‘Commentary’ Archives
Spirit of Phillips Jan ’26
An unpublished cartoon from August 1988! Part 12 of a 13 Part Series... Dave Moore & Linnea Hadaway have lived here since the Reagan 80s and became life partners while originating the cartoon series “Spirit of Phillips.”
On Becoming Human Again
from the series Raise Your Voice... By PETER MOLENAAR Peter Molenaar At the corner of Lyndale Ave. and 31st St. there is a place called Redeemer Rehabilitation. Upon passing their examination, the facility saw fit to discharge me subsequent to my July 4th stroke event. As for the afterlife… let it be said, I never committed any great sins, except for my failure to adequately honor my mother and father. But, MAGA-MAGA, why do the oceans now rise against us all? Whence the destruction of hurricanes? Were the ancient ones not free to respond to Nature’s stimuli? Do we not all descend from ‘primitive communalists’ who, after foraging, returned to the village to receive the honor of sharing? But now, MAGA-MAGA, we suffer your tariffs in order to fund a ballroom for billionaires! Was Jesus not a communalist who sought to restore the human personality? MAGA-MAGA, let us begin again… by returning the Black Hills to their rightful owners. PETER MOLENAAR advocates a [...]
The Heroes of Phillips Clean Sweep
from the series Reflections of Phillips... By SONJA ELISE CLIVE ORBAN It’s nice of local politicians to show up and moonlight for their photo ops. It’s a compliment to the community that residents put something together that was amazing enough to get their attention.Here’s the thing. The true creators of this wonderful tradition are too modest and too busy doing necessary things to make themselves known. So I’m going to. The real heroes of this year’s event are it’s founder, Jana Metge. Second in command was her protege Nathaniel Anderson. His suit and cape are made of spread sheets.Closely followed by the spectacular efforts and investment of Banyan staff. And a big thank you to Welna Ace Hardware. Serving our neighbors for 3 generations. What’s the big deal? Don’t people just show up and do their thing easy peasy? Actually no. Behind the scenes are weeks of planning. Discussing what went well and what didn’t from the previous year. [...]
