Opinion Columns
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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:
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On immigration and citizenship, listen to George WashingtonJan 06, 2026 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Michael Barone:
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The Fed cuts rates again — so what?Jan 05, 2026 4:00 am - President Harry Truman once quipped he would really like to find an economist with only one hand. He went on to elaborate: “Give me a one-handed economist. All my economi...
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Should we listen when wealthy people offer to pay more taxes?Jan 04, 2026 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Veronique de Rugy:
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Today's billionaires are playing a game they cannot winJan 04, 2026 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Keith Raffel: