Columnists
The latest Columnists coverage from the Chattanooga Times Free Press, part of our Opinion section.
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Community Voice: Planting seeds today to grow Chattanooga’s firefighters of tomorrow
When it comes to recruiting across many industries, especially in the fire service, we've learned that one size does not fit all.

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Good Deed: Chattanooga area Scouts drive collects food for nearly 2,000 meals
Chattanooga area Scouts collected more than 2,500 pounds of food in April during the annual "Scouting for Food" drive.

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Community Voice: Religious freedom is as essential today as it was at America’s founding
Not long ago, I learned that Obadiah Holmes was my great-grandfather, 11 generations back.

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Perspective: Tennessee’s workforce starts in the classroom. Support gets students there
Across Tennessee, we are having important conversations about workforce development — how to attract jobs, grow our economy and prepare the next generation for success.

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Local History: Defeat at Chickamauga would be Gen. William Rosencrans’ legacy
William Starke Rosecrans was a Union major general whose early-war successes were overshadowed by his defeat at Chickamauga.

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Community Voice: Contractor layoffs misplace blame at Chickamauga Lock project
Last Friday, 43 brothers and sisters from Laborers' International Union of North America (LIUNA) Local 846 got the call telling them not to report back to the Chickamauga Lock replacement project until they hear otherwise.

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Life Stories: Bold dove pair nests on a work truck in Ringgold
On May 4, Phil Spencer of Ringgold pulled up to his carport in his Chevrolet pickup truck. Two doves landed on the hood of Spencer's truck. They touched down gently on the hood and then cocked their heads and rolled their eyes to check out the driver.

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Community Voice: Hospitality workers make Chattanooga worth the trip
Somewhere in this city right now, a visitor is asking a local a question.

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Community Voice: What we learned when 150 regional leaders gathered around energy and AI
There is a moment in any significant shift, whether technological, economic or environmental, when we begin to ask questions out loud, together.

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Local history: Mary Edwards Walker, (still) the only female Medal of Honor winner
An American feminist, suffragist, suspected spy, prisoner of war and surgeon, Dr. Mary Edwards Walker remains the only woman ever to receive the Medal of Honor.
