Free Press Editorials
The latest Free Press Editorials coverage from the Chattanooga Times Free Press, part of our Editorials section.
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Michael Ramirez's Free Press cartoon for February 18, 2024.
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Opinion: Clint’s Clips: Chattanooga adds seventh ‘sister city’; few medium-sized cities have as many
When we learned earlier this week that Chattanooga would be creating a partnership with its seventh sister city, we wondered if the city was an outlier for its size in having so many sister cities.
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Opinion: A letter to Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene after her ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ rant
If we were constituents across the border from Chattanooga in Georgia, we think we would have a difficult time holding our tongue about our congresswoman, U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene.
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Opinion: Elect Judge Alex McVeagh to Circuit Court post
Two candidates are seeking the Republican nomination to fill the unexpired term of Hamilton County Circuit Court Judge Marie Williams in the March 5 primary election, and both say they have the right experience for the job.
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Opinion: Ed Garcia favored in open District 7 Hamilton County Board of Education race
Both Republican candidates for the District 7 seat on the Hamilton County Board of Education say they are solid conservatives, both have either children or grandchildren in local public schools, both say they want to give back to their community by serving in public office and both have made safer (or secure) schools one of their priorities.
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Opinion: Legislative bill would shield state tourism records from public, but ‘sensitive’ declaration is too vague
A proposed bill in the General Assembly would allow the Tennessee Department of Tourist Development to keep certain records hidden for 10 years at the discretion of the attorney general and tourism commissioner.
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Opinion: Sunshine Law ruffles public officials’ feathers but transparency and the public triumph
In the late winter of 1974, the proposed "Sunshine Law" was referred to as "dastardly," "vague," "unconstitutional" and several other words you couldn't print in a family newspaper.
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Opinion: Clint’s Clips: Tennessee’s economic rankings make for an envious State of the State
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, as all governors are be wont to do in their State of the State addresses, cited a number of positive rankings for Tennessee in his address earlier this week.
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Opinion: Goodbye to double dippers? Bill in Tennessee legislature would put an end to people holding two elected offices at once
A bill making its way through the Tennessee legislature would end the day of dual office-holders in the state.
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Opinion: Gov. Bill Lee’s education scholarship proposal falls far short on cost details and transparency
The optics of Gov. Bill Lee's education freedom scholarships program keep getting worse.
