Auchtoon!

Originally published in the Ann Arbor News, Bay City Times, Flint Journal, Grand Rapids Press, Jackson Citizen Patriot, Kalamazoo Gazette, Muskegon Chronicle, Saginaw News
August 25, 2013

Are you in college, planning to go to college, have kids in college, planning to have kids in college, or ever felt uneasy about paying a great deal of money for something? Then this cartoon needs no explanation. But if you need a hint:

The average tuition cost at a four-year public college has increased by more than 250% over the past three decades, according to the White House. Meanwhile, incomes for typical families grew by 16%.

Originally published in the Ann Arbor News, Bay City Times, Flint Journal, Grand Rapids Press, Jackson Citizen Patriot, Kalamazoo Gazette, Muskegon Chronicle, Saginaw News
August 18, 2013

Sorry, not much time to add context this week. Getting kids ready for school! Here’s a link with a bit of backstory on the cartoon and the debate about common core standards.

Originally published in the Ann Arbor News, Bay City Times, Flint Journal, Grand Rapids Press, Jackson Citizen Patriot, Kalamazoo Gazette, Muskegon Chronicle, Saginaw News
August 11, 2013

As a former fast-food worker who did find something better, I feel justified in using this old pet peeve: perfectly capable people on perfectly lovely days idling away in the drive-thru line. It may also have something to do with the fact that I could never hear clearly what people were saying over the lousy speaker system, so I would get their order screwed up.

Originally published in the Ann Arbor News, Bay City Times, Flint Journal, Grand Rapids Press, Jackson Citizen Patriot, Kalamazoo Gazette, Muskegon Chronicle, Saginaw News
August 4, 2013

Dear Michigan,
Yes, Detroit is a mess. It has been for a long time. There are lots and lots of reasons why, and lots and lots of people to blame. We all know this. So, honestly, at this point, we gain no advantage by purging our bile every time the subject comes up. In fact, it may be causing more harm than good. Outside our borders, Detroit and Michigan are largely the same. Okay?

Sincerely,
Michigan

P.S. That Coleman Young sure was an a-hole, huh? Okay, now that’s really it.