Phil Hands: A year of hanging out in Mendota Marsh
Oscar Fox and Lewis Crane visit a new solar farm in this week's Mendota Marsh.
Oscar Fox and Lewis Crane debate the benefits of large solar farms in this week's Mendota Marsh.
Oscar Fox and Lewis Crane are excited about new plans for Madison's waterfront in this week's Mendota Marsh.
Oscar Fox and Lewis Crane discuss the retirement of Madison's superintendent of schools in this week's Mendota Marsh.
A criminal complaint charged he brought in marijuana, a cellphone and other items for an inmate at Oakhill.
A criminal complaint filed in 2021 alleges Kore Bommeli Adams tried to poison her town of Middleton neighbors in 2014 using ricin.
Oscar Fox and Lewis Crane discuss upcoming spring primary election in this week's Mendota Marsh.
Oscar Fox learns from Lewis Crane that newspapers are cool and retro in this week's Mendota Marsh.
Richard Chapman, twice sentenced to federal prison for bank robbery, is charged with robbing a Capitol Square bank on Feb. 3.
Oscar Fox is eager to celebrate St. Patrick's Day in this week's Mendota Marsh.
Oscar Fox is excited a potential pedestrian mall on State Street in this week's Mendota Marsh.
Oscar Fox and Lewis Crane discuss Madison's new rules on residential chickens in this week's Mendota Marsh.
Oscar Fox punishes Lewis Crane with bad chicken puns in this week's Mendota Marsh.
Oscar Fox explains to Lewis Crane why he won't eat backyard chickens in this week's Mendota Marsh.
Oscar Fox is surprised Madison is allowing so many more backyard chickens in this week's Mendota Marsh.
Oscar Fox and Lewis Crane meet their new chicken neighbors in this week's Mendota Marsh.
Oscar Fox learns why the chicken crossed the road in this week's Mendota Marsh.
Oscar Fox becomes an environmental activist in this week's Mendota Marsh.
Oscar Fox and Lewis Crane try to enjoy an evening at the Terrace in this week's Mendota Marsh.
Phil Hands' illustration in the May 3 State Journal featuring UW Athletic Director Chris McIntosh with recently hired UW football coach Luke F…
Confirmed for life and totally indifferent to the world around them, the Supreme Court justices have sunk to despicable lows in the last few years.
We Americans are so fortunate to be living in a country where the truth matters in news reporting.
The problem with diversity, equity and inclusion policies in education is that they are polarizing and can fuel self-pity rather than inclusivity.
I hope the phrase "viewpoint diversity," recently coined by UW System president Jay Rothman, doesn't rattle campus "wokesters" too much.
I am sick and disgusted that Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, and most if not all elected Republicans believe that Act 10 has done any…
Froma Harrop’s column last Friday, "'The Diplomat' is diplomacy for dummies," offered a scathing dissection of the Netflix show “The Diplomat.”
A Reedsburg girl was recently killed while preparing to board a school bus on Highway 33 by a pickup truck that was swerving to avoid the bus.…
Memorial Day is a solemn day to remember that freedom is not free. It comes with an enormous price.
Tuesday's letter to the editor "U.S. border should be more secure" suggests we should pattern our border security on countries such as North K…
I grew up in the Fox River Valley of Wisconsin during the 1960s and '70s. That area between Green Bay and Oshkosh was home to lots of paper mi…
I am awestruck at the continued audacity of Republicans in the Wisconsin Senate.
It is discouraging that misinformation about transgender youth and gender affirming medical care keeps making its way into local media outlets.
Old white men should not be making all the decision about every pregnancy for every woman in the country.
I agree with Phil Hands' cartoon in Tuesday's State Journal suggesting that migrants can help solve a labor shortage.
The recent letter to the editor "U.S. border should be more secure" seemed to think the gold standard for how our nation should treat people c…
I am concerned about the recent spike in fluoride in the drinking water of Sun Prairie.
In 2019, the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa sued the Canadian energy firm Enbridge, demanding the shutdown and removal of the Line 5…
When it comes to fossil fuels that should be left in the ground, the tar sands of Alberta, Canada, are at the top of the list.
