Salem News: Anthony Salvo RIP

Iconic former Mayor of the City of Salem Anthony Salvo passed away this past Monday. My cartoon from the 05/25/2017 SALEM NEWS.

Salem News: Food Trucks

The City of Salem is considering letting food trucks make rounds thru the downtown area. My cartoon from the 04/17/2017 SALEM NEWS.

Salem News: Cosplay

Salem has been trying to establish itself as a cosplay community, holding panel seminars and even hosting a grand party at the Hawthorne Hotel this past weekend. Published in the 03/02/SALEM NEWS (This was drawn before the event took place, but not published until now)

American Nero

Let's hope it doesn't come to this.

Salem News: Pats 2017 Super Bowl Victory

I can't say I was ever a big sports fan, but I think even I can be entitled to a bit of local pride, and besides the current political climate made this idea the perfect hook for the drawing. My cartoon as it appeared in the 02/07/2017 SALEM NEWS.

Salem News: Wages Hike

State-mandated wage increases take place. Some mandated by the mandators. My cartoon from the 01/17/2017 SALEM NEWS.

Salem News: Peace On Earth

Tell me I'm being overly cynical. My cartoon as it appeared in the 12/20/2016 SALEM NEWS.

Salem News: EPA Cuts

Trump wants to cut power and funding to the Environmental Protection Agency. My cartoon as published in the 11/232016 SALEM NEWS.

Salem News: Thanksgiving Advice

Because Holidays can be volatile enough already. My cartoon as originally published in the 11/22/2016 SALEM NEWS.

Salem News: Just Wanting the Horror To End

Things are crazy here now in Salem, and local or national, some are finding the horror tiresome. My cartoon as appeared in the 10/27/2016 SALEM NEWS.

Salem News: New School Rankings

The Salem Public Schools district managed to raise their performance ratings from a level four…literally the equivalent of a D-minus..to a basic level three, narrowing avoiding a state takeover. I heard school staff and administrators were actually celebrating this, but based on my past experience, If I ever got a mark like this on MY report card my parents and teachers would've been telling me: "Sure, you've improved, but you should be doing SO much better" Or then again, given the state of public schools in general today, maybe I expect too much. This is my cartoon as published in the 09/29/2016 SALEM NEWS.

Salem News: Drugmakers' Tactics

With the recent controversy over the overpricing of such medical devices like the Epipen, concerns have opened up over the legal maneuvers by big pharmaceutical companies towards less expensive alternatives. My cartoon as published in the 09/28/2016 SALEM NEWS.

Salem News: Congressional Media

Pretty much self-explanatory. My cartoon as published in the 09/27/2016 SALEM NEWS.

Salem News: Narcan in Schools

Our local schools are going to be supplied with NARCAN-a drug use in case of opioid overdose. It's a sad state of affairs at schools these days when it's easier to get medication than education. My cartoon as published in the 09/15/2016 SALEM NEWS.

Salem News: Recycling Costs

Local Cities have started recycling programs in recent years. Seems to have been going well. People using less resources. But NOW..Scrap paper metal, glass, don't go for much per ton as they used to, plus the lower costs of oil..seems it turns out that it's gotten harder to keep up with the COSTS of recycling..Apparently the next endangered resources are budgets and profits..My cartoon from the 08/03/2016 SALEM NEWS.

Salem News: The State of the Planet

The state of the planet, based on recent (and not so recent) events. My cartoon from the 07/20/2016 SALEM NEWS.

Salem News: Travel Perks

Published in the SALEM NEWS 07/08/2016: The hardships our public servants must endure. Their meager "salaries" seemingly cannot cover their commuting costs, so we taxpayers must pay for theirs in addition to out own.

Salem News: 2016 T Fare Hikes

The T has raised its fares yet again, with little expected improvement to its actual operations. (though they seem to be putting a lot of money in station and garage redecoration) My cartoon as published in the 06/29/2016 SALEM NEWS.

Salem News: Gun Checks

My cartoon published in the 06/23/2016 SALEM NEWS.

Salem News: Medical Marijuana Demand

Applications for Medical Marijuana use has increased by at least 50%, but the slow approval procedures are causing quite a bit of a logjam. My cartoon for the 05/18/2016 SALEM NEWS.