Opinion: The chill of Tennessee Gov. Lee’s gun arrogance is horrifying
Here's one of biggest understatements of our week here in Chattanooga. And it's the lead of a very important story in Tuesday's Chattanooga Times Free Press.
Opinion: Chattanooga, Tennessee better than all this gun violence? Apparently not
"I'm tired of standing in front of you talking about guns and bodies."
Opinion: As if elections couldn’t get stickier, Republican tapes foretell future
Hamilton County's GOP mayoral primary was rightly certified last month by the Hamilton County Election Commission and later - rightly again - by the Tennessee Republican Party Executive Committee, despite the two losing candidates contesting the election because of "crossover" voting by Democrats.
Opinion: Mass shooting’s unanswered questions hinder Chattanooga’s healing
Two good things have come from Chattanooga's second horrific mass shooting in a mere eight months.
Opinion: Should we add legal cases to the cost of TVA power?
Don't let anyone tell you your power bills are rising only because of inflation, increased natural gas prices and high costs of "clean" energy.
Opinion: Take aim at shootings; our kids are worth the effort
We made the national news again.
Opinion: Voters should take aim at Republicans’ tired ‘thoughts and prayers’ after school massacre
What's new to say about guns and mass violence in America? Nothing. Just dig some more graves and shut up.
Opinion: Hamilton voter crossovers show care for county’s future; the real threat is voter disinterest
Over this week, as we've waited for the Tennessee Republican Party State Executive Committee to consider the challenge to the outcome of the Republican primary for county mayor.
Opinion: Guns are now the leading cause of child deaths
Firearms were the leading cause of death for children ages one and older for the first time in 2020, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The leading cause of deaths for children used to be from motor vehicle accidents.
Opinion: What would our children learn in two languages? Twice as much
Time and again, we've written with regret about Tennessee's seemingly inexorable roll toward charter schools and school vouchers, which we generally see as siphons of money away from struggling public schools. Not today.