Spring flooding in northern Wisconsin is again creating a major risk to the 70-year-old Enbridge Line 5 tar sands oil pipeline that crosses th…
The headline from the May 17 State Journal read "Opioid epidemic intensifies," and the story explained that Wisconsin is on pace to set a reco…
In his column in Thursday's State Journal, "Border is a crisis whether Biden admits it or not," never-Trumper Jonah Goldberg, a former Fox New…
Oscar Fox starts preparing for Brat Fest in this week's Mendota Marsh.
Oscar Fox and Lewis Crane visit the world's largest Brat Fest in this week's Mendota Marsh.
Lewis Crane tries to cherish summer in this week's Mendota Marsh.
Agencies that staff Wisconsin's prisons, veterans homes and treatment facilities experienced some of the biggest workforce challenges.
Oscar Fox and Lewis Crane celebrate Pride Month in this week's Mendota Marsh.
Lewis Crane doesn't like Madison's newly redesigned bus system in this week's Mendota Marsh.
Lewis Crane complains about the haze from Canadian wildfires in this week's Mendota Marsh.
Lewis Crane pines for a European vacation in this week's Mendota Marsh.
Oscar Fox is eager for State Street to become a pedestrian mall in this week's Mendota Marsh comic strip.
Oscar Fox struggles to find a hip and cool apartment in this week's Mendota Marsh comic strip.
Oscar Fox teaches Lewis Crane about economics in this week's Mendota Marsh comic strip.
Lewis Crane worries about how new residents will change Madison in this week's Mendota Marsh comic strip.
Lewis Crane and Oscar Fox discuss the new trend of businesses using GoGundMe campaigns to raise money in this week's Mendota Marsh comic strip.
Lewis Crane and Oscar Fox complain about the recent heat wave in this week's Mendota Marsh comic strip.
Lewis Crane is excited about "Top Chef" being filmed in the Madison in this week's Mendota Marsh comic strip.
Lewis Crane and Oscar Fox ponder why a pier at UW's Memorial Union Terrace collapsed in this week's Mendota Marsh comic strip.
Oscar Fox is excited about extra terrestrial life in this week's Mendota Marsh comic strip. Earlier this week, a scientist displayed the bodie…
Oscar Fox and Lewis Crane are excited to meet Rudi the pig in this week's Mendota Marsh.
Oscar Fox catches COVID and has to stay in bed in this week's Mendota Marsh.
Oscar Fox and Lewis Crane get lost in a corn maze in this week's Mendota Marsh.
Oscar Fox and Lewis Crane visit the pumpkin patch in this week's Mendota Marsh.
Lewis tells Oscar not to carve a "Trumpkin" in this week's Mendota Marsh.
Oscar Fox and Lewis Crane go trick-or-treating in this week's Mendota Marsh.
Lewis Crane listens to the newest and last Beatles song in this week's Mendota Marsh.
Oscar Fox is upset about former Brewers manager Craig Counsell taking a job with the rival Chicago Cubs in this week's Mendota Marsh.
Oscar Fox gets excited for Thanksgiving in this week's Mendota Marsh.
Oscar Fox and Lewis Crane discuss holiday shopping in this week's Mendota Marsh.
Oscar Fox shows off his new advent calendar in this week's Mendota Marsh.
Oscar Fox is excited about a potential pedestrian mall on State Street in this week's Mendota Marsh.
Lewis Crane can't wait to watch the Children's Theater of Madison production of "A Christmas Carol" again this year.
Oscar Fox hangs his stocking for Christmas in this week's Mendota Marsh.
Oscar Fox and Lewis Crane try to go cross-country skiing in this week's Mendota Marsh.
Oscar Fox and Lewis Crane discuss Madison's high property taxes in this week's Mendota Marsh.
Oscar Fox explains how high property taxes hurt low-income folks in this week's Mendota Marsh.
Oscar Fox and Lewis Crane discuss whether it's a problem that Madison is unaffordable for workers in this week's Mendota Marsh.
Lewis Crane brags about his prowess at the Sudoku puzzles in this week's Mendota Marsh.
Oscar Fox and Lewis Crane get ready for the Super Bowl in this week's Mendota Marsh.
