Hit and Run Prosecutors

When U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder announced the Department of Justice would be requesting dismissal of charges against Senator Ted Stevens, many Alaskans felt two emotions.  First, we were glad “Uncle Ted” was off the hook.  Then we got mad, because he was the person we wanted in the Senate.  We felt cheated by the [...]

Award Winning Alaskan Cartoonists

This year’s Alaska Press Club awards included second place for cartoons from this website, which are also published weekly in the Ketchikan Daily News, Fairbanks Daily News-Miner and The Weekly Standard (online) .  Each cartoonist’s entry consisted of three cartoon samples from 2008.  Here is an excerpt from the Alaska Press Club’s Awards Listing: Category [...]

Alaska’s Republicans in Congress

It seems these days, from reading the Anchorage Daily News and a few others, we can assume many of our Republican politicians are related because they all have the same surname, “Who-is-under-investigation.” The few who have been indicted and convicted have given the opposition a broad brush with which to blacken the rest of the [...]

Congressional Earmarks for Alaska

Governor Sarah Palin has said that Alaska needs to depend less on congressional earmarks. Some folks view earmarks as a subversion of the legislative process; others say earmarks are a constitutionally allowed way for congress to direct funds so they are spend on their intended projects. Click on the image to view the full cartoon [...]

Alaska’s Clean Elections Initiative

This week’s cartoon illustrates an unintended consequence of “clean elections” laws, based on the experience of some other states. Find the full cartoon in the Ketchikan Daily News, the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, or next week in the Voice of the Times online. Click here to read more about the Alaska Clean Elections Initiative. Click on [...]

Alaska Marine Highway System Blues

The Palin administration has sent out clear signals that they’re not ferry-friendly. Where is the Alaska ferry system headed? Check out this week’s editorial cartoon in the Ketchikan Daily News. This is where you can comment on this week’s editorial cartoon. Click on the image to see the full cartoon.

KDN Cartoon: February 23, 2008

This week’s cartoon in the Ketchikan Daily News addresses the Alaskan voters initiatives (and one bill in the legislature) that address “clean water.” Or do they? This is where you can comment on this week’s Ketchikan Daily News cartoon. Click on the image to see the full cartoon.

Real ID for Alaskans?

There are a few issues on the radar screen today with editorial cartoon potential. The most hotly debated is the Real ID issue. According to the Anchorage Daily News, Senator Bill Wielechowski (D-Anc) is pushing legislation that would defy the federal government’s mandate for states to issue driver’s licenses in compliance with the federal Real [...]