Columnists
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Opinion: Hunter Biden pardon issued from Democrats’ ‘lofty’ moral perch
Buried in the myriad lies the Democrats and their media propagated for years (Russia hoax, Trump impeachments and lawfare prosecutions, COVID myths, secure border, Hunter's laptop was Russian disinformation, transitory inflation, successful Afghanistan withdrawal, Biden sharpness, Biden won't drop out or pardon Hunter) is the fake virtue signaling Dems manufactured.

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Opinion: Chattanooga has rich history supporting writers
I was in awe at Mizpah Congregation, hearing Jerry Ellis, a Chattanooga writer who had walked the 900-mile route of the Cherokee Trail of Tears and written a book about his trek.
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Opinion: Why Chattanooga is applying to be America’s first National Park City
Soon, I will submit Chattanooga's formal application to become the first National Park City in North America. We feel good about our chances.

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Opinion: Reporters shouldn’t have more First Amendment rights than the rest of us
Do reporters have more rights under the First Amendment than ordinary Americans? Should they?

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Local History: 1867 flood was devastating to young city of Chattanooga
The Chattanooga Weekly American Union on March 14, 1867, announced the flooding of the Tennessee River: "THE STORM – WIDESPREAD DESTRUCTION – Bridges in all Directions Swept Away – Railroads Blockaded – No Mails from any Direction."

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New name, same mission: Support our community
For more than a hundred years, Chattanooga Times Free Press readers have generously supported the newspaper's annual campaign to raise money and support those who have immediate or emergency financial needs throughout the year.
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The Rant
Giving thanks to Memorial Hospital and Dr. Rob Headrick's team for mobile lung scan excellence, and for bringing convenient, preventive health care to the people.
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Socialists serve only rulers of the party and more letters to the editors
Why does a political party, after a stunning election defeat, refuse to recognize that the "party's" supposedly infallible platform is disconnected from the wants, needs and desires of the voting populace?
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Good Deed: VEC Customers Share Board awards $1,700 in local grants
Members of the Volunteer Energy Cooperative Customers Share Board recently made several grants to organizations in Hamilton County.

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Opinion: Senate must approve PRESS Act to safeguard journalists’ work
Like it or not, the Constitution's First Amendment gives the media special protection in the American republic. That amendment says, "Congress shall make no law ... abridging the freedom ... of the press."
