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 … [Read more...]
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 wide open spaces. The folks we were working for were part of the hard-working … [Read more...]
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 journalists?” No matter how hard I try, I can’t come up with a good answer. Must be … [Read more...]
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 moment. During her campaign it was calling Trump supporters “deplorables.” It wasn’t entirely inaccurate. Some of them are … [Read more...]
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 young, my father and I spent a lot of time in the woods together whether it was fishing or hunting or just enjoying the outdoors. … [Read more...]
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 cartoons on several occasions expressing my opinion that ballot proposals are a bad idea and, well, let's just say it: stupid. And … [Read more...]
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 the sanctity of the Supreme Court than their own party and jobs? That was never going to happen. That’s the problem with … [Read more...]
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 and Brett Kavanaugh started. So I'm taking a guess at Ford's hair color and style. I'm pretty sure Senators Hatch, Graham, and … [Read more...]
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, bullying, explosive (great quality for a judge), weepy, evasive, defiant and childish. Winner by several miles: Dr. Ford. I'll be … [Read more...]
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 folks head back to the classroom to pick up where they left off earlier this year. It also means football season starts and the local … [Read more...]
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