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Opinion - Free Press Editorials
Cooper: Violence In South Sudan
A report of violence in South Sudan, a 5-year-old country in Southeast Africa, means little to most Americans unless they...
Cooper's Eye on the Left: Sen. Claire McCaskill says Founding Fathers were 'a little maniacal'
Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill fits perfectly in the current presidential administration's and Democratic Party's disdain for the Founding Fathers.
Cooper: Nixon still haunting the court?
The ghost of Republican Richard Nixon may be haunting the halls of federal buildings in Washington, D.C.
Cooper: Turning hate into love
They were five members of the United States armed services we would probably never know. Now, although we'll never meet...
Cooper: School board needs big donors to stay involved
It would be easy to lampoon the rich, the wise and the well-born who have decided to contribute big bucks...
Chattanooga Free Press announces endorsement for 3rd District House seat
Third District Congressman Chuck Fleischmann believes he has finally turned the corner with his constituents in his expansive, 11-county district,...
Chattanooga Free Press announces endorsement for District 10 Senate seat
Longtime Republican activist Todd Gardenhire eked out a win in the 2012 Republican Senate primary over Greg Vital, then had...
Chattanooga Free Press announces endorsements for state House Districts 28 and 29
In the 2014 elections, incumbents in the Hamilton County legislative delegation got a free ride. Neither Republicans nor the one...
Chattanooga Free Press announces endorsement for Hamilton County assessor of property
An issue out of the hands of the Hamilton County assessor of property has become the main issue in the...
Chattanooga Free Press announces Hamilton County Board of Education endorsements
In an election year when outsiders nationally have made big splashes and when many voters have said they wanted to...
Cooper: Please spare the tired rhetoric
Not with this shooting. Surely, he wouldn't go there. Not with five policemen, who were trying to help facilitate a...
Cooper: Predictable end to Clinton saga
You could feel it coming. You just weren't sure when.
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Cooper: Corker could fit another role
Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump could imagine Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., as a possible running mate, but Corker evidently...
Cooper's Eye on the Left: School district must change policies to give Christians equal access
An Ohio federal district court ruled last week that the Cleveland Metropolitan School District (CMSD) had to stop discriminating against...
Cooper: Now VW can move forward
Chattanoogans who own Volkswagens affected by the manufacturer's diesel cheating scandal likely have bitter feelings about the sordid mess, but...
Cooper: July 16 picture not complete despite new information
Less than a month before the one-year of the anniversary of the Chattanooga terrorist attack that took the lives of...
Cooper: Transgender military questions abound
Transgender people are the latest to be welcomed by the U.S. military and social action agency.
Cooper: Clinton and Benghazi
Democrats have been crowing this week that the House investigation of the Sept. 11, 2012, attack on the United States...
Cooper: Summitt's influence on women's basketball unmatched
When being the winningest coach in the history of major college basketball is only secondary to your impact on the...
Cooper: No victory for women's health
The United States Supreme Court ruled Monday that, where abortion is concerned, women's health is not primary.
Cooper: Chattanooga State tobacco ban benefits everybody
On Friday, smoking will be a thing of the past at Chattanooga State Community College.
Cooper: Level the sales tax playing field
Tennessee is a sales tax-driven state and would like to remain one.
Cooper's Eye on the Left: She said what?
Campus Reform sought out some young voters recently to test their knowledge of the presumptive presidential candidates, Republican Donald Trump...
