Artwork by Michael DiMilo By Geoff Carter There was always that guy in high school who got away with everything—a Ferris Buehler. We all knew him. Maybe he was a smooth talker, a star athlete, the class president, or the valedictorian. Maybe he had that air of innocence and was the last one anyone would …
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Unsportsmanlike Conduct
Artwork by Michael DiMilo By Geoff Carter Towering White Pines—monarchs of the North. Beautiful cold and crystal-clear lakes. Deep, dark, peaceful woods. Silent, gold-tinged, magenta clouds scattered across the skies at sunset. Wisps of fog rising from the water at dawn. Red-eyed loons rising from the cool depths. These are the Northwoods of Wisconsin, better …
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Contempt of Court
Artwork by Michael DiMilo By Geoff Carter “We are a nation of laws with respect and recognition of the rule of law. We are not an imperialist government with a monarch abiding by the rule of one man.” –Senator Marsha Blackburn The rule of law. Everyone is equal before the law. The law is the …
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Cycling Through
Artwork by Michael DiMilo By Geoff Carter Every year during the last week of July, the Milwaukee Riverwest neighborhood, an eclectic enclave of artists, musicians, families, and working folks, hosts the Riverwest 24, a twenty-four-hour bicycle race that runs along the neighborhood streets. According to the Riverwest 24 website, the event came about because of efforts by …
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Independence Day
(Originally published July 8th, 2021, but–unfortunately, still as timely now as it was then) Artwork by Michael DiMilo Article by Geoff Carter Our nation just celebrated The Fourth of July. Any American can—hopefully—tell you what this holiday is all about. On July 4, 1776, the Second Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence, severing all …
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Another Breath of Fresh Air
Illustration by Michael DiMilo By Geoff Carter Life seems more hectic, frantic, and stressful than ever before. Not only do we have the usual worries about money, health, and our kids, but we also have additional anxieties concerning climate change, political extremism, mass shootings, raging pandemics, government dysfunction (maybe not such a new problem) plus …
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Lifestyles of the Rich and Infamous
Artwork by Michael DiMilo By Geoff Carter It’s happening again. The rich, the elites, the privileged, the American royalty, are once again proving that they are more than equal to the rest of us. Welcome to the rarified stratosphere of the one percent. Welcome to lifestyles of the rich and infamous. On the heels of …
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Freedom from Thought
Artwork by Michael DiMilo By Geoff Carter In the latest in a series of educational innovations from the far-right extremist Republicans—the MAGAs—executing their regressive agenda, a new round of book-banning has been sweeping the nation over the past three years. Along with old favorites like To Kill A Mockingbird, Huckleberry Finn, Catcher in the Rye, Fahrenheit …
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Full Measure
Artwork by Michael DiMilo (Originally posted on May 31, 2019 in Honor of our Veterans) By Geoff Carter Ah, Memorial Day: the harbinger of summer, the first family picnic, and the grill master’s opening day. Memorial Day also happens to be the holiday recognizing and honoring those who have made the ultimate sacrifice defending our …
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Stupid is as Stupid Does
Artwork by Michael DiMilo By Geoff Carter When I was a boy, we would spend our entire summer vacations in Northern Wisconsin—Up North in the parlance—at the family cabin. My brothers and I would swim, fish, explore, and hang out with the locals who would regale us impressionable boys with all sorts of wildlife yarns, …
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Days of the Locust
Artwork by Michael DiMilo By Geoff Carter We humans are the greatest of Earth’s parasites. –Martin H. Fischer Anyone who’s studied high school biology—or spent a summer evening outdoors in Wisconsin—is familiar with the concept of parasitism, an association between two organisms in which one benefits, or survives, at the expense of another. Mosquitoes, ticks, …
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The Decline and Fall of MAGASaurus Rex
Image by Michael DiMilo By Geoff Carter It rose from the murky depths of ignorance, hatred, and fear and has reigned supreme on the political landscape for eight years now, ravaging our democratic institutions, trampling voter rights, and terrifying all mainstream Republicans. It is an aggressive, ruthless, and voracious creature that consumes everything in its …
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