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Free Press Opinion: ‘If you build it …’: Chattanooga’s Southside comes alive
If you build it, they will come.
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Free Press Opinion: Trump OKs term limits; will followers back him?
With President Donald Trump's declaration Wednesday that he is "OK with term limits," we're curious to see how many of his congressional stalwarts fall in behind him.
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Free Press Opinion: Coonrod hopes independent label can put her in House
For the better part of half a century, Chattanooga's District 28 state House seat has been almost a given. Whoever Democrats nominated held the seat until he or she wished to relinquish it.
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Free Press Opinion: Hamilton County students have chance to see if less testing helps or hurts
We're sure parents and students are thunderously applauding after approval last week by the Hamilton County Board of Education of only four benchmark tests for third through 12th grade students in two subjects during the 2026-2027 school year.
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Free Press Opinion: Significant Democratic fundraising faces large GOP reserves in local elections
Hamilton County Democrats were excited in May when the number of their primary voters exceeded those of Republican primary voters for the first time in years.
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Free Press Opinion: For the state with worst quality of life, Tennessee certainly attracts a lot of people
What's wrong with these people?
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Free Press Opinion: Vote for Queen for Executive Committee to put an end to political dirty tricks
Hamilton County Republican voters may not know the candidates involved or much about the Republican state Executive Committee, but they ought to flock to the polls during early voting, beginning today, or on election day Aug. 6 to say enough is enough of dirty politics.
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Free Press Opinion: Send Tony Hullender to state legislature in District 27
When he visits District 27 voters, Republican Tony Hullender says no one asks him about raw milk.
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Free Press Opinion: Support Brooke Weaver, Vince Dean for county, Criminal Court clerk
Both Brooke Weaver and Vince Dean face opponents in their races for Hamilton County clerk and Hamilton County Criminal Court clerk, respectively, but their candidacies are so far superior to their opponents that they may as well not have challengers.
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Free Press Opinion: John Rose should be Tennessee’s next governor
It is telling, we believe, that President Donald Trump has chosen not to make an endorsement in the Republican primary for Tennessee governor, especially when one of the candidates has stuck to him like Saran Wrap.
