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There was a lot of news this past week for cartoonists to absorb, everything from NASA crashing into an asteroid to Vladimir Putin’s struggling invasion of Ukraine. 

But our most reprinted cartoon this past week by far was John Darkow’s commentary on the lingering high host of homes across the country, and the emphasis on it being an American dream to own a house.

Here are our top ten most reprinted cartoons of the week:

#1. John Darkow, Columbia Missourian

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#2. Jeff Koterba, Cagle.com

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#3. Dave Granlund, Cagle.com

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#4. Rivers, Cagle.com

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#5.Dave Granlund, Cagle.com

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#6. Dick Wright, Cagle.com

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#7. Pay Byrnes, Cagle.com

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#8. Kevin Siers, Charlotte Observer

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#9. Dave Whamond, Cagle.com

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#10. Dave Granlund, Cagle.com

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Daryl Cagle is the publisher of Cagle.com and owner of Cagle Cartoons, Inc, a syndicate that distributes editorial cartoons and columns to over 700 newspapers. See Daryl’s blog at: DarylCagle.com. See all of the cartoons at Cagle.com.

The good news? Home prices are dropping. Unfortunately, interest rates continue to climb as the Federal Reserve fights to slow down inflation.

Several of our most popular cartoons this week revolve around the high prices we’re all continuing to pay. Dave Whamond’s funny Monty Python riff on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine was also popular with editors.

The number eight cartoon about the “Fall Equinox” is a correction of our number one cartoon from last week. Cartoonist Guy Parsons wrote the cartoon about the “Fall Solstice” and, of course, there is no such thing. A group of school children wrote to Guy about the error, and Guy made this corrected cartoon, which was also widely published. No adults complained about the “Fall Solstice” — just kids.

Here are our top ten most reprinted cartoons of the week:

#1. Jeff Koterba, Cagle.com

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#2. Dave Whamond, Cagle.com

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#3. John Darkow, Columbia Missourian

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#4. Jeff Koterba, Cagle.com

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#5. John Darkow, Columbia Missourian

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#6. John Darkow, Columbia Missourian

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#7. John Cole, Cagle.com

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#8. John Cole, Cagle.com

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#9. Guy Parson, Cagle.com

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#10. Dave Granlund, Cagle.com

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Daryl Cagle is the publisher of Cagle.com and owner of Cagle Cartoons, Inc, a syndicate that distributes editorial cartoons and columns to over 700 newspapers. See Daryl’s blog at: DarylCagle.com. See all of the cartoons at Cagle.com.

While cartoonists have been covering the invasion since February, Ukraine’s counteroffensive against Russia last week drew new attention on a conflict that’s raged on for nearly seven months.

This week’s most reprinted cartoon was a funny poke at the debate over daylight saving time drawn by Canadian cartoonist Guy Parsons. Back in March, the U.S. Senate passed a bill that would make daylight saving time permanent starting in 2023. But like everything else in Washington these days, nothing has happened since.

Here are our top ten most reprinted cartoons of the week:

#1. Guy Parsons, Cagle.com

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#2. Dave Whamond, Cagle.com

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#3. Bruce Plante, Cagle.com

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#4. Dave Granlund, Cagle.com

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#5. Guy Parson, Cagle.com

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#6. Dave Whamond, Cagle.com

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#7. John Darkow, Columbia Missourian

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#8. Pat Byrnes, Cagle.com

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#9. Adam Zyglis, Buffalo News

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#10. John Darkow, Columbia Missourian

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Daryl Cagle is the publisher of Cagle.com and owner of Cagle Cartoons, Inc, a syndicate that distributes editorial cartoons and columns to over 700 newspapers. See Daryl’s blog at: DarylCagle.com. See all of the cartoons at Cagle.com.

President Joe Biden delivered a speech in Philadelphia last week where he called out “MAGA Republicans” and claimed former President Donald Trump and his supporters are a threat to American democracy.

