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Democrat-Gazette online I am writing from the tiny airport in Buffalo, N.Y., where daughter Stella and I have a seven-hour layover. That is long...

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Miracles abound with gift only a grandma could love

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COLUMNIST: The season to remember we’re still one nation

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There’s light in the darkness

Robert Steinbuch

OPINION | DANA KELLEY: Observations on waning 2025 and the new year to come

Dana Kelley

COLUMNIST: Throwing parental rights on the barbie won’t fly in the United States

Jessica Melugin Tribune News Service

The real story behind Education Freedom Accounts

Emmy Henley Special To The Democrat-Gazette

GREAT MOVIES | OPINION: Why David Cronenberg’s ‘A History of Violence’ remains one of the most unsettling films about American violence

Philip Martin

SPIRITS | OPINION: Why I thought I hated Chardonnay — and what Chablis and Fumé Blanc taught me instead

Philip Martin

Memories of childhood Christmases reflected in tree

John Brummett

OPINION | GWEN FAULKENBERRY: We must all hold onto hope

Gwen Faulkenberry

Miracles abound with gift only a grandma could love

Lee Hartz Special To The Democrat-Gazette

A case for childlike wonder in a grown-up world

Bloomberg

Memories of Arkansas Christmases live on

Rex Nelson

Memories and wishes for a joyous holiday season

Brenda Looper

COLUMNIST: Who’s at the table? (Holiday gatherings a lesson in leadership)

Dawn S. Brown In The Chicago Tribune

OPINION | PHILIP MARTIN: Christmas reflection: Traditions, family, and what we share

Philip Martin

OPINION | JOHN BRUMMETT: Trumpian outrage overload must be managed for sanity’s sake

John Brummett

CAL THOMAS: Trump-Kennedy? Really?

Cal Thomas

OTHERS SAY: Give us a home where the bison roam

The Chicago Tribune

COLUMNIST: The season to remember we’re still one nation

Joe Palaggi Tribune News Service

ON BOOKS | OPINION: Salman Rushdie’s “The Eleventh Hour” and Ursula K. Le Guin’s “The Book of Cats” — late works that refuse closure

Philip Martin

Need a gift idea? How about some book recommendations?

Bradley Gitz

COLUMNIST: You may not have health care but you can get into a national park for free on Trump’s birthday

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