Free Press Editorials
The latest Free Press Editorials coverage from the Chattanooga Times Free Press, part of our Editorials section.
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Opinion: Weekend Dialogue – Consumer Affairs lists city in the top 20 of country’s worst drivers
If it was always your conjecture Chattanooga had bad drivers, Consumers Affairs recently analyzed National Highway Traffic Safety Administration data and determined the Scenic City has the 16th worst drivers in the country.
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Opinion: If city plans to give Northgate a TIF, it should ask its specific plans for renewal
When Northgate Mall opened on March 15, 1972, a snapshot from the day looking north along Highway 153 showed very little development.
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Opinion: Carter era attorney general’s ruling set precedent for shutdowns that both parties won’t turn loose
In all likelihood, you've never heard of the Antideficiency Act.
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Opinion: The need for yes-and paths for post-secondary education in Tennessee
It was 10 years ago late this fall in an editorial board meeting at the Times Free Press when then-Chattanooga Area Chamber of Commerce CEO Bill Kilbride talked about hearing business executives complain about how difficult it was to find local people to fill the good jobs they had to offer.
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Opinion: What does Trump know that the former Chattanoogan who directed Tylenol development didn’t?
We're glad Dr. Jack McConnell isn't around to hear the medical expert in the White House say that the use of Tylenol during pregnancy could be linked to autism in children and urged pregnant women not to take it for pain.
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Opinion: Is Thailand sinkhole something Nashville should worry about with Music City Loop?
Did you see the stories, or the astounding video, earlier this week on the sinkhole in Bangkok, Thailand?
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Opinion: SNAP work rules sound tough, but exemptions are generous
When congressional Republicans passed The One Big Beautiful Bill Act earlier this year, the hue and cry about thousands being plunged into dire hunger made headlines in national media.
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Opinion: When a president ‘hates’ his critics, free speech limits must be scrutinized
Where free speech is concerned, it's often difficult to separate the wheat from the chaff in the Trump administration.
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Opinion: Removing history again: Two wrongs don’t make a right
Many Americans are rightly upset that the National Park Service, as directed by the Trump administration, is removing materials related to slavery and Native Americans.
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Opinion: Weekend Dialogue – A little push dislodges information on Tennessee’s tuition scholarship program
Media had been seeking information, public record requests had been stymied and at least one lawmaker had been blocked in his attempts to retrieve data on the state's new tuition grant program.
