Columnists
The latest Columnists coverage from the Chattanooga Times Free Press, part of our Opinion section.
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Opinion: 60 daze to confuse voters into electing Kamala
Joe Biden celebrated Labor Day by taking another vacation, this one at the White House. He really does not know the meaning of Labor Day, which is the day when we honor those who might soon be deported.
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Kennedy: Wait, don’t buy a new car, wrap your old one
In the auto industry, aftermarket companies that sell add-on parts and accessories are as a common as cup holders in a minivan.
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Local history: Before there was Brainerd Road, there was Bird’s Mill Road
If you explore Chattanooga today, you will discover a short section of the climb up Missionary Ridge denoted as Bird's Mill Road. Few know anything about its history, the mill or the person for whom it was named — Philemon Bird. Each of their stories creates an interesting tale of early Chattanooga history.
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Investigators’ pay should be raised and more letters to the editors
To say we are paying our elite investigators a top end pay of $73,000 a year is shameful. As a city, I would think an immediate address of this issue is warranted. Didn't we just commit to spending millions on a ballpark? Where is the priority now?
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Opinion: Media ‘bias’ is a perennial part of elections
Donald Trump's esteem for Vladimir Putin is well known. For more than a decade, starting before he became president, Trump expressed admiration for the Russian strongman, from his October 2013 claim that Putin had "done really a great job of outsmarting our country" to his July 2018 assertion at their Helsinki summit that he trusted Putin's denial of having meddled in the 2016 U.S. election over FBI evidence of Russian interference.
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Opinion: Beware bias by omission
A long time ago, the American people expected reporters to gather and report the facts, explain the arguments of political parties, and keep their opinions out of it. Today, many reporters openly express their opinions, in their reports and in nearly every utterance on television and social media.
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Good Deed: Nancy Ward Chapter excels in community service
The Nancy Ward Chapter, NSDAR, provides community service throughout the year to honor American history with educational support for schools, conservation projects, preservation of landmarks, response to community aid requests and participation in events honoring veterans.
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The Rant
Banner week for Scenic City's progress. More flights to Detroit and sewage treatment plant upgrade to super-charge sludge! Can super-sludge fill potholes?
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Opinion: Casual extremism and how language in the middle enables the extremes
When I was a white supremacist who had infiltrated the Canadian military reserves, an officer who had spent two tours in Northern Ireland embedded in a British unit told me that the Irish Republican Army had only 75 active personnel who pulled triggers and planted bombs. Behind those combatants were 3,500 people who offered them safe houses and storage for their ammunition. Bolstering them was a much broader community of people who endorsed their efforts.
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The Rant
Nine Hamilton County students have been arrested and face charges since school started. Nine. This is disturbing.