Edward Alan Stein (born November 22, 1946) is a liberal

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and former editorial cartoonist for the now-closed ''

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'' in

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. Stein drew

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five days a week, and previously published a local daily comic strip called ''Denver Square''. Stein continues to draw editorial cartoons, which are syndicated by

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, and have been printed in newspapers across the world in many languages. On September 20, 2010, Stein launched a syndicated national comic strip, entitled ''

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''.The Daily Cartoonis

Education

Stein attended high school in Waco, Texas, Waco,

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and college at the

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, graduating with a B.F.A in 1969.United Feature Syndicate Newspaper Enterprise Association
'Ed Stein'

Other work

Stein worked for many Colorado-based publications including ''Cervi's Journal'' and ''The Rocky Mountain Business Journal'' (since renamed, ''Colorado Business Journal'') before joining the ''Rocky Mountain News'' as staff editorial cartoonist in 1978,Association of American Editorial Cartoonists
'Ed Stein Cartoonist Profile'
/ref> a position he has held ever since. He was the President of the

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in 1988. In 2006, Stein co-hosted the 2006 AAEC Cartoonist's Convention, which was held in Denver.

Awards and Prizes

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, 1999. * Special Category Award for Cartoons Relating to September 11 and Honorable Mention, Fischetti Editorial Cartoon Competition, 2002. *

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for Editorial Cartooning, 2006. * James Aronson Award for Social Justice Journalism and Cartooning with a Conscience 2008.

Published works

* Denver Square: ''We Need a Bigger House'', 2003, a collection of cartoons about life in Denver from Ed's ''Denver Square'' comic strip * ''Stein's Way: Editorial Cartoons by Ed Stein'', 1983, a collection of editorial cartoons

External links

EdSteinInk.com, Stein's Personal Website
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Editorial Cartoons Blog at RockyMountainNews.com

Denver Square Blog at RockyMountainNews.com

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