Naturally, our liberal cartoonists supported what Biden said during his speech, while our conservative cartoonists thought he was a hypocrite thanks to his tone and bluntness.

Editors liked cartoons on an interesting mix of topics this week, including Labor Day, space junk, and new British Prime Minister Liz Truss.

Here are our top ten most reprinted cartoons of the week:

#1. John Darkow, Columbia Missourian

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#2. Jeff Koterba, Cagle.com

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#3. John Darkow, Columbia Missourian

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#4. Dave Whamond, Cagle.com

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#5. Adam Zyglis, Buffalo News

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#6. Dave Whamond, Cagle.com

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#7. Jeff Koterba, Cagle.com

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#8. Dick Wright, Cagle.com

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#9. Dick Wright, Cagle.com

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#10. Pat Byrnes, Cagle.com

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Daryl Cagle is the publisher of Cagle.com and owner of Cagle Cartoons, Inc, a syndicate that distributes editorial cartoons and columns to over 700 newspapers. See Daryl’s blog at: DarylCagle.com. See all of the cartoons at Cagle.com.

This week, the subject of college debt was pushed front and center by President Joe Biden, who announced he would be canceling $10,000 in federal student loans per borrower. Not surprisingly, several of our most reprinted cartoons tackled the subject – both in support and critical of the administration’s plan.

Our most reprinted cartoon this week was on the start of football season, a funny one involving death drawn by Rick McKee.

Here are our top ten most reprinted cartoons of the week:

#1. Rick McKee, Cagle.com

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#2. Monte Wolverton, Cagle.com

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#3. John Darkow, Columbia Missourian

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#4. John Darkow, Columbia Missourian

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#5. Bob Englehart, Cagle.com

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#6. Kevin Siers, Charlotte Observer

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#7. Rick McKee, Cagle.com

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#8. Dick Wright, Cagle.com

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#9. Dave Granlund, Cagle.com

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#10. Dick Wright, Cagle.com

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Daryl Cagle is the publisher of Cagle.com and owner of Cagle Cartoons, Inc, a syndicate that distributes editorial cartoons and columns to over 700 newspapers. See Daryl’s blog at: DarylCagle.com. See all of the cartoons at Cagle.com.

August is typically a slow news month, but between the FBI searching Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate and the national shortage of teachers, there’s been plenty for cartoonists to draw about.

This week, editors loved Chris Weyant’s funny cartoon about confused liberals upset over Liz Cheney’s Republican primary loss. Cartoons about rent hikes, climate change, and the slow return of COVID-19 were also popular.

Here are our top ten most reprinted cartoons of the week:

#1. Chris Weyant, Boston Globe

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#2. Dave Granlund, Cagle.com

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#3. Jeff Koterba, Cagle.com

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#4. Daryl Cagle, Cagle.com

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#5. Monte Wolverton, Cagle.com

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#6. Rivers, Cagle.com

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#7. Dave Whamond, Cagle.com

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#8. John Darkow, Columbia Missourian

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#9. Dick Wright, Cagle.com

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#10. Dave Whamond, Cagle.com

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Daryl Cagle is the publisher of Cagle.com and owner of Cagle Cartoons, Inc, a syndicate that distributes editorial cartoons and columns to over 700 newspapers. See Daryl’s blog at: DarylCagle.com. See all of the cartoons at Cagle.com.

Kids are returning to school, and cartoonists sharpened their pencils this week on the many issues districts across the country face, whether it’s a shortage of teachers or out-of-control supply costs due to inflation.

There was also that FBI search of former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Largo residence in Florida. While editors reprinted a number of our cartoons on the incident, just one cartoon featuring Trump made it onto our top ten list. Editors don’t like running Trump cartoons nearly as much as cartoonists love drawing them.

