Columnists
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Opinion: Tariffs are not sales taxes; their effects are nuanced
Chattanooga Times opinion page editor Ben Sessoms recently wrote a short editorial headlined "Craig Fuller doesn't understand tariffs."
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Pipe-smoking first ladies and other Tennessee trivia
Sandy Franklin, a Chattanooga grandmother, has been making doll clothes since she was 10 years old.
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Opinion: Why doom predictions about the end of Democrats are premature
According to The New York Times, "... a newly triumphant Republican president" is "once again in the headlines."
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Opinion: Inflation is radioactive: Trump’s victory is part of a global populist wave of voters throwing out incumbents
Was the U.S. election the latest eruption of populism across the globe?
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Local history: City’s Cameron-Barr bakery was a step ahead
Chattanooga has been home over the years to a number of bakeries.
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Pastor Bo: An angelic view of the election
I am convinced of two things at once that seem to not go together. One, I am convinced that America is the greatest country on Earth.
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The Rant
MAGA voters leaving hate-spewing letters in their Democratic neighbors' mailboxes demonstrated in 2020 that they don't know how to lose; now they're proving they don't know how to win.
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With apologies to World War II vets and more letters to the editors
The week before our election, I spent two days touring the National World War II Museum in New Orleans.
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Trump selections ‘weak,’ ‘laughable’ and more letters to the editors
Give me a break. I am laughing at the latest Trump appointments of Rep. Matt Gaetz and RFK Jr. to attorney general and head of Health and Human Services, respectively.
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The Rant
Mayor Wamp, please don't play games with our health safety net. Show your genuine concern by opening up dialogue about the health department's future direction.