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The people behind the offices: who holds a public job, what authority it carries, how a resident actually reaches them, and what the record shows.

Cortland, New York: a wheelchair and Segway at a municipal permit counter, with an owl-headed clerk and labels Proposed and Vote Tabled. Satirical editorial illustration.

The Wheelchair-License Alarm in Cortland

Cortland proposed registering bikes, scooters and defined mobility devices. The council tabled the law. Here is what the record actually says.

10/23/2026 · Monster News
One Percent of the Take: a golden one-percent podium promise beside a pig-headed official holding a $10,000 to $30,000 envelope. Satirical editorial illustration.

One Percent of the Take

The White House promised a commission on fraud. The Justice Department wrote down a flat fee.

10/23/2026 · Monster News
Editorial illustration of Alex Murdaugh facing a fictional burglar-like judge beside broken scales of justice.

The Verdict Was Guilty. The Trial Was Unfair.

Alex Murdaugh’s murder convictions were overturned after a court clerk improperly influenced jurors. A closer look at the failures that undermined his trial.

10/22/2026 · Monster News
An ostrich-headed bureaucrat in a navy suit and pearls examines a tiny paint defect through a jeweller's loupe while boxes of grievance requests, resident rights and unanswered complaints pile up behind her.

Yolanda Sue Miller: Who at HUD Is Responsible?

I called HUD looking for accountability. I came away still trying to find the person responsible for it.

10/20/2026 · Monster News