Here are our top ten most reprinted cartoons of the week:

#1. Jeff Koterba, Cagle.com

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#2. John Cole, Scranton Times-Tribune

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#3. John Darkow, Columbia Missouran

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#4. Dave Granlund, Cagle.com

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#5. Dave Whamond, Cagle.com

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#6. Rivers, Cagle.com

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#7. John Darkow, Columbia Missouran

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#8. Adam Zyglis, Buffalo News

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#9. Adam Zyglis, Buffalo News

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#10. Dave Whamond, Cagle.com

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Daryl Cagle is the publisher of Cagle.com and owner of Cagle Cartoons, Inc, a syndicate that distributes editorial cartoons and columns to over 700 newspapers. See Daryl’s blog at: DarylCagle.com. See all of the cartoons at Cagle.com.

For the first time in a while, inflation and gas prices weren’t the top concerns among the nation’s cartoonists this week. Instead, editors plucked cartoons on topics like the country’s teacher shortage and a heat wave that scorched much of the country.

China, Brittney Griner, a surprising abortion vote in Kansas – plenty of subjects made it to the drawing board this week. Here are our top ten most reprinted cartoons:

#1. Kevin Siers, Charlotte Observer

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#2. Rivers, Cagle.com

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#3. Dave Whamond, Cagle.com

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#4. Randall Enos, Cagle.com

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#5. Jeff Koterba, Cagle.com

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#6. Dick Wright, Cagle.com

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#7. Rivers, Cagle.com

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#8. Chris Weyant, Boston Globe

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#9. Jeff Koterba, Cagle.com

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#10. John Darkow, Columbia Missourian

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Daryl Cagle is the publisher of Cagle.com and owner of Cagle Cartoons, Inc, a syndicate that distributes editorial cartoons and columns to over 700 newspapers. See Daryl’s blog at: DarylCagle.com. See all of the cartoons at Cagle.com.

Are we in a recession or not? Experts have been debating what’s going on after figures released last week showed that while the U.S. economy shrank for the second straight quarter, job growth continues to be strong.

Of course, things are falling along political lines – Republicans say we are, Democrats say we’re not. Does everything have to be about politics?

Here are our top ten most reprinted cartoons of the week:

#1. Daryl Cagle, Cagle.com

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#2. John Darkow, Columbia Missourian

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#3. John Cole, Scranton Times-Tribune

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#4. John Darkow, Columbia Missourian

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#5. Kevin Siers, Charlotte Observer

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#6. Jeff Koterba, Cagle.com

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#7. John Cole, Scranton Times-Tribune

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#8. Rick McKee, Cagle.com

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#9. Rivers, Cagle.com

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#10. Rick McKee, Cagle.com

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Daryl Cagle is the publisher of Cagle.com and owner of Cagle Cartoons, Inc, a syndicate that distributes editorial cartoons and columns to over 700 newspapers. See Daryl’s blog at: DarylCagle.com. See all of the cartoons at Cagle.com.

Climate change was on the mind of cartoonists last week after much of the country was scorched by a record-breaking heat wave. Things have gotten so hot in Europe that Spain rolled out a new heat wave ranking system and the world’s first named heat wave – Zoe.

With consumers still impacted by rising prices, a few of our most reprinted cartoons this week centered on inflation and the possibility the U.S. could already be experiencing a recession. And more than two years after the start of the pandemic, COVID-19 is still showing up in cartoons.

Here are our top ten most reprinted cartoons of the week:

#1. Chris Weyant, Boston Globe

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#2. Jeff Koterba, Cagle.com

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#3. Rick McKee, Cagle.com

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#4. Pat Bagley, Salt Lake Tribune

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#5. Dick Wright, Cagle.com

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#6. Rick McKee, Cagle.com

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#7. Jeff Koterba, Cagle.com

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#8. Rivers, Cagle.com

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#9. Dick Wright, Cagle.com

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#10. Gary McCoy, Cagle.com

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Daryl Cagle is the publisher of Cagle.com and owner of Cagle Cartoons, Inc, a syndicate that distributes editorial cartoons and columns to over 700 newspapers. See Daryl’s blog at: DarylCagle.com. See all of the cartoons at Cagle.com.