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        Gobble up these 14 political cartoons about Thanksgiving

        Gobble up these 14 political cartoons about Thanksgiving

          Political cartoonists from across country draw up something special for the holiday

          The best 38 cartoons about the 2022 midterm elections

          The best 38 cartoons about the 2022 midterm elections

            America's top political cartoonists lampoon the 2022 midterm elections. 

            MENDOTA MARSH: Game Day

            MENDOTA MARSH: Game Day

              Oscar Fox is excited for another season of Badgers football in this week's Mendota Marsh.

              Phil Hands: Teachers must compete with cellphones

              Phil Hands: Teachers must compete with cellphones

              • PHIL HANDS

              A teachers dons a cellphone suit in the latest cartoon from Phil Hands. 

              MENDOTA MARSH: Game Day

              MENDOTA MARSH: Game Day

                Oscar Fox is excited for another season of Badgers football in this week's Mendota Marsh.

                Phil Hands: Teachers must compete with cellphones

                Phil Hands: Teachers must compete with cellphones

                  A teachers dons a cellphone suit in the latest cartoon from Phil Hands. 

                  Phil Hands: Editorial Cartoon archive

                  Phil Hands: Editorial Cartoon archive

                    State Journal cartoonist Phil Hands looks back on some of his favorite editorial cartoons.

                    MENDOTA MARSH: Pajama day

                    MENDOTA MARSH: Pajama day

                      Oscar Fox and Lewis Crane discuss why beloved Madison restaurants are closing in this week's Mendota Marsh.

                      Library goes on trial, in John Deering's latest political cartoon

                      Library goes on trial, in John Deering's latest political cartoon

                        The Mendota Marsh collection

                        The Mendota Marsh collection

                          Get caught up with the Madison-based comic strip from the desk of State Journal cartoonist Phil Hands.

                          The Mendota Marsh collection

                          The Mendota Marsh collection

                            Get caught up with the Madison-based comic strip from the desk of State Journal cartoonist Phil Hands.

                            Editorials

                            Are we confusing outrage with truth in the age of algorithms? | The Ethical Life podcast

                            Are we confusing outrage with truth in the age of algorithms? | The Ethical Life podcast

                            🎧 The hosts examine how personalized feeds amplify conflict, bury progress and leave citizens exhausted and polarized, reinforcing a distorted picture of society that feels broken and perpetually on edge.

                            St. Louis Post-Dispatch: 'Ghost gun' in CEO's murder highlights an industry custom-made for crime

                            St. Louis Post-Dispatch: 'Ghost gun' in CEO's murder highlights an industry custom-made for crime

                            Why is Congress protecting untraceable weapons?

                            STRICTLY OBSERVING: Simply the Best

                            Seeing Tina: The Tina Turner Musical on Easter Sunday at the beautiful, brand-new Tanger Center in Greensboro, NC was something of a religious experience for die-hard Tina Turner fans. It wasn’t so much that Ari Groover looked or sounded like The Queen of Rock and Roll. It was more that she …

                            New reports look at sex discrimination in the labor market and gender-affirming care for minors | Utterly Moderate podcast

                            New reports look at sex discrimination in the labor market and gender-affirming care for minors | Utterly Moderate podcast

                            Progress is being made in combatting sex discrimination in the workforce, but there are concerns gender-affirming care for minors. Learn more on the Utterly Moderate podcast.

                            Columnists

                            How do we find the line between striving and drifting? | The Ethical Life podcast

                            How do we find the line between striving and drifting? | The Ethical Life podcast

                            🎧 Hosts Richard Kyte and Scott Rada examine the ethics of ambition, exploring burnout, apathy and whether healthy goals require self-awareness, mentorship and meaningful connection to avoid imbalance.

                            Politicians are trying to control the press | New York Times

                            Politicians are trying to control the press | New York Times

                            The shadow of press repression is spreading around the world. In the past decade, the number of journalists detained and imprisoned has soared as governments seek tighter control over the media. What started as a crackdown first by dictatorships and then by illiberal democracies is expanding to onetime bastions of civil liberties.

                            Trump's biggest political battle isn't in Iran — it's at home | Kaitlyn Buss

                            Trump's biggest political battle isn't in Iran — it's at home | Kaitlyn Buss

                            Donald Trump has chosen to govern as a wartime president. But history shows that military strength abroad rarely saves a president who is losing control of the political battlefield at home.

                            Republicans aren't willing to call the war in Iran what it is | Jonah Goldberg

                            Republicans aren't willing to call the war in Iran what it is | Jonah Goldberg

                            Let's state the obvious: We're at war with Iran.

                            Letters to the Editor

                            Letter: Raccuia got a raw deal from Bills owner Pegula

                            Letter: Raccuia got a raw deal from Bills owner Pegula

                            To say I was shocked was a really good understatement when I read that Ron Raccuia was “fired” (yes, fired without explanation) from the Buffalo Bills, and without any real public explanation as to why. Here’s a man who probably is solely responsible for not only bringing the new stadium to Orchard Park but keeping the Bills here for the next 30 years or so (with a shout-out to Gov. Kathy Hochul and Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz). So why did the Bills send him to the curb after this? I’m sure many other Bills fans want to know why. What am I missing here?

                            LETTER: Sheriff Andis’ statements reckless and irresponsible

                            At a Meet and Greet event hosted by the Washington County Democratic Committee in the Tyler Magisterial District on Sunday, May 1, Sheriff Blake Andis falsely asserted that three students had overdosed on gummies at Abingdon High School the previous week.

                            LETTER: Decisions on abortion need to be returned to women, not the states

                            Morgan Griffith wants Roe v. Wade overturned so that control over abortion can be returned to the “states and the people.”

                            LETTER: Passenger rail extension isn’t just about Bristol

                            I read with interest an article outlining the possible extension of Amtrak passenger rail service to Southwest Virginia.

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