Columnists
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The Rant
If only 5,500 square feet of my two-acre lot is "buildable," should I not be allowed to build a home on my property?
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Opinion: At long last, written rules for Chattanooga’s PILOT program
Did you feel it? Chattanooga experienced a seismic event on Feb. 18, 2025, around 5:30 p.m.

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Opinion: Black History Month conversation was uplifting
How wonderful to celebrate Black History Month at Mizpah Congregation with our February "Intriguing Conversations."

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Opinion: Ayn Rand’s ‘Money Speech’ timely as ever
With capitalists coming to Washington to straighten out our bloated and unaccountable government via DOGE, the left is up in arms about businesspeople having their noses in government.

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Kennedy: ‘The Pitt’ on Max sorts out life and death
I don't often get hooked on a TV show, but a new steaming series called "The Pitt" on Max has me riveted.

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Opinion: The imperative remains: End Hamas’ control of Gaza
On Saturday, Hamas gunmen paraded three skeletally thin Israeli hostages for a propaganda video in which they were forced to thank their captors before their handover to the Red Cross.

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Opinion: Trump’s Gaza plan is a crazy answer to a valid question
President Donald Trump's plan to take over the Gaza Strip, remove its 2 million Palestinians and turn the coastal desert strip into some sort of Club Med proves only one thing: how short a distance it is between out-of-the-box thinking and out-of-your-mind thinking.

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Local History: Cherokee resist but ultimately face removal
The late Dr. James Livingood, distinguished University of Tennessee at Chattanooga professor of history, discussed the Cherokee removal in excerpts from his "Chattanooga: Illustrated History":

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Good Deed: Performing Arts League awards grants and scholarships to support youth
The Performing Arts League recently announced $41,975 in grants and scholarships to support youth involvement in the performing arts in Hamilton County.

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The Rant
Taylor Swift booed at the Super Bowl! After all she's done for people in need? Outrageous!