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: So much curious pushback on efforts to help Tennessee students learn to read and unlock their potential
It seems fairly clear by now that reading is fundamental to success throughout one's education.
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Opinion: Hamilton County man finally faces consequences after a fatal car crash and his fourth DUI
On Friday, a Hamilton County man made his first appearance in Hamilton County Sessions Court for his fourth DUI and vehicular homicide, among other charges.
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Opinion: Local phone calls go retro with 10-digit dialing
Raise your hand if you wondered as a child if the number of phone numbers would ever be exhausted.
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Opinion: Fleischmann in minority among members of state Republican delegation in debt limit vote
Tennessee Republican members of the United States House of Representatives apparently have different ideas about how the country's fiscal house is to be put in order.
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Opinion: Rushing to judgment fails law enforcement and the public
For the second time in recent weeks, a current or former Hamilton County Sheriff's Office deputy accused of exhibiting aggressive tactics has been cleared or found blameless.
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Opinion: First Black Chattanooga National Cemetery superintendent a little known story
The first Black superintendent of the Chattanooga National Cemetery wasn't appointed in the post-civil rights era as a progressive symbol, or even any time in the last 50 years.
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Opinion: Fleischmann’s earmark requests dominated by $273 million for Chickamauga Lock
If U.S. Rep. Chuck Fleischmann, R-Ooltewah, has his way, $263.9 million in community project funding — commonly known as earmarks — will flow into Chattanooga from the fiscal 2024 federal budget.
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Opinion: Collision of baseball, religion, and LGPTQ+ pride sparks potential boycott
Catholicism, gay pride and baseball clashed recently on the West Coast, and the resulting carnage is stomach-turning.
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Opinion: Exemptions will allow 37% of third graders to move up to fourth grade
The good news for Hamilton County Schools is that 40% of its third graders are reading at or above grade level, up 4% from 2022, and can move up to fourth grade.
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Opinion: Tennessee voters: Don’t let new notice about political party affiliation stop you from casting a ballot
Consider yourself warned.
