Toon & text by John Auchter Among the many things to admire about the youth who led the March for Our Lives events this past week is their patriotism. That may sound a little off because their detractors have gone to some lengths to question that very thing. But the … [Read more...]
Auchtoon Time: The least welcome sign of spring
Text & toon by John Auchter The songwriting credit for the majority of Beatles songs is listed as "Lennon-McCartney," but in truth most of the songs were composed individually by John Lennon and Paul McCartney. One of the more famous examples of actual collaboration in the … [Read more...]
Auchtoon: Let the journalism sun shine in
Toon & text by John Auchter March 11–17 is Sunshine Week. For us Michiganders, the timing may seem a little off. It is squarely in the hopeless stage of our long, gray winter — what's this talk of "sunshine"? That's just mean. Nevertheless, the American Society of News … [Read more...]
Auchtoon: Drinkin’ bleach in the good ‘ol U.S. of A.
Text & toon by John Auchter There was a punk rock band called "The Dead Milkmen" that had a fun little run of popularity in the late 1980s. They were goofy and sardonic and unapologetically without polish. One of their songs was called "Bleach Boys" in which the singer … [Read more...]
Auchtoons: Frugal when it suits them
Toon & text by John Auchter Last year, the Trump administration budget proposed eliminating the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, a federal program to clean the lakes and protect them against invasive species. It was fairly up front about it, spinning it as the fiscally … [Read more...]
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