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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Gene Lyons

Bah, humbug. Christmas is at the wrong time of year

Travelers search through mountains of luggage at the baggage claim at Midway Airport on Monday. (Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Time)

If Americans had any sense, we’d celebrate Christmas very differently. In much of the country, it’s borderline crazy to jump into the family chariot during the worst weather week of the year to travel hundreds of miles for the dubious pleasure of arguing with Angry Uncle Charlie about the 2020 presidential election.

Angry Uncle Charlie’s one of the reasons you moved 500 miles away to begin with. But, hey, it’s Christmas!

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