Case!? What case? Who says putting on a public event to win official support for your business plans is illegal? Au contraire, Jules Rivera. Does Mark think that a city that has built its reputation and wealth on the ability to make visitors give them all of their money, while also weeding out hustlers and card cheats, will be so easily duped? Anyway, it’s up to the citizens and the local government to decide whether the Woodsman Olympics offers as much value to the community as a solar energy farm.

Frankly, a lumberjack contest in Las Vegas does not sound like the kind of public event that would draw serious tourist traffic, which is supported by the puny crowds that we saw. Of course, Mark is biased towards solar energy farms, and that is praiseworthy and clearly more valuable to Las Vegas. Still, it’s really nothing that Mark should have any say over, except maybe as a testimonial witness for the solar industry in court.

And that’s why I believe nothing of the sort is going to happen. Therefore, as Mark “pooh-poohs” the attempted bribe from Tad Crass, Mark is just as likely to perform something over the line, himself, to balance the books. Or tilt it towards the sun. Perhaps Mark will try to sneak in a surprise competitor in the Woodsman Olympics: Solar Man!

Art Dept. More subpar artwork today. Panel 1 is poorly framed and roughly sketched. Cliff’s mouth in panel 4 suggests he grew up in the back country or likes to mix it up with the regulars at the local bar.