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Comment: Newsom’s battle of memes is the clash we need now

It may not make him the party front runner for 2028, but it’s showing Democrats how to fight…

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Comment: Can you still get a covid booster? It’s complicated.

Shifting guidelines, uncertain insurance coverage and inconsistent availability will make things difficult.

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Comment: Can ‘smart’ tech improve aviation safety at airports?

Southwest Airlines is testing smart tech on its Boeing 737s to judge their use in avoiding incursions.

THis is an editorial cartoon by Michael de Adder . Michael de Adder was born in Moncton, New Brunswick. He studied art at Mount Allison University where he received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in drawing and painting. He began his career working for The Coast, a Halifax-based alternative weekly, drawing a popular comic strip called Walterworld which lampooned the then-current mayor of Halifax, Walter Fitzgerald. This led to freelance jobs at The Chronicle-Herald and The Hill Times in Ottawa, Ontario.

 

After freelancing for a few years, de Adder landed his first full time cartooning job at the Halifax Daily News. After the Daily News folded in 2008, he became the full-time freelance cartoonist at New Brunswick Publishing. He was let go for political views expressed through his work including a cartoon depicting U.S. President Donald Trump’s border policies. He now freelances for the Halifax Chronicle Herald, the Toronto Star, Ottawa Hill Times and Counterpoint in the USA. He has over a million readers per day and is considered the most read cartoonist in Canada.

 

Michael de Adder has won numerous awards for his work, including seven Atlantic Journalism Awards plus a Gold Innovation Award for news animation in 2008. He won the Association of Editorial Cartoonists' 2002 Golden Spike Award for best editorial cartoon spiked by an editor and the Association of Canadian Cartoonists 2014 Townsend Award. The National Cartoonists Society for the Reuben Award has shortlisted him in the Editorial Cartooning category. He is a past president of the Association of Canadian Editorial Cartoonists and spent 10 years on the board of the Cartoonists Rights Network.

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Editorial cartoons for Monday, Aug. 25

A sketchy look at the news of the day.

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Comment: Ukrainian summitry is all reality TV, zero substance

While bombs fall on Ukrainians, President Trump asks of his staged exchanges, ‘How is it playing?’

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Harrop: Only U.S. foes could craft so damaging an energy policy

Trump wants “energy dominance,” but he’s sapping the strength of clean energy and fossil fuels.

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Editorial cartoons for Sunday, Aug. 24

A sketchy look at the news of the day.

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This is what many of you voted for

Our “president” was narrowly elected to office. This, despite the fact he was a convicted convict, racist, liar,…

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Everett mayor’s race: Objection indicates truth of flyer

A recent letter writer was disappointed with a flyer Scott Murphy’s campaign for Everett mayor sent. I’m not…

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Lincoln’s empathy: Let’s make America kind again

Regarding Christi Parsons’ excellent column on President Lincoln’s empathy (“A nation divided should practice Lincoln’s empathy,” The Herald,…

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Everett mayor’s race: Franklin too friendly to business

The Herald endorsed Mayor Cassie Franklin. No surprise. She’s business-friendly to a fault. The fault being businesses are…

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Pay Herald’s news staffers fairly, without quotas

I’m writing as a concerned member of the community who deeply values the role of local journalism. My…

Second grade teacher Debbie Lindgren high-fives her students as they line up outside the classroom on the first day of school at Hazelwood Elementary on Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024 in Lynnwood, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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Comment: Public schools still country’s ‘highest earthly duty’

A shift to private schools from public could leave the nation less prosperous and more divided.

Gov. Bob Ferguson responds to U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi's demands that the state end so-called sanctuary policies. (Office of Governor of Washington)

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Editorial: Governor’s reasoned defiance to Bondi’s ICE demands

In the face of threats, the 10th Amendment protects a state law on law enforcement cooperation.

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Forum: Choosing a path for Marysville’s future community

Strawberry fields weren’t forever. Marysville has grown and needs to take care with development.

Illustration by Kathleen Edison

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Comment: Our survival depends on shared health of all things

Taking a ‘One Health’ perspective on the environment and species is key to our quality of life.

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Comment: What parents should know about covid vaccines

A pediatricians’ organization now differs with the CDC’s guidance. Here’s a Q&A to help parents.

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Comment: GOP’s dwindling Hispanic support is a huge failure

Both Trump and Republicans are losing Latinos’ confidence on immigration and the economy.

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Editorial cartoons for Saturday, Aug. 23

A sketchy look at the news of the day.

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Schwab: Trump securing piece of Ukraine for Russia in our time

The Alaska summit didn’t even last long enough for lunch. But Trump did get election tips from Vlad.