Free Press Editorials
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Opinion: Grants, deal negotiations help stretch Hamilton County budget under Wamp
When Weston Wamp was running for mayor in 2022, he suggested to us if he were elected, he would likely change the way some things were done in the mayor's office.
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Opinion: Clint’s Clips: Despite legislative setback, Lee says having best year as governor
Gov. Bill Lee, in a visit to Chattanooga earlier this week, said that he's enjoyed his sixth year as governor more than any other — in spite of the failure of his signature Education Freedom Scholarships Act to pass the legislature this year.
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Opinion: Tennessee state legislators: Who is an ‘effective’ lawmaker?
The crusading state legislators who head to Nashville and believe they'll pass all or most of the legislation they can dream up will quickly have those dreams dashed.
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Opinion: Rising Republicans once embraced public debate, but Hamilton County GOP school board candidates say no thanks
Although the races for seats on the Hamilton County Board of Education are now partisan, thanks to a law passed by the state legislature in 2021, the issues on the minds of all candidates should revolve around schools, students, parents, safety, policies and funding — not R's and D's.
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Opinion: Hamilton County commissioners would be wise to choose the present, not the past, in government organization
If it were up to Hamilton County Commissioner David Sharpe, Hamilton County government would go back to the future.
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Opinion: Immigration: Pick a number and stick to it
For more than 20 years, I have held one position constant when it comes to immigration policy: We should have one.
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Opinion: Hagerty may be moving up list as potential Trump vice presidential candidate
A New York Times newsletter on Tuesday put the name of Tennessee Sen. Bill Hagerty in the second tier of potential vice presidential running mates for presumed Republican nominee Donald Trump.
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Opinion: Note to Biden on inflation: It’s the Big Macs, stupid
Democrats flummoxed over why Americans are so down on the economy should visit a McDonald's.
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Opinion: Show trials and faux trials
Even after the faux trial of Trump, Biden's favorability numbers are dropping faster than Hunter Biden's art prices will when Joe loses the presidency. Turns out most Americans see through the use of government to go after political adversaries. Enough!
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Opinion: Pew report shows the voter values divide between supporters of Trump, Biden
A new Pew Research Center report may provide some indication of why people who have great reservations about voting for Donald Trump for president may yet decide to do so. They just can't see themselves aligning with President Joe Biden and Democrats on issues related to marriage, traditional values, abortion, sexuality and the role of religion in American life.
