Editorial cartoon for April 19, 2023

An editorial cartoon by Dave Granlund.

Editorial cartoonist Dave Granlund draws on the purpose of Memorial Day.

Editorial cartoonist Dave Granlund draws on the purpose of Memorial Day.

An editorial cartoon by Dave Granlund.

Editorial cartoonist Dave Granlund draws on the Republican Kevin McCarthy position on the U.S. debt ceiling.

Editorial cartoonist Dave Granlund draws on Martha Stewart's Sports Illustrated swimsuit cover.

Editorial cartoonist Dave Granlund draws on the continued pothole crisis around Minnesota.

An editorial cartoon by Dave Granlund.

Editorial cartoonist Dave Granlund draws on the writer's strike in the entertainment industry.

An editorial cartoon by Dave Granlund.

From the commentary: If we have lost our will as a nation to define what's right and to do it, then we have lost our way in a world that is increasingly being dominated by China, whose president, Xi Jinping, may have correctly diagnosed us as a nation in "decline."

"That coronation ceremony was a bit extravagant for my sensibilities ... There are more than a few folks who have pointed out that Britain could make better use of $125 million."

From the editorial: GOP leaders have vowed not to take up immigration reform until passing a border security law. But all these issues are intertwined. There’s nothing politically compromising about House Republicans using the Dignity Act as a starting point for serious talks on this contention issue, showing voters that they’re willing to substantively address pressing problems even if nobody gets everything they want.

Editorial cartoonist Marshall Ramsey draws on the potential U.S. debt crisis.

City of Willmar staff continues to put up hurdles up for Willmar businesses and appear to give unfair advantage to non-local businesses in its city hall-community center development processes. Is it because of staff bias or poor-decision making?

From the commentary: Casey DeSantis has three young children to raise while her husband runs for president. Anyone and everyone can find something to fault her for in how she chooses to balance her family and the campaign and on her roles as wife, partner and mother, which is why none of us should be sitting in judgment.

From the column: "Over the next eight years, from 2023 to 2030, we could save an additional 4.1 million lives."

From the editorial: Voters in both parties agree that work is at the heart of the immigration experience. The White House should not stand in the way of upholding a tradition that has brought the nation so many benefits.

The question that the deejay asked my in-laws at my son's wedding: “How do you stay married for 65 years?” Columnist Ann Bailey comes up with an answer.

From the editorial: Address "a call to living Americans of all generations to live up to the ideals of the American experiment of liberty and democracy so that 'these dead shall not have died in vain.'"