Free Press Editorials
The latest Free Press Editorials coverage from the Chattanooga Times Free Press, part of our Editorials section.
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Opinion: Clint’s Clips: Suggestion of interstate bypass revives 2005 Trenton to Soddy-Daisy proposal
Chattanooga developer Jimmy White, whose project at The Bend has been approved for tax increment financing, revived a proposal to alleviate traffic problems that had its last moment in the sun nearly 20 years ago.
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Opinion: GOP challenger from the right unlikely if state Rep. Patsy Hazlewood follows through to run for a sixth term
An online conservative news site reporting on the intention of state Rep. Patsy Hazlewood, R-Signal Mountain, to run for re-election seems to be encouraging candidates on her right to oppose her.
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Opinion: Slowed revenue growth means Tennessee may have to live within its means, like most of us
It's interesting to read about experts attempting to lay blame for why Tennessee state revenue growth is expected to slow in the coming years.
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Opinion: Chattanooga City Council meeting time change made on a ‘trial basis,’ but does the move serve the public?
If you planned to attend the Chattanooga City Council meeting last Tuesday night and arrived at the John P. Franklin City Council Building at 6 p.m., you would have found the doors locked and the lights out.
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Opinion: Clint’s Clips: Announcement of expansion of National Medal of Honor Heritage Center appropriate for week of Veterans Day
It's appropriate that during the month Veterans Day is celebrated that the Hamilton County Commission will vote on contributing $400,000 to the Charles Coolidge National Medal of Honor Heritage Center.
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Opinion: Voices for a Safer Tennessee promoting gun safety with honey, not vinegar
Members of Voices for a Safer Tennessee are betting on the "catch more flies with honey" approach.
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Opinion: Don’t look for movement of the Moccasin Bend firing range in the near future
The regular and distinct pops that came through the open window at a downtown church a few weeks ago pierced the calm of an early Sunday morning.
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Opinion: Man convicted in McCallie Avenue shooting incident says he’s not ‘a bad person,’ but his actions say otherwise
What are three lives worth?
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Opinion: More input needed as Plan Chattanooga seeks the future for eight city sectors
In early 2019, the White Oak Mountain Area Plan — created for a significant portion of East Hamilton County through public input over 2017 and 2018 — was adopted by the Chattanooga-Hamilton Regional Planning Commission.
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Opinion: Clint’s Clips: First year of third grade reading law retains not tens of thousands of students but 898
Oh, the numbers were daunting. "Almost three-quarters" of Tennessee third graders, according to one report, were at risk of being retained in third grade based on their TCAP reading tests, thanks to a 2021 state law.