Keep politics to yourself during the holidays | Dan Rene Nov 21, 2025 Nov 21, 2025 Updated Feb 23, 2026 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The holidays with family should be a blessing as we squeeze around crowded tables, eat more than we should and bring many personalities into one home. Dan Rene kAmkDA2?mu2>:=J 2C6 E96 A6@A=6 H9@ 2==@H J@F E@ 36 J@FCD6=7] *@F 42? 36 D:==J[ D6C:@FD @C GF=?6C23=6] tG6? H96? 5:D28C66>6?ED 92AA6?[ @FC C6=2E:G6D D9@F=5 36 23=6 E@ 4@>6 324< E@86E96C 3642FD6 @7 D92C65 6IA6C:6?46D 2?5 >FEF2= C6DA64E] k^DA2?mk^AmkAmkDA2?mu2>:=:6D 56D6CG6 E@ 36 AC@E64E65]k^DA2?mk^AmkAmkDA2?m}@E9:?8 E9C62E6?D E92E 72DE6C E92? 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