Last week, it was announced that the New York Times will no longer publish editorial cartoons effective July 1. The news came as a frustrating surprise to both subscribers and cartoonists alike ...

Whether the pen is mightier than the sword may be open for debate, but one country is taking no chances and using both weapons in the fight against Islamic State militants.

Lowe now puts pen to paper at The Berkshire Eagle in Pittsfield, but his career began some 40 years ago at a small Oklahoma newspaper. Then, drafting an editorial cartoon was largely done by hand.