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Opinion: Potential news of closing VW factory in Germany may offer warnings for our local assembly plant
Local Volkswagen officials may not have been jolted but at least must have been shaken by the news that the German carmaker is considering closing some factories in its home county for the first time in its 87-year history.
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Opinion: Announcement of Chambers as police chief may have been abrupt, but he is known to the force
Chattanoogans who caught the abrupt late Friday afternoon announcement of Chattanooga's new police chief may not have been familiar with John Chambers, but he'll need no introduction to his fellow officers.
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Opinion: Clint’s Clips: Calvary Chapel’s support of Reneau appears to be direct violation of rarely enforced IRS rule
If Calvary Chapel emailed members on how to volunteer in church member Michele Reneau's state House campaign last month, as has been widely stated, the church is clearly in violation of the Johnson amendment, an IRS rule that says nonprofit organizations cannot remain so if they involve themselves in a campaign for or against a candidate for public office.
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Opinion: Hamilton County School helping to show students the dangers in vaping
Fifty years ago, more than three years after the last cigarette commercial aired on television, print ads claimed that "Salem refreshes naturally," that "We (Winston) put good taste in a whole new light," and that Benson & Hedges 100s were "America's favorite cigarette break."
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Opinion: Finances, values go hand-in-hand for many who move to Tennessee
For several years, Tennessee has been among the top 10 states where people relocate, including many from California.
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Opinion: Community benefits agreement worked out for South Broad stadium district after all
Four-and-a-half months ago, a community benefits agreement between builders and developers constructing the new Chattanooga Lookouts baseball stadium in the South Broad District and a coalition of community organizations appeared to be dead.
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Opinion: Late CBS newsman Roger Mudd would have been disappointed at Harris’ CNN interview and more Clint Clips
In researching a non-election related topic recently, we reread the story of CBS newsman Roger Mudd's 1979 interview with Ted Kennedy ahead of the announcement that the Massachusetts senator would challenge President Jimmy Carter in the 1980 Democratic primary.
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Opinion: Chattanooga 2.0 and partners unite to boost early literacy for students
Tennessee state legislators, coming out of the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic and troubled by scores on assessment tests, passed a measure in 2021 to emphasize the importance of literacy by insisting third graders be proficient in English language arts scores before moving on to fourth grade.
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Opinion: TCAP scores prove need to maintain pilot education scholarship program, not expand it
The first-year Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program (TCAP) test results from Hamilton County students who received state Education Savings Account (ESA) money to attend private schools tell us we have been correct in suggesting the state continue the program as a pilot and not expand it across the state.
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Opinion: Questions remains as Tennessee’s mid-state Choice Lanes are given a construction start date
No timetable has been provided, but optional Choice Lanes on Interstate 24 around Lookout Mountain could be put on the drawing board within the next decade.
