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The latest Columnists coverage from the Chattanooga Times Free Press, part of our Opinion section.
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Good Deed: New Chattanooga therapy center will serve older kids, teens with autism
A new therapy center designed specifically for older autistic children and teens opened last month in Chattanooga, serving an age group often underserved as children outgrow traditional early intervention programs.
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Readers write: Historic Fort O hospital has potential
I read with great interest the article about the Fort Oglethorpe hospital. We have had very pleasant experiences with a similar structure at a closed Army post.
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Community Voice: Many hands made the Hamilton County July 4 party a big success
Thank you to everyone who shared part of your July 4 with us at Ross's Landing as part of an expanded Riverfront Nights.
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Free Press Opinion: How Trump’s small business tax cuts power the Southeast
America's 250th anniversary marks one year since President Donald Trump's Working Family Tax Cuts stopped a $4 trillion tax hike and put Washington back on the side of working Americans.
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Community Voice: Who really benefits from data centers in Chattanooga?
Hamilton County Mayor Weston Wamp has said that data centers belong in rural Alabama and not in our backyard. So why are three going into the city center, approved through a process that gave the public little time to understand what was being decided, let alone weigh in on it?
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Ask a Doctor: You may need backup birth control if you’re on the pill and a GLP-1
Q: I keep hearing that weight-loss medications like Ozempic and Mounjaro can make birth control pills less effective. Is that true?
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Perspective: Read local students’ thoughts on being American at 250
An optimistic thread emerged when we asked local high schoolers the question "What is an American?" in an essay contest earlier this year.
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Perspective: Brotherhood the highest ideal in ‘America the Beautiful’
I was in Florida on Super Bowl Sunday and drove to my friend's home to watch the game. I put the pregame show on the radio and was still in the car when Brandi Carlile sang "America the Beautiful."
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Perspective: Naturalization shows the ritual of becoming American
I've peered into the Grand Canyon, ferried to the Statue of Liberty and survived the Fourth of July throngs on the National Mall. But none of these came as close to stirring my affection for America, to capturing what I appreciate about the place, as the day, nearly 12 years ago, I attended a U.S. naturalization ceremony.
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Local History: Gen. Sherman’s polarizing legacy exemplified at Chattanooga
William Tecumseh Sherman was a Union general in the Civil War, best known for his campaigns in the Western Theater, including Chattanooga and his destructive "March to the Sea."
