Columnists
The latest Columnists coverage from the Chattanooga Times Free Press, part of our Opinion section.
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Kennedy: My lifetime playlist leans hard into the 1970s
It took me a while, but I realized a "digital playlist" is just a 21st century mixtape. Boomers and gen xers, remember when we would spend hours in the '80s and '90s recording compilation cassettes for our friends?
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Opinion: The shutdown — and the House’s inaction — help pave Congress’ path to irrelevance
Many Americans have already cast votes this month in races for statewide office, local positions and on ballot initiatives with major implications for democracy.
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Local History: Chattanooga University opened in 1886
Chattanooga University, the predecessor to UTC, became Grant University through denominational competition and differences over governance within the Methodist Episcopal Church in the late 1880s.
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Good Deed: Food City donation supports Northside Neighborhood House’s holiday help
Food City representatives recently presented Northside Neighborhood House with a check totaling $10,000 in support of its Santa's Workshop project.
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Opinion: Democracy dims, one right at a time
History reveals that once authoritarian leaders take or consolidate power, one of their first and most important moves is to attack human rights.
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Opinion: Accountability isn’t persecution — it’s justice
Attorney Ben Rose's defense of Robin Smith is misguided.
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Opinion: SNAP benefits — where reality checks often bounce
For the 14th time, Republicans voted to reopen the government. Dems voted not to. So SNAP will be cut in half.
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Opinion: Writing, reading and books, oh yeah!
If you've stopped reading books, us writers hope that you'll reconsider. Writing is my life-long passion.
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Opinion: Robin Smith deserves justice and pardon
Chattanooga attorney Lee Davis, a Democrat, wrote an opinion piece in this newspaper claiming Robin Smith's plea for grace in the form of pardon from President Donald J. Trump rings hollow, but it is his commentary that misses its mark.
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Opinion: Robin Smith’s pardon plea rings hollow
Former state Rep. Robin Smith's request for "grace in the form of a presidential pardon" is not an act of humility — it's a calculated attempt to recast criminal wrongdoing as political martyrdom.
