Columnists
The latest Columnists coverage from the Chattanooga Times Free Press, part of our Opinion section.
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Local Opinion: Karen Lawrence Run continues the march of hope
It has been said that "Hope is not a strategy." Fortunately, Phyllis and Larry Lawrence of Signal Mountain never got that memo, and Chattanooga and the state of Tennessee are all the better for it.

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Local History: Nolen’s plans for Chattanooga parks adopted
In preparation for a new era in Chattanooga parks, Dr. S.G. Cook, member of the Parks Commission, gathered interested citizens and the media on Nov. 19, 1910, for a special announcement.

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Free Press Opinion: Give every American the same voting confidence Tennesseans have
The Volunteer State didn't wait for Congress to pass the SAVE America Act.

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Community Voice: Picking appointment over elections makes Hamilton County an outlier
On Sept. 2, Hamilton County Commissioners voted against accepting the vacant school board District 11 seat. Several times.

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Readers Write: Not too late to have a debate
With elections fast approaching, many are still unclear about positions held by the candidates.

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Community Voice: Christa Pike deserves life in prison, not execution
I know what it is to lose a child.

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Reclaiming Labor Day From ‘Right to Work’ lies
Tennesseans are many things, but we aren't fools. An essay published last Sunday arguing that we should be grateful for "right to work" on Labor Day shows how some have forgotten who we are.

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Ron Hart: WNBA is giving prison basketball a bad name
Capitalizing on the WNBA's inability (or unwillingness) to define what the "W" means in its name, several ex-NBA players have declared for the WNBA draft.

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Deborah Levine: How I’ll combine 9/11 and the Jewish new year
This year, the anniversary of 9/11 and the Jewish New Year coincide on Sept. 11.

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Local History: Planner Nolen hints at his parks plan for Chattanooga
By November 1910, John Nolen, nationally known landscape architect and city planner, had visited Chattanooga on four occasions.
