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: Kelly administration’s five-year budget sees end of Shallowford Road bottleneck, Goodwin Road extension
For many Chattanoogans, if they feel safe, if their garbage is picked up regularly and if their roads are properly maintained, they have few complaints.
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Opinion: Lying among politicians and the rest of us; neither leads to much good
How can you tell when a politician is lying?
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Opinion: New threat of ‘swatting’ may not go away anytime soon
Students and their parents who already have to worry about mass shooters, social media bullying, opioid abuse and those annual standardized tests in schools now have a heightened cause for concern.
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Opinion: Namesake of Comstock Act cited in mifepristone case once lived in Chattanooga
The latest battle on the abortion front involves the application of one of a series of 19th-century federal laws that, according to a U.S. District Court judge who cited it, "bars the mailing of abortion drugs only when the sender has the specific intent that the drugs be used unlawfully."
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Opinion: Supporters of gender-altering minors pull out the old photo manipulation ad trick
Nobody likes to be played, especially where elections or critical issues are involved.
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Opinion: Fleischmann may be state’s least conservatively ranked Republican, but ratings show he’s no extremist
During the Trump presidential administration, U.S. Rep. Chuck Fleischmann, R-Tennessee, often was characterized by his critics as the president's poodle for his slavish devotion, votes, and, later, his objection to certification of the 2020 presidential election.
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Opinion: Chattanooga Mayor Tim Kelly is right to curtail Station Street activity until businesses can ensure security and public safety
Remember when the teacher punished the whole class because Johnny was flipping eraser bits into Caroline's hair and nobody would rat him out?
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Opinion: Expanding state voucher program to Hamilton County will give more public school students the opportunities they deserve
While politicians debated side issues related to an expansion of the Tennessee Education Savings Account (ESA) pilot program, many Hamilton County students continued to struggle in underperforming public schools.
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Opinion: Despite important and trivial distractions in legislature this session, Tennessee’s fiscal house is in order
It's true that the just concluded 2023 Tennessee legislative session has concerned itself at various times — and sometimes oddly — with drag queens, TikTok and firing squads, so residents who care about fiscally conservative government, low taxes and business growth may be wondering how the state fared in these areas.
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Opinion: Brainerd High School case 50 years ago was precedent for future court rulings involving Confederate apparel
Fifty years ago today, the United States Supreme Court ruled on a case dealing with the right of a Chattanooga student to wear a Confederate emblem on his jacket, and that ruling seems to have been a precedent for subsequent court rulings on similar matters.