By Steve Murch In the early-ish days of the internet's explosion I was working as a newspaper managing editor. I wrote a column about how I feared some of the things that run rampant now, mainly cyberbullying, stalking and scammers. Some pretty smart people I knew were victims … [Read more...]
Archives for February 2019
Auchtoons: Hey, Donny, doing it right isn’t that hard
Toon & text by John Auchter It's true. Michigan is building a new bridge with Canada — the Gordie Howe Bridge between Detroit and Windsor. And Canada is indeed paying for it. In fact, credit where credit is due, that's how Governor Snyder made the deal happen — with his … [Read more...]
Come Heller high water … the whiny, is winter ever going to end edition
Come Heller high water … Every winter, there is a moment where I reach the "over it" stage of winter, and there's no going back. I reached it this week. I had just come in from doing the driveway for the 872nd time, took my boots off, sat down to watch TV with the lovely … [Read more...]
Auchtoons: Amazingly, accountability isn’t a partisan issue
Toon & text by John Auchter I can tell you that the cartoon this week is not partisan, but that's really for you to decide. On the surface, it's me quoting the current Democrat leader directly and without comment, then dinging the two previous Republican leaders. But I had … [Read more...]
Come Heller high water … the shame on us edition
Come Heller high water … Vox.com published a fantastic and eye-opening interactive map this week detailing all of the mass shootings in the United States since Sandy Hook. Remember Sandy Hook? That’s the one in 2012 where grade schoolers – little kids - were slaughtered. … [Read more...]