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The latest Columnists coverage from the Chattanooga Times Free Press, part of our Opinion section.
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Perspective: The disabled make up a valuable, untapped workforce resource
October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month, a time to recognize the talent and value of workers with disabilities, and the contributions of those workers as citizens with disabilities. Workers with disabilities strengthen our workforce, our economy and the social fabric of our communities.
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Regional Opinion: Responsible government keeping Tennessee affordable
Tennessee families understand the importance of living within their means by budgeting, prioritizing needs and expecting that every dollar earned be spent wisely. Our state government should operate by the same principles.
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Readers write: Rotary test and the Ten Commandments
The recent hoopla about exhibiting the Ten Commandments in schools prompts me to offer an alternative: the Rotary Club's 4-Way Test. The Ten Commandments are 90% negative — "thou shalt nots" — but the Rotary test is 100% positive:
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Regional Opinion: TVA is taking action to power the Valley’s future
The Tennessee Valley Authority's mission has always been to make life better in the region through what we call the three E's — providing reliable, affordable energy; driving economic development; and being responsible stewards of the environment.
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Ron Hart: A gentleman’s guide to Asian massage parlors
In my pastoral hometown of Columbia, Tennessee, exists the newly gerrymandered Tennessee 5th Congressional District.
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Deborah Levine: Lessons from the September loss of iconic women
September has seen the loss of incredibly influential woman locally, nationally and internationally.
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Local History: Jefferson Davis’s visits to Chattanooga
Jefferson F. Davis was the president of the Confederate States from 1861-1865. He visited Chattanooga on two notable occasions, one tied to the secession crisis and the other to Braxton Bragg’s failure after the Battle of Chickamauga.
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Regional Opinion: Financial literacy isn’t optional. Junior Achievement can help
Next spring, more than 70,000 Tennessee high school seniors will cross a graduation stage. State law says every one of them will have completed a course in financial literacy. Yet, too many will still leave that stage unable to build a budget, read a credit report or recognize predatory debt.
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Times Opinion: Trump’s phoniness on display for Tar Heels
North Carolina's motto, "esse quam videri," translates as "to be rather than to seem."
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Local Opinion: Religion and politics are inextricably connected
"Politics," as the Founders understood it, is the art of governance for the common good, a purpose that requires a moral framework.
