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Opinion: No endorsement in open District 27 race
The Republican candidate in the onetime very heavily Republican District 27 hasn't had a tough general election race in at least 35 years. This could be the first.
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Opinion: Incumbent Yusuf Hakeem better choice in District 28
State Rep. Yusuf Hakeem, D-Chattanooga, exacted a measure of revenge in the House District 28 primary race in August, easily outdistancing Chattanooga City Councilwoman Demetrus Coonrod, who had defeated him in their 2017 City Council race.
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Opinion: Return Greg Vital to state House District 29 post
House District 29 state Rep. Greg Vital, R-Harrison, says he is in Nashville "to get stuff done."
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Opinion: Pick Esther Helton-Haynes for fourth term in House District 30
As a woman, a nurse and a Republican, House District 30 state Rep. Esther Helton-Haynes, R-East Ridge, is where the rubber meets the road in today's culture.
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Opinion: Return ‘problem-fixer’ Todd Gardenhire to state Senate for fourth term
State Sen. Todd Gardenhire, R-Chattanooga, calls himself a "problem-fixer, not a policy person."
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Opinion: Return Martin to District 26 state House seat
District 26 state Rep. Greg Martin, R-Hixson, says he'd like to "make America like Tennessee."
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Opinion: Blackburn, a senator who fits the Trump era, deserves re-election
U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, does not fit the mold of the state's Republican senators over the last 50 years — men like Howard Baker, Lamar Alexander, Bill Frist and Bob Corker — but why should she? She's living in the Trump era, and she fits that mold better than any of the aforementioned men.
Opinion: Re-elect Chuck Fleischmann, who is in his element with the district’s complicated issues
The majority of voters in Tennessee's 3rd Congressional District haven't thought about what happens to spent nuclear fuels, don't know what quantum computing is and aren't aware the Chattanooga National Cemetery is running out of space.
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Opinion: Hamilton County’s voter turnout used to outpace Tennessee’s, but no longer
If you're not registered to vote in November's election by the time you read these words, you won't have a part in determining whether Republican Donald Trump or Democrat Kamala Harris will be our new president.
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Opinion: Pete Rose’s death likely to cause baseball to re-examine its policy on the game’s all-time hits leader
It seems almost quaint – now – that Pete Rose was banned from baseball for betting on his sport.
