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: Is it time for Chattanooga Mayor Tim Kelly to scratch the 25-year itch over control of the city’s water?
We're not sure if it's a 25-year itch, but it's one that at least deserves scratching.
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Opinion: Cooper’s Corner – Tennessee congressman files resolution that could lead to third term for Trump
Everybody knew it was going to happen, but not when and not who was going to do it.
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Opinion: Legislators shouldn’t get too far ahead of Trump on immigration legislation in special session
About eight in 10 Americans, according to an Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll, believe increasing U.S.-Mexico border security should be a moderate or high priority for the federal government.
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With inauguration, DEI removals around the country picking up steam
Shortly after his swearing in, President Donald Trump reinstated his ban on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in the federal government. The move was a much-needed correction to former President Joe Biden's platform of racial preferences and discrimination.
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Opinion: Pardon of J6 criminals by Trump and the thousands by Biden seems to invite more illegal activity
When we think of hostages being released around a presidential inauguration, we think of the 52 freed by Iran on Jan. 20, 1981, as President Ronald Reagan was concluding his inaugural address.
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Opinion: Trump offers campaign promises and slogans to usher in ‘Golden Age’
We don't know what the next four years will look like, but, no matter the incoming president, Inauguration Day always carries with it the air of hope, the promise of the future, the spirit of unity.
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Opinion: A Marsha Blackburn bid for Tennessee governor likely would clear the deck for Republicans in 2026
Why would U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, freshly elected to a second term, return home to run for governor in 2026, as news reports have suggested are increasingly likely?
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Opinion: Cooper’s Corner – Why Vine Street? Let’s have the full story behind the federal courthouse decision
The decision by the United States General Services Administration (GSA) to locate a new federal courthouse on a 4-acre block on Vine Street reminds us of the original decision to move the Moccasin Bend Mental Health Center to ... Moccasin Bend.
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Opinion: Gov. Bill Lee’s overloaded special legislative session risks falling short on key issues for Tennesseans
If the Education Freedom Act is, as officials have said, Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee's and the General Assembly's top priority this year, it doesn't make sense to shoehorn its passage into a special session that also includes two other sensitive issues.
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Opinion: Hamilton County commissioners appear poised to put Varnell on payroll, dodge Rheubin Taylor contract clash
Hamilton County commissioners evidently have found a way they can put attorney Janie Parks Varnell on the payroll without ruffling the feathers of Hamilton County Attorney Rheubin Taylor.
