Columnists
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Community Voice: One student’s poetic answer to ‘What is an American?’
What is an American? A question that's age old.
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Good Deed: Woodmore students get hands-on lesson on watersheds
Local third graders got a hands-on lesson on water cycles, weather and local water resources thanks to a partnership between WaterWays and Woodmore Elementary School.
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Faith Focus: Happy 250th, America, and thank you for being you
It was predictable, really, that my weekly "A few early morning pics from CBC" on my Pastor Bo Wagner Facebook page this past Sunday drew scrutiny and criticism. Any time I ever post anything showing symbols of America, it happens.
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Ron Hart: Happy 250th to the world’s longest running group project
It is Independence Day, a great American tradition which combines three things we like: eating, alcohol and fireworks. It is set against the pent-up tension of having to be around all your relatives in scorching heat with dubious potato salad.
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Community Voice: Thirty years later, let’s honor 1996 Olympic Whitewater Center lost to fire
Thirty years ago this summer, a coalition of organizations including the U.S. Forest Service, the International Olympic Committee, TVA, the state of Tennessee and Polk County worked tirelessly to prepare the Ocoee River and its Whitewater Center to host canoe and kayaking events for the 1996 Olympic Games.
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Dear Abby: Sister has revealed her true colors time and again
DEAR ABBY: When I was 16 and my sister "Daisy" was 18, I found out she was in a sexual relationship with my boyfriend, "Tyler" (also 18).
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Dear Abby: Mother disappointed in son’s choice of girlfriend
DEAR ABBY: I don't care for my son's girlfriend, "Trish," and he knows it. He seems to date needy women. It may boost his ego, but it doesn't reflect well on the young lady.
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Perspective: No-cost birth is a bipartisan idea. Is it a good one?
Second lady Usha Vance's due date is rapidly approaching. I have no idea how healthcare expenses are treated for the vice president's family. But JD Vance has long been an advocate for $0 out-of-pocket costs for giving birth. He is not alone. A bicameral, bipartisan group in Congress is working to make free birth a reality for all Americans.
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Perspective: Social Security should not be privatized
Social Security is the bedrock of nearly every American’s retirement plan — the steady, dependable stream of income they can count on to guarantee them a basic standard of living in old age.
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Good Deed: Developer’s golf tournament raises money for Crime Stoppers
A charity golf tournament recently raised $4,500 for Chattanooga Crime Stoppers.
