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...]
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...]
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