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Category: The Way It Is

2021 New Year's cartoon by Pat Byrnes
The Way It IsDecember 31, 2020

Hey, 2020. Yeah, you…

We’re leaving a shitstorm year behind. Let’s hope people are smarter in 2021 so we don’t sink even deeper.

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Photo of snowflakes by Damian McCoig via Unsplash
The Way It IsDecember 17, 2020

Hope Come to Life

Despite everything we’ve endured, hope moves us forward and we move forward with hope.
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Photo of a list sitting on an old suitcase
The Way It IsDecember 3, 2020

2020: The List of Lists

It’s the year no-one will want to remember but we’ll never be able to forget. Help me give it the kiss-off it deserves.

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Photo of U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders
The Way It IsApril 9, 2020

Bernie’s my guy…but I’ll never be a Trump enabler.

The end of Sen. Sanders’ campaign is deeply saddening, but right now we can’t let down the people his movement is meant to help.

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Photo of a man sitting in a chair holding a walkign cane
The Way It IsSeptember 19, 2019

…from their limping…

Year to year, knee to knee and back to knuckles, there’s a moral to this gobshite’s tale.

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Image of police squad car at night for racial profiling post
The Way It IsSeptember 3, 2019

Racial Profiling in the Heartland

When a police officer stops a white woman for a minor infraction and asks to see her black passenger’s ID, is it justified? No, it’s racial profiling. And it’s illegal.

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Graphic that says, "Dear @MyCongressperson"
The Way It IsJanuary 16, 2019

Social Media – Tell Your Elected Officials What You Really Think

You gotta love social media. It makes communication with your congresspeople so “right now.”

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Image of cars in blizzard conditions
The Way It IsDecember 27, 2018

Blizzard Drive-By

We got the car out. Finally. We were incredibly thankful to Mr. Jackwagon for rolling down his window and scolding us about the vehicles pulled off to the side with their hazards on. In blizzard conditions.

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Photo of UND hockey player, 11/24/18
The Way It IsNovember 29, 2018

UND’s Hockey Team is on the Ice

UND hockey has a rich tradition of excellence; nine national championships speak loudly to it. Maybe it’s time to support that excellence by vocalizing support for the team that’s on the ice, in the classroom and at the alumni center.

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