Columnists
The latest Columnists coverage from the Chattanooga Times Free Press, part of our Opinion section.
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Community Voice: Why growth matters — and why standing still puts our future at risk
Communities, like businesses and families, face a simple truth: If you are not moving forward, you are falling behind.
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Times Opinion: Diseases don’t care about politics. Vaccines save Tennesseans’ lives
As a family physician in Tennessee, I have the privilege of caring for people at every stage of life, from newborns to grandparents, often all within the same family.
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Mary Fortune: College was the default in my family. Then came my sons
My sons didn't go to college, and when they were born more than two decades ago, I would have sooner believed they'd sprout wings and fly before imagining they'd go straight from high school to the workforce.
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Perspective: Time changes have advantages year-round
America's current daylight saving time system — spring-to-fall daylight saving time followed by winter standard time — is an excellent compromise, providing all of DST's many benefits for the majority of the year and yet avoiding winter DST's difficulties during the dark, cold months.
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Perspective: Make year-long standard time the nationwide standard again
I'm one of the many Americans who hate being forced to time-shift twice a year.
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Local History: From farmland to the Town of Signal Mountain
Historians believe Signal Point, since early times, served as a place to send fire and smoke signals across the Tennessee Valley — a strategic communication practice common among indigenous peoples.
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Good Deed: Donation to help Chattanoogans affected by substance use disorders
A donation from Chattanooga's Environmental Solutions will help a local nonprofit treat residents affected by substance use disorders.
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Faith Focus: Cyrus frees the Jews. The Jews (and America) return the favor
When I awoke to the news that America and Israel had struck Iran, and then shortly afterward learned that the Ayatollah Khamenei was dead, I was almost unable to process my thoughts.
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Perspective: In an age of anxiety and division, the arts are not an ‘extra,’ they’re a lifeline
In November, I halted a rehearsal and walked out.
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Perspective: Can young Americans reinvent the starter home?
Will 2026 be remembered as the year of the starter home?
