Columnists
The latest Columnists coverage from the Chattanooga Times Free Press, part of our Opinion section.
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The Rant
Interesting slate of state Democratic Party chairs. One problem: None of them has a track record of winning.
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Opinion: A look back at 2024
It is hard to believe it has just been a year since my last New Year's resolution, and my ensuing failure to become a better person in 2024, as I promised.

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Cooking the 12 gifts of Christmas is a fowl feast
On the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me a partridge in a pear tree.

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Hickory Valley tree again delights and more letters to the editors
From this grateful heart to the Secret Santa who has once again graced us with another lovely Christmas tree near the railroad tracks on Hickory Valley Road.
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Opinion: The Tennessee trans treatment case is about age, not sex
I cannot begin to imagine the pain of feeling that your body does not match your gender.

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Opinion: Stadiums don’t have to be a drain on taxpayer dollars
The world of professional sports is flush with cash, thanks to multibillion-dollar TV deals, sponsorships and ticket sales.

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Local history: 1917 flood disaster in Chattanooga has positive outcomes
Chattanoogans learned in spring 1917 that major floods were not a thing of the past and that the high-water havoc of 1867, 1875 and 1886 would soon repeat itself.

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Good Deed: Dietz & Watson, Food City provide Chattanooga Area Food Bank with meat, check donation
Representatives from Philadelphia-based deli meat and cheese company Dietz & Watson, in conjunction with Food City, recently delivered nearly 3,000 pounds of premium deli meats and sausages to the Chattanooga Area Food Bank along with a check for $2,250, according to a news release.

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The Rant
Carol Berz, beloved leader and councilwoman, rest in peace. Your dedication and service have everything to do with all that is good in Chattanooga. God bless.
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‘Dismantling’ is easier said than done and more letters to the editors
In the final paragraph of last Sunday's front-page story, headlined "Dismantling Defined," you quote state Sen. Bo Watson saying, "the states are saying, 'We think we can do this a better way. We may not know what the better way looks like, but we think we can do it a better way.'"