Opinion: From Chattanooga/Hamilton economic planning to House chaos, policy matters
How would you grade the health of Chattanooga and Hamilton County economies?

How would you grade the health of Chattanooga and Hamilton County economies?

Hey, county commissioners: You've already spent about $72,000 to defend a rather indefensible position -- to dig your heels in to save the job of a county attorney that the mayor wants to fire for working on our dimes and yours while he handles private cases even as he draws his $180,000 county salary.

On election day last November, voters told Chattanooga Times Free Press staffers something that surprised us.

1. COVID-19 at long last began to recede from our lives and our headlines as more people came around to getting vaccinated and taking common-sense precautions.

It's the eve of 2023, and as good a new year as any to stretch, stand tall, change the future, make a difference.

Life happens. Sometimes it's pretty. Sometimes it's not.

Don't let TVA or anyone else tell you that our rolling blackouts over Christmas weekend were cause to believe we rely too little (or might more so) on fossil fuels.

One of the greatest gifts of Christmas is the place we make in all of our hearts to celebrate the joys of the season together.

Good response, commissioners

This week we watched two elected Republicans in action as it relates to crimes and sentencing -- or at least crimes and adjudication.