapids’ Citizen Review Board is gone. But what comes next?
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Opinion: Cedar Rapids' Citizen Review Board is gone. But what comes next?
Cedar Rapids City Hall is shown in October 2017. The city is seeking applicatons from community members interested in serving …
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August 17, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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Stauch is running uphill in Iowa, but she has a plan
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Opinion: Stauch is running uphill in Iowa, but she has a plan
Julie Stauch, of West Des Moines, a Democratic candidate for Iowa governor   Buy Photo You may have read Julie …
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August 10, 2025 at 1:22 PM
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Iowa AG cares about woke but not water
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Opinion: Iowa AG cares about woke but not water
Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird speaks at her campaign fundraiser at the Dallas County Fairgrounds in Adel, Iowa, on Saturday, …
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August 6, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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DEI disobedience triggers Iowa Republicans
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Opinion: DEI disobedience triggers Iowa Republicans
Screen shot from undercover video broadcast on Fox News, which was reportedly recorded at the University of Iowa.   Buy …
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August 3, 2025 at 12:43 PM
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Opinion: Public broadcasting can't escape the 'bias' police
FILE – The headquarters for National Public Radio (NPR) is seen in Washington, April 15, 2013. AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File) …
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July 30, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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Trump picks on corn syrup, but Iowa GOP turns a deaf ear
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Opinion: Trump picks on corn syrup, but Iowa GOP turns a deaf ear
Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette Cargill operates a corn syrup plant along Otis Road SE near downtown Cedar Rapids.   Buy Photo …
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July 27, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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Solving fake problems leaves no time to clean up Iowa’s water
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Opinion: Solving fake problems leaves no time to clean up Iowa's water
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds reacts after signing a bill that creates education savings accounts, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023, at the …
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July 20, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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Sand tries shedding labels to win in red Iowa
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Opinion: Sand tries shedding labels to win in red Iowa
Iowa Auditor Rob Sand, who recently announced he will run for Iowa governor, speaks to reporters at Lafayette Park in …
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July 16, 2025 at 12:26 PM
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She’s riding on the Trump train, no matter what happens, come hell or dirty water. www.thegazette.com/article/bren...
Opinion: Brenna Bird may fly all the way to Terrace Hill
When Bird gets in, she will be the Republican front-runner
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June 29, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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All political careers are going to die. For heaven’s sake, does that include Joni Ernst?
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Opinion: All political careers are going to die. For heaven's sake, does that include Joni Ernst?
Ernst is hitting a rough patch as she prepares to run for re-election
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June 22, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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1.1 million pounds of nitrate-nitrogen will pass through the city of Cedar Rapids today in the Cedar River. That's equivalent to the contents of 322 of these. One day, one river, in Iowa.
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June 21, 2025 at 11:07 AM
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Reynolds saved a pipeline for her people
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Opinion: Reynolds saved a pipeline for her people
Her veto is about as surprising as finding nitrates in an Iowa river
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June 18, 2025 at 11:32 AM
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The numbers don’t lie.
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Intuitively, it seems like if Hubbell only lost by 36,000 votes in 2018, the #IAGov race should be very winnable in another Trump midterm w/ no GOP incumbent on the ballot.

But people need to understand how much the Iowa landscape has changed since 2018.
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Real talk on the long odds facing Iowa Democrats in 2026
Laura Belin explains why Iowa Democrats probably can't win statewide races in 2026 without a major voter registration drive.
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June 15, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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Iowa Satanic Temple is standing up for our rights
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Opinion: Iowa Satanic Temple is standing up for our rights
Mortimer Adramelech with The Satanic Temple of Iowa's 2023 winter display at the Iowa Capitol. (Photo courtesy of The Satanic …
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June 15, 2025 at 1:29 PM
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Sand sticks up for Exira, but isn’t ready to talk about ag pollution
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Opinion: Sand sticks up for Exira, but isn't ready to talk about ag pollution
I wanted to know whether Sand has a vision for the state's biggest, most stubborn water quality issue.
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June 8, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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Ernst follows gaffe with phony Medicaid claims
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Opinion: Ernst follows gaffe with phony Medicaid claims
Iowa Republican U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst answers questions during her first town hall of 2025 in Parkersburg, Iowa, on Friday, …
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June 4, 2025 at 12:11 PM
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It’s for their own good. Tough love, with precious little love. www.thegazette.com/staff-column...
Opinion: Iowa's SNAP pop ban tastes like paternal punishment
FILE – Bottles of Pepsi are displayed in a grocery store, in Ill., on Feb. 10, 2022. (AP Photo/Nam Y. …
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June 1, 2025 at 12:24 PM
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Iowa lawmakers rose to the moment during Black Lives Matter protests, but it didn’t last
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Opinion: Iowa lawmakers rose to the moment during Black Lives Matter protests, but it didn't last
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signs bipartisan legislation June 12, 2020, on the steps of the Iowa State Capitol in Des …
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May 25, 2025 at 12:04 PM