Toon & text by John Auchter In our early years as a couple, my wife and I used to make a yearly visit to Pennsylvania to visit relatives — grandparents, great aunts and uncles. On one such visit in the fall of 1988, a post-dinner conversation turned to politics. Among the Sanka and Jell-O … Continue Reading
Surveyin’ da Situation: Sometimes it’s the small things that matter most
By John Matonich I remember in about 1985 or so, my company was building a new fairgrounds for an agricultural society in a neighboring county. It was a very beautiful site with some nice roll and … Continue Reading
Come Heller high water … the October 18th edition
Come Heller high water … My problem is my view of life is too simple. For instance, I think “Why would we want to be friends with or sell weapons to a country that murders and dismembers … Continue Reading
Come Heller high water … the October 14th edition
Come Heller high water … I wish Hillary Clinton would zip her lip or just go away. She often says the exact wrong thing at the worst possible … Continue Reading
Surveyin’ da Situation: Give young driver’s a brake
By John Matonich Recently in my travels, I passed a Driver’s Education car. It made me smile to remember my experience with driver’s ed. When I was … Continue Reading
Auchtoons: Hey, legislature, how about doing your job?
Toon & text by John Auchter Look, it's not like I'm unaware of my own inconsistencies and, well, let's just say it: hypocrisy. I've drawn … Continue Reading
Come Heller high water … the ‘Welcome back to the 1950s, America’ edition
Come Heller high water … What did you expect, Democrats? That Republican senators would suddenly start caring more about women, sexual assault or … Continue Reading
Auchtoons: The flippy-floppy nature of morality
Toon and text by John Auchter As a general disclaimer, my deadline for the cartoon was before the actual hearings with and Christine Blasey Ford … Continue Reading
Come Heller high water … the Judge Kavanaugh hearing edition
Come Heller high water … Dr. Ford seemed direct, detailed and emotionally honest. Judge Kavanaugh seemed, at turns, smug, frat-boyish, rude, … Continue Reading
Surveyin’ da Situation: Ready or not, here comes fall
By John Matonich As the leaves change color around here, there are lots of things going on. It typically means school is starting and the young … Continue Reading
