Free Press Editorials
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Opinion: Hamilton County school board will lose experience with three members retiring next year
The new Hamilton County Republican Party will get an opportunity to show its chops in 2026 since three members of the Hamilton County Board of Education, including its two most senior members, will not be running for election next year.
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Opinion: Ultimate support of Iran nuclear site bombing may turn on economy
Increasingly but not surprisingly, United States elections turn on the economy. Indeed, the popularity of the president in nonelection years often slides up or down depending on the performance of the economy.
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Opinion: Faith-based state foster care OK but not faith-based schools that take state scholarships?
We haven't heard of protests against Ridgedale Baptist Church building a transitional home for children entering the state foster care system, though maybe the naysayers are out there.
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Opinion: Weekend Dialogue — Can Devaney help make Tennessee look Rose-y?
Hamilton County was fortunate to have the services of Chris Devaney as long as it did, but the county's lobbyist will now manage the 2026 gubernatorial campaign of U.S. Rep. John Rose, R-Cookeville.
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Opinion: When going the extra mile on legislation matters
The notice of a meeting of a House committee of the Georgia General Assembly caught our attention earlier this week. The study committee's topic was the costs and effects of cigarette smoking.
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Opinion: City will rollout Sawubona, its 21st-century bookmobile and mobile community partner
Call it a bookmobile for the 21st century.
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Opinion: Whether it’s the mayor or city manager, it matters who governs
Rare is the chief executive who wants to reduce some of the power of his or her office, but Chattanooga Mayor Tim Kelly suggested just that during an address to the Chattanooga Rotary Club last week.
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Opinion: Are MTG, Burchett best examples of ‘unapologetic champions’ for county GOP?
Putting Abraham Lincoln and Marjorie Taylor Greene in the same sentence seems something of a sacrilege.
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Opinion: Erlanger site re-emerges as location for new Moccasin Bend hospital; let’s get on with this decision
Readers, I still want Weekend Dialogue to be your space to react to my editorials, the Chattanooga Free Press commentaries, our news stories or any questions you may have that I might be able to answer.
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Opinion: America250: Embrace history, not apologies
Thirteen months from this week, the United States will celebrate its 250th anniversary.
