Columnists
The latest Columnists coverage from the Chattanooga Times Free Press, part of our Opinion section.
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Community voice: For Chattanooga, the Kennedy Center is more than a building
With the recent announcement to close the Trump Kennedy Center for two years for renovations, much is in limbo.
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Community voice: Why are Tennessee’s public virtual schools expanding with failed outcomes?
The COVID-19 pandemic taught Tennessee a hard lesson: Virtual learning doesn't work for most students.
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Local History: Hales Bar Dam takes eight years to complete
In early 1905, a group of investors collaborated with the federal government on building a lock, dam and electric power plant on the Tennessee River near Hales Bar in Marion County.
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Good Deed: Legal group raises money for Children’s Advocacy Center
A recent charity auction raised more than $21,000 for the Children's Advocacy Center.
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Readers write: Thank you, Chattanooga linemen, from Nashville
I would like to personally thank Chattanooga and all the local electric linemen who came to Nashville to bring our power back on from this terrible ice storm.
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Perspective: Heavier trucks could undercut billions in infrastructure spending
A coalition of 20 national organizations is asking Congress to oppose measures that would allow larger tractor-trailers on the nation's roads, citing potential damage to local infrastructure, as lawmakers prepare legislation setting transportation priorities for the next several years.
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Community voice: The U.S. must stop funding the genocide in Gaza
President Dwight D. Eisenhower is credited with masterminding the D-Day invasion and Allied victory that brought World War II — and the horrors of Nazi Germany's Holocaust — to an end.
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Times Opinion: Close the gaps in our frayed social safety net
In a country as wealthy as the United States, it is a bitter irony that millions of people still fall through the cracks of a social safety net meant to protect them.
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From the editors: Ranters, let’s try the Rave
Several readers (including one Ranter last Sunday) have suggested we counter the ever-popular Rants with "Raves."
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Perspective: With new TikTok deal, still plenty to worry about
Nearly two years ago, bipartisan legislation passed to force the Chinese owners of TikTok to divest the wildly popular app's platform in the U.S. or see it shut down.
