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Found this in my feed today. Featured image is from 2008.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A New System Emerges \u2014 The story how editorial cartoonist Steve Sack came out of retirement<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.dailycartoonist.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/28\/editooning-by-necessity-a-new-system-emerges\/?utm_source=x&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=newslink<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sack\u2019s comeback highlights shift from newsrooms<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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The resident cartoonist for the Minneapolis Star-Tribune since 1981, Sack was a few years removed from defeating cancer with a combination of chemo and radiation when the fingers on his right hand began to feel numb. Four months later, his right hand was so numb he was no longer able to grab a pencil, pen or anything else he could use to draw his cartoons.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.editorandpublisher.com\/stories\/editorial-cartoons-find-new-digital-life-sacks-comeback-highlights-shift-from-newsrooms,261760<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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