When I was a kid, you could actually get a piece of gum for a penny from the bottom shelf of a convenience store candy aisle. It was individually wrapped pink bubble gum with not-so-great flavor, but it cost a penny. Nothing costs a penny anymore. Not even sure if there’s anything that costs a nickel.

Commentary by Editor-in-Chief R. Mitchell. Editorial cartoon by Tom Stiglich (@TStig822).

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Starting at a young age Tom Stiglich fell in love with cartooning. This lifelong endeavor has landed Stiglich in the most prominent papers such as The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, USA Today, TIME Magazine and more.

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