Today's cartoon for Saturday, August 25, 2012

An early look at the biting nature of rising food prices by John Darkow in 2008.  - John Darkow / Columbia Daily Tribune
John Darkow / Columbia Daily Tribune
An early look at the biting nature of rising food prices by John Darkow in 2008.

August 24, 2012 · Updated 3:48 PM 

A blast from the past when gas prices pushed food costs higher. Now it's the weather, and specifically a drought across the United States.

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