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Opinion - Free Press Editorials
Cooper's Eye on the Left: New York Times still trying to blame Sarah Palin
Six years ago, left-wing media quickly leaped to the conclusion that comments by former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin had somehow...
Cooper: The challenge for Bryan Johnson
The hiring of Dr. Bryan Johnson to be the superintendent of Hamilton County Schools won't turn around one test score....
Cooper: Something for Russia, Iran, Trump
United States senators sent Russia a message Wednesday with a nearly unanimous, bipartisan vote on a set of sanctions as...
Cooper: Watching Hamilton County Commission dollars
It's no secret Hamilton County Commissioner Tim Boyd has not seen eye to eye with the operation of the Chattanooga...
Cooper's Eye on the Left: Kerry's climate comparison
Former Secretary of State John Kerry, the man who negotiated the United States into the flawed Paris climate agreement, apparently...
Cooper: Preserving the Civil War
Attendees of the Civil War Trust's annual conference — which was held in Chattanooga last week and ends today —...
OPINION: Are our schools happy with status quo?
It's come down to this. Next Thursday, Hamilton County Board of Education members are expected to give an up-or-down vote...
Cooper: Budget heroes in short supply
Hamilton County Mayor Jim Coppinger sounds as if he is, to use the title of a 1984 Bonnie Tyler song,...
Cooper: First ... get a million dollars
Comedian Steve Martin, in his white-suited, "wild and crazy guy" stand-up years, had a routine that seemed never to get...
Cooper: Interstate help is on the way
One doesn't have to live north of the Interstate 75-Interstate 24 interchange in Tennessee or south of it in Georgia...
Cooper: Another start of something big in Chattanooga?
Remember when the Tennessee Aquarium was the start of something big?
Cooper: Schools and deja vu
Like any president's budget sent to Congress, Hamilton County Board of Education members and Hamilton County Schools administrators may declare...
Cooper: Obamacare still taking its toll
It wasn't exactly worthy of "you can keep your doctor," "you can keep your health care plan" or "your premiums...
Cooper: Moving forward after Paris
By now we've all learned President Donald Trump is going to follow his instincts.
Cooper: A death knell for micro-unions?
With the Obama administration now more than four months in the rearview mirror, it's easy for the average person to...
Cooper: A thoughtful Democrat?
A Democratic senator up for re-election in a red state in 2018 sounded like reasonable senators used to in talking...
Cooper: Memorial Day and WWI
One hundred years ago last month, the United States entered what we know today as World War I.
Cooper: School board's whirlwind finale
After nearly 15 months of being without a permanent superintendent of schools, the Hamilton County Board of Education on Thursday...
Cooper: Selecting the next police chief
The city of Chattanooga says it wants your input about its next police chief.
Cooper: Trump should go to the people with budget
If the Trump administration is to be believed, the president's budgeteers created the country's fiscal 2018 blueprint by considering whether...
Cooper: Commissioner Fields doing what he promised
Hamilton County Commissioner Jim Fields will not be running for a third term in 2018, a pledge he says he...
Cooper: School district's continued communication problem
A paper trail of public records indicates the Hamilton County Board of Education and Hamilton County Department of Education have...
