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Nationally syndicated, local cartoonist poses questions

Because you read the Union Tribune, you probably enjoy, as I have for four decades, Greg Evans’ daily comic strip “Luann.” But you may not know that Greg and his wife Betty have resided in San Marcos for 45 years, where they continue to receive the paper version of the U-T delivered to their home. Greg grew up near Disney Studios in Burbank. He frequently rode his bike to the studio gate, dreaming that Walt would come out and hire a seven-year-old. Greg began creating and submitting comic strip ideas to syndicates, collecting an impressive pile of rejection slips. One day, watching his six-year-old daughter Karen play dress-up-like-a-grown-up, he imagined a strip about a young teen girl. Hilarious and wonderfully

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Newest Books
American History for Everyone
American History for Everyone will make the American adventure come alive for you.  
Anguished English
Laugh yourself silly with the national best-selling Anguished English, a side-splitting collection of accidental assaults on the English language.
Jest for the Pun of It
Whet your Wit with this Hilarious Punster's Bible. Also identifies what puns are and how to create them.
A Feast of Words
This book is a career-capping anthology of essays that inspire, enlighten, and tickle the funny bone.