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Free Press Editorial: One hundred years ago, Chattanooga slow in its celebration of the country’s 150th anniversary
America's 150th anniversary was a slow-developing celebration in Chattanooga 100 years ago, but a Chattanooga Times story on July 6, 1926, said of the eventual festivities, "Perhaps never in the history of this city has the birthday of the independence of the nation been more generally celebrated than it was yesterday."
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Free Press Opinion: State TCAP scores show continued improvement
As long as fewer than 50% of public school students are proficient in a subject, a tremendous amount of work still lies before education professionals in Tennessee.
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Free Press Opinion: Mark Herndon’s words to school board members more sad than ‘silly’
Many of Democratic mayor candidate Mark Herndon's supporters, and perhaps others with compassion for the death of his son, found it applicable to excuse his nonpayments on a recreation vehicle he purchased when the news surfaced earlier this year.
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Free Press Opinion: Tennessee Republican voters deserve a primary gubernatorial debate
The three Republican candidates for governor of Tennessee all showed up at the Hamilton County Republican Party Lincoln Day Dinner over the weekend. No violence was reported in what is usually a lovefest fundraiser for local GOP denizens.
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Free Press Opinion Whose airport is it, after all? It’s the right fight to keep it
Barring a court ruling, in eight days the Chattanooga Airport board of directors will be dissolved and a new one formed that will offer state officials more authority over the airport than local ones.
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Free Press Opinion: Wars also need fathers who serve beer and supervise ice cream operations
"What Did You Do in the War, Daddy" was not only a middling 1966 comedy movie, but also the occasional subject of lunchtime conversation among baby boomer students about their fathers.
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Free Press Opinion: The definition of ‘a good and faithful servant’ retires
In the United Methodist Church's itinerancy system, pastors commit to serve wherever their bishop assigns them, rather than being hired by a local congregation.
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Free Press Opinion: Georgia right to hold off on redistricting to consider its options
Georgia Republicans did something remarkable – and sensible – Wednesday. They rejected the opportunity to rejigger congressional and legislative district lines in a special session.
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Free Press Opinion: MLB should leave players out of their cultural Pride Night plans
Major League Baseball and culture have once again swerved into each other around Pride Month.
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Free Press Opinion: Iran peace agreement could be ‘monumental’ or just another series of ‘ifs’
Dare we hope for peace — a lasting one — in Iran?
