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Opinion: Trump’s view aside, voting by mail unlikely to be eliminated
Since President Donald Trump will not be on the ballot in either the 2026 or 2028 federal elections, we're not sure why he pledged in a social media post Monday to get rid of mail-in ballots. But the past may offer a clue.
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Opinion: If Chattanooga leaders stick to new proposed tax rate, it may be gambling on residents having long memories
Chattanooga Mayor Tim Kelly's six-cent reduction in his proposed certified property tax rate should be welcome news to those city residents worried about the size of the rate increase, but whether it's an opening for negotiations or "the finalized version," as an administration news release said Friday, remains to be seen.
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Opinion: Chattanooga City Council members must leave race out of budget discussion
When race was brought into the mix in the Chattanooga City Council's discussion of the fiscal 2026 budget last week, it poisoned the waters. As it nearly always does.
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Opinion: Weekend Dialogue/Collegedale vice mayor appoints treasurer for potential commission race
Vice mayor appoints treasurer
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Opinion: Who has been busy destroying democracy?
"Destroying democracy" -- the latest theme of the left -- can be defined in many different ways.
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Opinion: Was Tuesday’s torrential rainfall a ‘perfect storm’?
It's an argument that is unlikely to be resolved to everyone's satisfaction.
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Opinion: $2,000 teacher bonuses, once scorned, now only bump for teachers in lean year
When Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee announced his latest Education Freedom Scholarship proposal last fall, it included a $2,000 bonus for public school teachers.
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Opinion: Even Democratic majority favors allowing education scholarships for more eligible families
A new Beacon Poll finds most Tennessee respondents want to expand Gov. Bill Lee's Education Freedom Scholarships, support the recent United States Supreme Court ruling upholding the ban on medical treatments on transgender minors, and want to limit or ban property taxes.
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Opinion: Judge Walter Williams expected more from those who came before him
If he could do it, they could do it.
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Opinion: Hamilton County commissioners have raised little for ‘26, but Eversole has raked in $47,000
Nine of the 10 Hamilton County commissioners who have filed their mandated 2025 mid-year campaign finance reports have raised a total of $2,619.40 from sources other than themselves.
