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John Cole
John Cole's political cartoons on Virginia government and politics appear on the Virginia Mercury on Fridays. He is currently the staff cartoonist for the editorial pages of The Times-Tribune in Scranton, PA. Prior to this, he enjoyed a nearly 20-year run with The Herald-Sun in Durham, NC, where he developed an affection for the state, its people and its politics. His award-winning work is internationally syndicated by Cagle Cartoons.
A lost cause
By: John Cole - July 27, 2022
From the Washington Post: “Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) has appointed a historian to the state Board of Historic Resources who has defended the state’s Confederate monuments and condemned their destruction as a “dangerous” rewriting of history. Ann Hunter McLean of Richmond, the former head of a Christian school, told an online publication that she believes […]
‘No comment’
By: John Cole - July 2, 2022
From the Cardinal News: “As the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection continued its series of public hearings with the bombshell testimony of another witness Tuesday, many of the Republican lawmakers from Virginia who previously supported former President Donald Trump’s push to challenge the results of the 2020 presidential election either try to avoid […]
A stadium kickoff, or a punt?
By: John Cole - June 3, 2022
More information: Commanders president says team doesn’t want bidding war over new stadium Commanders president says team doesn’t want bidding war over new stadium
Storm warning
By: John Cole - May 30, 2022
More information: NOAA forecasts busy Atlantic hurricane season, with at least 3 major storms