The most memorable quotes in the Chattanooga Times Free Press for Oct. 12-17.
“Teachers miss having their contract. The recent arbitrary changes in [health] insurance with no communication … reminded all of the value of the contract.”
— Sandy Hughes, president of the Hamilton County Education Association, on whether teachers will adopt “collaborative conferencing” on pay and working conditions
“It’s an uncomfortable feeling, being scared when the police come to your house.”
— Chattanooga homeowner Maurice Jackson Sr., who said two police officers knocked on his door late at night on the same day he sued the department alleging racial profiling
“We want people to get out and voice their opinions — no matter what their opinions are. We just need to see more people turning out. We’ve got 25 percent of the people deciding things for all of us.”
— Hamilton County Republican Party Chairman Tony Sanders, urging people of all parties to vote in the Nov. 4 election
“If you have young children, it’s like having a loaded gun lying in their room. It’s a helpless death. It’s quiet. There’s not a cry, there’s nothing. It’s completely silent. And it needs to stop.”
— Erin Shero, who joined an activist group calling for controls after her 2-year-old son Colton died a year ago, strangled by a window blind cord