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Watterson and opposed
In 1896, Watterson and Haldeman opposed Democratic presidential candidate William Jennings Bryan over his support of " Free Silver " coinage.

Watterson and structure
Watterson Towers is the tallest structure in Bloomington-Normal, and can been seen when entering the twin cities from either direction.

Watterson and publishers
Watterson battled against pressure from publishers to merchandise his work, something he felt would cheapen his comic.

Watterson and on
Watterson is known for his views on licensing and comic syndication, as well as for his reclusive nature.
James Watterson was elected as a council member in 1997, holding that position for 12 years before retiring on August 31, 2009 to pursue artistic " projects and goals ".
In his 1990 speech to Kenyon College graduates, Watterson revealed that during his last year he had painted Michelangelo's Creation of Adam from the Sistine Chapel on the ceiling of his dorm room:
Like many artists, Watterson incorporated elements of his life, interests, beliefs and values into his work — for example, his hobby as a cyclist, memories of his own father ’ s speeches about ‘ building character ’, and his views on merchandising and corporations.
Watterson announced the end of Calvin and Hobbes on November 9, 1995, with the following letter to newspaper editors:
Watterson has kept away from the public eye and has given no indication of resuming the strip, creating new works based on the characters, or embarking on other projects, though he has published several anthologies of Calvin and Hobbes strips.
In early 2010, Watterson was interviewed by The Plain Dealer on the 15th anniversary of the end of Calvin and Hobbes.
Since then Calvin and Hobbes creator Bill Watterson has written extensively on the issue, arguing that size reduction and dropped panels reduce both the potential and freedom of a cartoonist.
Watterson Towers is not only the largest residence hall on campus, it is also one of the tallest student residence halls in the world, and provides the highest vantage point in Illinois between Chicago and St. Louis.
Popular landmarks in Clintonville include the " Welcome to Clintonville " signs at the main entryways of the community, Immaculate Conception Church and Hagley Field, on lease from the Columbus City Schools for Bishop Watterson High School to use as its home field, previously utilized as such by Columbus North High School that closed as a normal high school and re-opened as a vocational school before becoming the temporary home of Columbus East High School students as their school is remodeled.
: Perhaps they finally gave him the award to get him off the ballot after so many consecutive years on it ; the rule ( at least since multiple-winner Bill Watterson ’ s Calvin and Hobbes ) for the Reuben Award is once-only per creator.
The liberal Bingham clashed with long-time editor Watterson, who remained on board, but was in the twilight of his career.
Watterson's editorials opposing the League of Nations appeared alongside Bingham's favoring it, and Watterson finally retired on April 2, 1919.
Watterson was called " the last of the great personal journalists ", writing colorful and controversial editorials on many topics under the pen name " Marse Henry ".
The institution was renamed in 1976 to Sullivan Junior College of Business to reflect its authority to grant associate degrees, and moved to its present Louisville campus on Bardstown Road and the Watterson Expressway.
She is also the Japanese voice of Gumball Watterson on The Amazing World of Gumball.
" Congressman Henry Watterson of Kentucky declared that an army of 100, 000 men was prepared to march on Washington if Tilden was denied the presidency.
( June 26, 1853 – January 12, 1944 ): A native of Davenport, Iowa, Bishop Hartley was ordained to the priesthood for the Diocese of Columbus on July 10, 1882, by Bishop John A. Watterson.
WBKI has studios within the Kaden Tower on Dutchmans Lane ( in Louisville's Bowman section ) along I-265 / US 60 / Henry Watterson Expressway.

Watterson and Sunday
After a lengthy battle with his syndicator, Watterson won the privilege of making half page-sized Sunday strips where he could arrange the panels any way he liked.

Watterson and newspaper
Watterson stopped drawing Calvin and Hobbes at the end of 1995 with a short statement to newspaper editors and his readers that he felt he had achieved all he could in the medium.
From 1976 to 1980, Watterson attended Kenyon College and received a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science, while developing his art skills and contributing cartoons to the college newspaper.
Watterson spent much of his career trying to change the climate of newspaper comics.
It had strong support from powerful Republican newspaper editors such as Murat Halstead of the Cincinnati Commercial, Horace White of the Chicago Tribune, Henry Watterson of the Louisville Courier-Journal, Samuel Bowles of the Springfield Republican and especially Whitelaw Reid and Horace Greeley of the New York Tribune.
Born in Washington, D. C., the son of Harvey Magee Watterson, a journalist and Congressman, Watterson became a newspaper reporter early in his life.
Kentucky newspaper editor Henry Watterson opined that most Kentuckians already knew about Blackburn's Civil War activities and either explicitly approved of them or were apathetic about events that had occurred a decade and a half earlier.

Watterson and cartoons
Many of the cartoons and art Watterson did at Kenyon can be found online.

Watterson and cartoon
Watterson, who drew his first cartoon at age eight, spent much time in childhood alone, drawing and cartooning.
Thornhump was not present when Bloom County was " sold " to Donald Trump in Bill the Cat's body, although he was later parodied in an editorial cartoon by Calvin and Hobbes creator Bill Watterson that attacked Breathed's penchant for allowing merchandising rights for his creations.
Cartoonist Bill Watterson of Calvin and Hobbes bridges into hypostasis in 1992 when Calvin, a cartoon, draws a cartoon of himself and then criticizes his own lack of ability to draw.

Watterson and with
In " The Complete Calvin And Hobbes ," Watterson does not name the inspiration for Calvin's character, but he does say Calvin is named for " a 16th-century theologian who believed in predestination ," and Hobbes for " a 17th-century philosopher with a dim view of human nature.
In 1980, Watterson graduated from Kenyon with a B. A.
Since the conclusion of Calvin and Hobbes, Watterson has taken up painting, at one point drawing landscapes of the woods with his father.
He passed this, along with a message, to Watterson's parents and declared he would wait in the hotel for as long as it took Watterson to contact him.
* Bill Watterson, creator of beloved ' Calvin and Hobbes ' comic strip looks back with no regrets 2010 interview by John Campanelli, The Plain Dealer
The newly-consecrated Bishop Doren then joined with Bishops Chambers and Pagtakhan in consecrating as bishops the Reverend James Mote, the Reverend Robert Morse, and the Reverend Francis Watterson.
* The Taylorsville Road interchange with the Watterson Expressway in Louisville.
* The Shark Watcher's Handbook: A guide to sharks and where to see them, with Ken Watterson ( BBC Books, 2002 ) ISBN 0-563-53794-9
His position put him at odds with Henry Watterson, editor of the powerful Louisville Courier-Journal.
McCreary now allied himself with J. C. S. Blackburn, Henry Watterson, and other Beckham opponents, and sought to defend his seat in the primary.

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