Opinion Columns
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Unsmart VenezuelaJan 11, 2026 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Marc Munroe Dion: Of course, we'll die for oil. The Venezuelans will die for oil. Special Forces will die for oil. Navy SEALS will die for oil. Babies. Old men. Cats. Nonverbal autistic people. We'll all die for just a little more of the black stuff.
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Congress must step up to stop Greenland threatsJan 11, 2026 4:00 am - Guest columnist Keith Peterson: If you had asked anyone a year ago to think of a scenario where two NATO members could come to blows over an island, the answer would have been Greece, Turkey and Cyprus. Now, however, the answer seems to be Denmark, the United States and Greenland.
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Trump invades the 1950sJan 09, 2026 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Keith Raffel:
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Minnesota welfare scandal is the fraud warning Americans finally noticedJan 09, 2026 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Veronique de Rugy:
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Getting fired up for a Bears experience just starting to bubbleJan 08, 2026 4:00 am - Columnist Jim Slusher: Whether you’re an avid Bears fan or an occasional follower who just starts waking up at NFL playoffs time, you likely identify closely with the lead on our Mike McGraw’s column on the front of Tuesday’s Sports section.
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Amid anger tsunami, anti-extremism activist maintains hopeJan 08, 2026 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Jeff Robbins: Farah Pandith could be forgiven for feeling that her life's work combating hate is hopeless. She doesn't.
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Geneva must again deny demolition of former Mill Race InnJan 08, 2026 4:00 am - Guest columnist Kendra Parzen: The reignited debate in Geneva about the future of the former Mill Race Inn at 4 E. State Street begs the question: What’s changed since the Shodeen Group’s previous demolition requests?
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Venezuela: It all depends on the meaning of the word 'run'Jan 07, 2026 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Byron York: There have been two parts to the political world's reaction to the American operation that deposed and captured Nicolas Maduro.
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Tatiana and TrumpJan 07, 2026 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Susan Estrich: On Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2025, the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library announced the death of the late President's 35-year-old granddaughter. Tributes flooded in from around the world. And what did President Donald Trump do? He took to social media to attack the Kennedy family.
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In an echo from the past, international order strainedJan 06, 2026 4:00 am - Guest columnist Keith Peterson: