Free Press Editorials
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Opinion: Blackburn, a senator who fits the Trump era, deserves re-election
U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, does not fit the mold of the state's Republican senators over the last 50 years — men like Howard Baker, Lamar Alexander, Bill Frist and Bob Corker — but why should she? She's living in the Trump era, and she fits that mold better than any of the aforementioned men.
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Opinion: Re-elect Chuck Fleischmann, who is in his element with the district’s complicated issues
The majority of voters in Tennessee's 3rd Congressional District haven't thought about what happens to spent nuclear fuels, don't know what quantum computing is and aren't aware the Chattanooga National Cemetery is running out of space.
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Opinion: Hamilton County’s voter turnout used to outpace Tennessee’s, but no longer
If you're not registered to vote in November's election by the time you read these words, you won't have a part in determining whether Republican Donald Trump or Democrat Kamala Harris will be our new president.
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Opinion: Pete Rose’s death likely to cause baseball to re-examine its policy on the game’s all-time hits leader
It seems almost quaint – now – that Pete Rose was banned from baseball for betting on his sport.
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Opinion: Cooper’s Corner – Winfield Dunn’s 1970 gubernatorial win helped pave the way for GOP majority
Tennesseans who know the state as a conservative stronghold may be surprised to learn what a shock it was when Republican Winfield Dunn was elected governor in 1970.
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Opinion: Will Vance’s polished debate performance matter in battle between two weak candidates?
When your team and your supporters are still lowering expectations for you after a debate, you may not have had the best night.
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Opinion: Cultural survey findings preserve promise to move hospital off Moccasin Bend
The findings from a state-ordered archaeological study will be the stated reason going forward that a new mental health hospital will not be built on Moccasin Bend, but a groundswell of opposition to construction on land that had been promised to become part of a national park unquestionably played a part.
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Opinion: With tongue in cheek, what to look for in Tuesday’s vice presidential debate
If you realize that a month from this week, a new president will be elected, you understand that the next 37 days are going to get pretty serious.
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Opinion: Clint’s Clips – Sign executive honors late wife, a councilwoman’s plea and more
A handful of billboards across Hamilton County say: "In loving memory of Julia Reagan."
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Opinion: Crime study adds little to body of knowledge about how to keep city safe
We hope those businessmen who funded a Chattanooga crime study from the New York-based Manhattan Institute within the last year feel they got their money's worth.
