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Opinion: Clint’s Clips: Demetrus Coonrod staking out positions for Democratic primary race against state Rep. Yusuf Hakeem
Chattanooga City Councilwoman Demetrus Coonrod may believe since she beat Yusuf Hakeem once, she can do it again.
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Opinion: Flag wars in schools coming to Tennessee legislature in 2024?
Get ready for flag wars.
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Opinion: Widen I-24 around Moccasin Bend before ‘choice lanes’ are considered
Almost exactly 11 months after Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) officials announced the widening of Interstate 24 around Moccasin Bend would start in 2024, state officials said the same corridor is being considered for a privately built and operated toll lane.
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Opinion: Rumors of the end of the Chattanooga High Center for Creative Arts are greatly exaggerated
Since Hamilton County Mayor Weston Wamp and Hamilton County Schools Superintendent Dr. Justin Robertson released an initial school facilities plan in August, much of the wailing and gnashing of teeth about the plan have come from parents and community members who didn't want their elementary school closed or their middle school moved or their high school combined.
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Opinion: What to read in 2024: Here’s a list of recommended nonfiction books
Are you a bibliophile?
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Opinion: Clint’s Clips: A quiet Hamilton County primary ahead
Come March, you may be anxious to fill in the space for your favorite candidate in Tennessee's presidential preference primary, but there won't be a lot of primary competition on the rest of the ballot.
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Opinion: Impeachment unwarranted so far and unnecessary as Biden already on the ropes
In mid-December of 2019, the Democrat-led United States House adopted two articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump in what was purely political theater. Less than two months later, in a forgone conclusion, the United States Senate voted for the president's acquittal.
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Opinion: Hamilton County Schools superintendent hints at collusion of school letter grades, expanded education scholarships
Hamilton County Schools Superintendent Dr. Justin Robertson told school board members Monday night he thinks it's no mere coincidence the state Department of Education is about release letter grades for individual public schools just as the state legislature is poised to discuss Gov. Bill Lee's proposal to expand private school scholarships.
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Opinion: UAW’s success with former Big Three gives it confidence for union at Volkswagen
The United Auto Workers (UAW), like a bad penny, has turned up again and wants to make its third attempt at drumming workers in Chattanooga's Volkswagen manufacturing plant into a union.
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Opinion: Clint’s Clips: A state Senate map drawn by Democrats could take local seat from Republicans
By now, you probably know a three-judge panel recently struck down the 2022 Tennessee state Senate map, saying seats in the same county weren't properly consecutively numbered.
