Happy New Year Delaware!

I have to admit, I'm going to miss drawing Ruth Ann Minner.

Delaware Cartoon: Convicted Felon? Get a Job With DNREC

At the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC), state environmental officials decided to hold jobs open for three employees serving prison terms, during a hiring freeze no less.

2 of the prisoners are serving terms for child molestation, while one is serving a one year sentence for second-degree vehicular homicide.

Jack Markell, the incoming Governor, blasted DNREC, calling it a "disturbingly serious breach of the public trust." Ruth Ann Minner, showing decisive leadership, decided not to second guess the head of the agency, John Hughes.

“Secretary Hughes struggled with these decisions and after an honest and thoughtful deliberation process, he made a tough call,’’ Minner said.

Starting today: Delaware cartoons

I'm really excited about this. Starting today, I'll be doing weekly Delaware editorial cartoons for Gatehouse publications and the News Journal. My cartoons will appear each week in all editions of the Community News, the Dover Post, the Middletown Transcript, the Smyrna/Clayton Sun-Times, and others throughout the state.

I had to start with the story of Governor Minner sliding her long-time adviser, Lee Ann Walling, into a created position at Dnrec that pays $90,000 per year. This is all while Delaware has a hiring freeze and is facing a serious economic downturn.

Here's a brief story from the Community News about today's cartoon, and click here to view and comment on the cartoon.