Readers respond to the end of the Rant column
Rant gone? Then, so am I.

Rant gone? Then, so am I.

Thank you for printing the article by Terry Mattingly (8/23) on the apparent decline of church choirs, as praise bands are seeming to take over. Churches that no longer use choral singing are missing something significant in ministry opportunity. Choral music offers a particular form of worship, an element of beauty, intergenerational connection and a sense of purpose for those who participate. Our own also serves as a small group within the church where members pray together and encourage one another, as we sing anthems and hymns with beautiful and uplifting content.

Dear Clint [Cooper], I appreciated your editorial that included so many Tennessee women who have made history (8/16), but I was sorry to see you only included Jerri Green and Marsha Blackburn as the gubernatorial candidates and left out [independent] Lauren Pinkston.

I love our newspaper, BUT, after the first 50 words, does the newspaper have to charge 75 cents per word for anyone wanting to put an obituary of their loved one in the paper?

Linus: I didn't think AT&T Field was such a bad little stadium. Maybe it just needed a little love.

I hope I misunderstood a recent article about future plans for the riverfront. Upgrading it is a good idea, but I am concerned, based…

Clint Cooper's editorial piece on Tuesday, Aug. 11 is laughable and pure conspiracy theory.

Are we living in a post-truth world? Much suggests we are. Sen. Graham described Trump as "a kook, unfit for office," and later as…

A Chattanooga dad recently got to meet the engineers responsible for building the heart pump that saved his life.

I feel the current folks at the CTFP did a great job given the size of this paper. I hate to see any one…
