Columnists
The latest Columnists coverage from the Chattanooga Times Free Press, part of our Opinion section.
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Reader responds: UAW deserves a better deal for working Chattanoogans
On October 30, Free Press Editor Clint Cooper raised questions about the United Auto Workers' recent vote to authorize a strike at Chattanooga's Volkswagen plant.
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Times Free Press goal for 2026: Listen more
My colleagues and I recently learned a lot about what people think of the newspaper — what readers value in our reporting and what's missing.
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Opinion: Expiring subsidies are a first step to meaningful health care reform
Democrats held basic government operations hostage in an effort to extend expiring health insurance subsidies and prove Milton Friedman's dictum that nothing is as permanent as a temporary government program.
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Opinion: Small businesses can’t afford Washington’s runaround
American entrepreneurs fuel this country through resilience, job creation and hundreds of billions of dollars in economic activity.
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Local History: Chattanooga University becomes Grant University
As members of the Methodist Episcopal Church from East Tennessee debated the pending merger of Chattanooga University, the predecessor to UTC, and Athens' Grant University, Chattanoogans praised the local institution and its accomplishments.
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Good Deed: TVFCU golf tournament raises nearly $70K for school support
The 29th annual golf classic hosted by Tennessee Valley Federal Credit Union this fall raised nearly $70,000 to support local education organizations.
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5-at-10: Happy Veterans Day, NFL’s path to parity, NFL power poll, betting scandals fall out
The NFL's status as the pop culture monolith is hard to ignore.
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Opinion: The Longest Climb helps veterans come home at last
Each Nov. 11, we pause as a nation to honor our veterans — those who put on the uniform, bore the weight of our country's defense, and returned home changed in ways words often fail to capture.
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Opinion: The criminal vape enterprise is sprawling
We are seeing a dangerous new trend in which certain vape stores are operating as hubs for serious criminal activity.
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Opinion: A farewell to Chris Vass
A faded black-and-white photo of longtime Times Free Press journalist Chris Vass made the rounds in the newsroom last week.
