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Local History: Taming the Tennessee River starts at Hales Bar
Much of Southeast Tennessee's landscape was impacted historically by the force of the Tennessee River as it swept southward from the Holston River, coursed through what became Knoxville and the Cherokee lands to the future Chattanooga area before flowing westward through the beautiful Sequatchie Valley.

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Good Deed: Young supporter makes a big difference for Chattanooga Room in the Inn
Chattanooga Room in the Inn recently received a donation from a young supporter.

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Free Press Opinion: UAW needs Chattanooga more than workers need UAW
I spent 35 years at General Motors and the Saturn Corporation and represented thousands of United Auto Workers members in Flint, Michigan, and Spring Hill, Tennessee.

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Kennedy: Don’t be afraid to ask for friendship
Do you ever start a sentence like this: "I've got a friend who ... "?

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From the editors: Times Free Press weekday single-copy paper sales ending
Starting on Monday, Jan. 26, single copies of the Monday through Saturday Times Free Press papers will no longer be sold in any retail outlets in our market area.

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Perspective: POINT — How America changed after Trump’s return
In just 12 months since President Donald Trump returned to the Oval Office, the difference in the country is unmistakable.

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Perspective: COUNTERPOINT — The ‘Trump effect’ is a bust for the working class
President Donald Trump returned to the White House with a signature promise: to be a "champion for the American worker" and launch a "golden age" for domestic manufacturing.

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Local History: Eli Lilly, before his fame with drug company, here during Civil War
Capt. Eli Lilly came with Union forces to Chattanooga in 1863 and played a role in the city's capture and nearby battles.

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Good Deed: Food City donates to two local nonprofits
Food City is continuing to support local nonprofits with donations to Girls Inc. of Chattanooga and the Partnership for Families, Children and Adults.

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Faith Focus: A memo from Satan
His Most Evil Loathsomeness, Satan, Prince of Darkness, to his devoted followers, this 19th day of January, in the year of our enemy, 2026:
