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YESTERDAY"S HERO - MAY MAGAZINE CARTOON

 

 

 

Added by Paul Combs on May 23, 2011 at 8:20pm — 1 Comment

THE OL' BALL AND CHAIN - October FE Magazine Illustration




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Added by Paul Combs on October 25, 2010 at 1:52pm — 4 Comments

GROUND ZERO BEACON





Let's get something straight before the hate mail begins to fly; I am not an Islamaphobe, and I DO support Islam's Constitutional right for Muslims to worship where they choose, though very reluctantly in this case. Just because you CAN put a Mosque at Ground Zero, doesn't mean you SHOULD put a Mosque at Ground… Continue

Added by Paul Combs on August 17, 2010 at 1:40pm — 30 Comments

CLUELESS CONGRESS



Just when I thought it was a good time to put down my pen and take a vacation, Congress goes and does something so asinine, so incredibly self-serving, that I couldn't let it go without commenting.



This past week our elected leaders shot down the 9/11 Health Bill, 255 to 159, which lacked the 2/3 votes needed… Continue

Added by Paul Combs on August 1, 2010 at 4:00pm — 5 Comments

WHO'S SERVING WHO?



Ahhh, the stench of May elections is in the air and I just couldn't resist pulling out my ol' political cartoon pens to take a stab at our "helpful" elected officials - with an obvious fire service twist, of course. This cartoon expresses two points; the first being that our elected public servants tend to steer the… Continue

Added by Paul Combs on May 3, 2010 at 3:13pm — 5 Comments

THE FIGHT IS NOT OVER!



On the eve of next month’s ICC Code hearing in Dallas, it seemed only appropriate to opine about our continuing fight for residential sprinklers in ALL new homes. The National Assoc. of Home Builders (NAHB) has been working hard to undermine the ICC’s earlier ruling (BIG money talks, folks) and we must show up in force to reaffirm our hard earned success in Minneapolis and Baltimore. If you are not familiar with this very important issue, please… Continue

Added by Paul Combs on April 6, 2010 at 10:21am — 1 Comment

Spot The Future Politician Game


Sometimes I'm just overcome by fits of silliness, and of course, it's always fun to prod the politicians.

Added by Paul Combs on March 15, 2010 at 6:00pm — 2 Comments

Cash Cow

Added by Paul Combs on January 10, 2010 at 7:00pm — No Comments

Going Green

Added by Paul Combs on November 1, 2009 at 7:00pm — No Comments

Job Losses!


Stop The Bleeding! Stop The Insanity!
With the avalanche of job losses, budget cuts, and equipment shortages - creating June's FE illustration felt appropriate and needed. Thoughts?

Added by Paul Combs on June 22, 2009 at 3:30pm — No Comments

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