Columnists
The latest Columnists coverage from the Chattanooga Times Free Press, part of our Opinion section.
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Good Deed: Vending machine provides free essentials for East Ridge students
A new type of vending machine will provide needed essential items to local students for free.
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Unity Group: Court decision threatens hard-won Black votes in Chattanooga and beyond
The Unity Group of Chattanooga is deeply concerned by the United States Supreme Court's decision in Louisiana v. Callais.
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Free Press Opinion: Jumpstart a child’s financial future with a Trump Account
A new tax-advantaged investment account, created under the One, Big Beautiful Bill Act of 2025, pledges to build long-term financial security for millions of children in the United States.
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Times Opinion: Tennessee redistricting plan doesn’t serve the people
I strongly oppose Gov. Bill Lee's special session proposal for a mid-decade, gerrymandered redistricting of Tennessee's nine congressional seats.
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Perspective: What’s driving political violence, and what will quell it
The violence at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner last Saturday underscores how dangerous this political moment is in the United States.
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Local History: A walk in the woods with the Civilian Conservation Corps
In early May 1933, President Franklin Roosevelt announced that 169 naval officers were being transferred to the Civilian Conservation Corps leadership in Southeast Tennessee and Northwest Georgia.
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Good Deed: Volunteers collect nearly 10,000 pounds of trash at Tennessee River cleanup
Volunteers removed nearly 10,000 pounds of trash at an Earth Day cleanup at Chickamauga Lake.
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Readers write: Whatever happened to good customer service?
Whatever happened to customer service? In my opinion it has gone to Hades in a handbasket.
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Times Opinion: The founders built safeguards. Our politics rendered them useless
The men who gathered in Philadelphia in 1787 were students of history, and it taught them a singular lesson: power corrupts, and unchecked power can destroy a republic.
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Community Voice: Don’t dismantle what Chattanooga has already built at incubator
On April 3, the Chattanooga Times Free Press published a story highlighting the INCubator as a powerhouse for small business growth and innovation. Two weeks later, Hamilton Mayor Weston Wamp announced a plan to sell the building that made that success possible.
