Cartoon and Text By John Auchter - Pointing out the inconsistencies and hypocrisies in politics has always been the go-to source for material for editorial cartooning. But in this year's bizarro election cycle — oh my goodness! — it's shooting fish in a barrel! Of course … [Read more...]
Come Heller high water … the October 19th edition
Come Heller high water … Former Detroit Piston Rasheed Wallace’s angry screed about the Flint water crisis in The Players’ Tribune (a new Derek Jeter effort, by the way) should be required reading in Congress and our state Legislature. He writes: “When you woke up this … [Read more...]
Dad tip: Never drink coffee before your kid’s driving test
Henry is taking his driving test. I am in the back seat because for some reason they make a parent come along these days, and I lost the coin flip with the lovely yet formidable Marcia. “Better you than me,” she said. “I’d be so nervous I’d cry.” I’m not crying but I’m … [Read more...]
Surveyin’ da Situation: Life’s chapters keep flying by
By John Matonich I know this isn’t a big surprise to most everyone, but I can’t help think about the chapters we all go through in our lives. I have traveled back and forth to my homeland in the west end of Da U.P. from the Flint area for over 35 years and since it is 8 ½ … [Read more...]
This week’s Auchtoon: Trump’s clumsy comment on President Ford
'Toon & Text by John Auchter It's getting to be an archaic reference, so for you kids out there: Back in 1975 when Gerald Ford was president, upon arrival on a trip to Austria he stumbled down the stairway when exiting Air Force One. (Additional note: Back then it was … [Read more...]
Come Heller high water … the October 12th edition
Come Heller high water … We’re less than a month from picking a new president. Thank goodness. This election is exhausting. I don’t know about you but I’m ready to move on from who’s going to ruin the country to how they’re going to ruin it. The suspense is killing me. … [Read more...]
Presidential elections are broken – here’s how to fix ’em
A few months ago, I authored a semi-serious prescription for how to get more people to vote. This month, I’d like to offer a few semi-serious thoughts on how to fix the train wreck that is our presidential election process. Here’s what we do: Ban “surrogates.” These are the … [Read more...]
Surveyin’ da Situation: Odd things can trigger good memories
By John Matonich It was a typical day and I was at my wood shop working on a few projects for some good customers. One of the projects was a wooden bolt-action pen. They are fun to build and the customer was planning ahead for Christmas and wanted 2 made, one for each of his … [Read more...]
It’s Auchtoon time: Politics, schmolitics, the baseball playoffs are here
'Toon and text by John Auchter So the common question these days is: "How did it come to this — how did we end up with these presidential candidates?" And the simplest answer to that is: "It's our fault." Would a curious, engaged, and active electorate have generated the … [Read more...]
Come Heller high water … the October 5th edition
Come Heller high water … The only things scarier than Creepy Clowns wandering the woods are Angry Dads with Baseball Bats Who Would Love to Get Within Louisville Slugger Range of Creepy Clowns Wandering the Woods. I know. I’m one of them. Man, I’d like to have a word or two … [Read more...]
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