Oscar Fox and Lewis Crane complain about a disappointing winter in this week's Mendota Marsh.
Lewis Crane is excited for fair maps, but Oscar Fox is worried about the future in this week's Mendota Marsh.
Lewis Crane wants to get in one more day of skiing in this week's Mendota Marsh.
Lewis Crane listens to the Brewers during spring training in this week's Mendota Marsh.
Oscar Fox and Lewis Crane celebrate St. Patrick's Day in this week's Mendota Marsh.
Lewis Crane complains to Oscar Fox about potential changes to zoning in Madison in this week's Mendota Marsh.
Oscar Fox warns Lewis Crane about the environmental damage of suburban sprawl in this week's Mendota Marsh.
Oscar Fox wants more housing for workers, but Lewis Crane doesn't agree in this week's Mendota Marsh.
Lewis Crane wants people to get housing the same way he did -- at a reasonable price in the 1970s.
Oscar Fox is worried about the future of Brat Fest in this week's Mendota Marsh.
Oscar Fox is excited about a pedestrian mall on State Street, but Lewis Crane doesn't like theme in this week's Mendota Marsh.
Lewis Crane is excited to see students protesting in this week's Mendota Marsh, but Oscar Fox is concerned about the repercussions.
Oscar Fox jams out with new lyrics to Jimi Hendrix's iconic song "Purple Haze" in this week's Mendota Marsh.
Oscar Fox has a plan to avoid his yearly Brat Fest-induced meat coma in this week's Mendota Marsh.
Oscar Fox relaxes in this week's Mendota Marsh.
Oscar Fox and Lewis Crane prepare for summer festival season in this week's Mendota Marsh.
Oscar Fox and Lewis Crane enjoy canoe on Madison's lakes in this week's Mendota Marsh.
Oscar Fox and Lewis Crane are excited about UW's new no-melt ice cream in this week's Mendota Marsh.
Oscar Fox celebrates the Fourth of July by watching the fire do it's work in this week's Mendota Marsh.
Oscar Fox and Lewis Crane discuss Joe Biden's disastrous debate performance in this week's Mendota Marsh.
Oscar Fox and Lewis Crane attend a Concert on the Square in this week's Mendota Marsh.
Oscar Fox and Lewis Crane fear the end of summer in this week's Mendota Marsh.
Lewis Crane isn't sure selling beer at Badgers games is such a good idea in this week's Mendota Marsh.
Oscar Fox is excited about his new environmentally friendly mode of transportation in this week's Mendota Marsh.
Oscar Fox and Lewis Crane discuss Kamala Harris' new running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, in this week's Mendota Marsh.
Oscar Fox and Lewis Crane enjoy one of the last summer sunsets on the Memorial Union Terrace in this week's Mendota Marsh.
Oscar Fox is excited to draft his fantasy football team in this week's Mendota Marsh.
Oscar Fox and Lewis Crane brace themselves for a hectic campaign season in this week's Mendota Marsh.
Oscar Fox and Lewis Crane debate the upcoming presidential debate in this week's Mendota Marsh.
Oscar Fox, Lewis Crane and Chicken Little react to the Madison City Council passing a new West Area Plan in this week's Mendota Marsh.
Oscar Fox and Lewis Crane celebrate Oktoberfest in this week's Mendota Marsh.
Oscar Fox is excited for the return of the CurderBurger at Culver's in this week's Mendota Marsh.
Oscar Fox and Lewis Crane don't know if they should support the city referendum to increase property taxes in this week's Mendota Marsh.
Oscar Fox and Lewis Crane take in all that Madison has to offer on a beautiful fall day in this week's Mendota Marsh.
Oscar Fox and Lewis Crane admire Madison's Halloween decorations in this week's Mendota Marsh.
Oscar Fox and Lewis Crane plan on passing out treats together in this week's Mendota Marsh.
Lewis Crane is dreading Tuesday's election while Oscar Fox suffers from tummy trouble in this week's Mendota Marsh.
Lewis Crane and Oscar Fox wonder how so many Americans could vote for Donald Trump in this week's Mendota Marsh.