Free Press Editorials
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Opinion: UAW members should beat feet to sign generous Volkswagen contract
Most employees of a company who learned they could sign a contract the likes of what Volkswagen put on the table Wednesday would think Christmas had come early.
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Opinion: Is the day coming when we’ll beg for the National Guard?
Once upon a time, not so long ago, there was a country where children attended school and went to sporting events without giving a thought about their safety ...
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Opinion: VW-UAW pact not Chattanooga City Council business
If any member of the Chattanooga City Council wants to weigh in on labor negotiations between Volkswagen and the United Auto Workers (UAW), he or she should feel free to do so.
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Opinion: Weekend Dialogue – Retiring Hamilton County Clerk Bill Knowles a politician to emulate
Hamilton County Clerk Bill Knowles, who said this week he would retire in 2026 after 52 years in his post, was elected before I started my junior year in high school.
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Opinion: Losing the phrase ‘diversity, equity and inclusion’ shouldn’t mean end of the work
Quotas. Minority set-asides. Affirmative action. Equal opportunity. Racial preferences. Anti-discrimination. Diversity, equity and inclusion.
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Opinion: Hoping that Kirk’s assassination can broaden the reach of his message
A messenger for faith, family and country is increasingly unwelcome in an America that once uplifted all three.
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Opinion: County Commission members should listen to the people and reverse Plan Hamilton when it returns to them
The Hamilton County Commission will get one more crack at Plan Hamilton. We hope those who voted for it have been listening to the public.
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Opinion: City survey may not result in direct action but is a useful tool for the future
The City of Chattanooga recently released the 2025 results of its 14th annual community survey by its Office of Internal Audit. Here are a few of our observations:
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Opinion: Chattanooga failed to get VW 50 years ago, but will it avoid the foibles that caused the previous plant to close?
Fifty years ago this week, Chattanooga Mayor Pat Rose said the city would make an official bid for the assembly plant Volkswagen was considering building in the United States.
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Opinion: Weekend Dialogue – Tennessee legislators, don’t get any Florida ideas about vaccines
Let's hope Florida's push to become the first state to remove school vaccine mandates doesn't give the far right Tennessee legislature any ideas.
