I can’t help but put out another set of ramblings about my dad. It is the time of the year that he liked the best because it was time to put in the garden. I have written a number of times about how I am NOT a garden person, but I can’t help but remember Poncho and his passion … [Read more...]
Auchtoon time: The Michigan way: When no one has benefits, we’ll all be happy … right?
Toon and text by John Auchter Ugh! This again! So earlier this week the story broke that Senate Majority Leader, Arlan Meekhof, and Speaker of the House, Tom Leonard, were making cuts to teacher retirement benefits a top priority in the state budget. Specifically, they want to … [Read more...]
Come Heller high water … the Comey edition
Come Heller high water … Another week, another ridiculous amount of Trump nonsense to write about. I should be happy, right? He’s fantastic column fodder. But now the consistency of his “I’m not Nixon, I just act like him, on steroids” buffoonery is just depressing. This is … [Read more...]
Auchtoon: Michigan, the Great Trump Lakes State
Toon & Text by John Auchter None of what Donald Trump does should surprise anybody. His behavior is erratic, certainly, but highly predictable. He has spent a lifetime demonstrating in a very public way that acting in his own self-interest is his default mode, his plan B, … [Read more...]
Don’t Republicans get sick?
Don’t people who vote Republican get sick? I wondered that this week as I watched President Trump and House Republicans high-fiving in the Rose Garden after passing a bill to undo Obamacare. Presumably, the people who elected them were thrilled, too: “No more Obamacare! … [Read more...]
Surveyin’ da Situation: Society is failing our younger folks
By John Matonich I usually try to keep my ramblings light and humorous if I can, but every now and again, I can’t help but rant a little. This is one of those times and I know a number of folks who will read this may not agree, but I can’t help but share my thoughts on the … [Read more...]
Come Heller high water … the all-Trump edition
Come Heller high water … Legal disclaimer: This is an all-Trump, all the time column, so if that’s not your thing and you read it anyway and end up popping a forehead vein, that’s on you, bro. Don’t come screaming to me. And clean up that blood. (Caddyshack line.) Now, … [Read more...]
Surveyin’ da Situation: Dad and the blankety-blank piece of …
My son read my last set of ramblings about my dad and sent me a note saying that he knew it was going to be about “Grandpa Poncho” as soon as he read the title. He then went on to say he thought it was going to be about his grandpa’s attempt at fixing a heater. I know I picked on … [Read more...]
This week’s Auchtoon: Flint, we won’t forget
Toon and text by John Auchter After three years of the Flint water crisis, fatigue may have set in — first and foremost, for the citizens of Flint who have had to live with the daily grind and persistent worries. But also for Michiganders living outside and looking in. The … [Read more...]
Come Heller high water … the April 26th edition
Come Heller high water… Some NFL draft experts – including Mel Kiper Jr. - have the Lions picking controversial running back Joe Mixon in the second round. If they do, I am done with this team and shall semi-root for them no more. (I actually and wholeheartedly root for the … [Read more...]
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