Columnists
The latest Columnists coverage from the Chattanooga Times Free Press, part of our Opinion section.
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Opinion: ‘Land swap’ undercuts ‘Park City’ designation
Last week, the Chattanooga Free Times Press first reported the story about a proposed "land swap" supported by Hamilton County Mayor Weston Wamp, Chattanooga City Mayor Tim Kelly and other local, state and federal elected officials that would see Enterprise South Nature Park lose more than 500 acres of protected land to industrial development.

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Local History: Walden retains its small town character
At the town of Walden's recent 50th anniversary celebration, the author presented this history of the Walden's Ridge community:

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Opinion: Supreme Court opens with cases on voting rights, tariffs, gender identity and campaign finance to test the limits of a constitutional revolution
The most influential cases before the U.S. Supreme Court this term, which begins on Oct. 6, 2025, reflect the cultural and partisan clashes of American politics.

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Opinion: The original AI: Newspapers run on accurate information
Artificial intelligence is going to transform everything we watch, hear and read. You can already see it happening.

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Opinion: From World War II to now, what have we learned?
What times are these? My 81 years of life have never seen times like Americans are living through now.

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Opinion: Notice anything different about Schumer’s government shutdown? Exactly
The Democrats cry about the consequence of the government shutdown they orchestrated. Tens of thousands of government workers are not working.

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Opinion: The hurricane of stupidity
I was a bit surprised to see the Times Free Press article: "Bermuda prepares for hits by hurricanes Humberto, Imelda."

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Kennedy: Relearning how to be alone
It's hard to be a homebody when nobody is at home.

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Opinion: There is no such thing as a harmless shutdown
The U.S. government shutdown couldn't come at a worse time for federal workers.

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Local History: Chattanooga legal community mourns 1908 death of Judge Clark
When Federal District Judge Charles Dickens Clark's health required him to leave Chattanooga in 1908 and "withdraw" to El Paso, Texas, in hopes the dry, hot climate might improve his tuberculosis, local friends grew concerned.
