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: It’s difficult enough to get Tennesseans to vote without confusing them with a yellow-card threat
Tennessee state law says a voter may cast a ballot in a primary election if "at the time the voter seeks to vote, the voter declares allegiance" to that party.
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Opinion: State lawmakers should not expel colleagues who joined protesters in Nashville Capitol
What three state legislators did last week in attempting to incite protesters from the House floor at the state capitol deserves punishment from the body but not expulsion.
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Opinion: Justice Mickey Barker earned wide praise for his judicial temperament
Most retention votes for Tennessee Supreme Court justices come and go with little fanfare. In the end, through the years, voters almost always return incumbent judges to the bench.
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Opinion: Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office cleared in 10 civil rights lawsuits in Wilkey incidents
To hear accusers tell it, the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office (HCSO) in recent years has been a hotbed of intentional malfeasance in permitting "systemic constitutional violations against Hamilton County citizens."
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Opinion: Indictment of Trump may be politically motivated, but it’s not what is most important in looking to the future
It's hard not to see Thursday's indictment of former President Donald Trump as just another in a series of revenge actions by the political left.
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Opinion: Enough safeguards in place to allow Hamilton County to raise threshold on competitive bids
Enough safeguards appear to be in place to safely allow Hamilton County to raise — in fact, double — the amount of money for which public advertisement and sealed, competitive bids for purchases will be required.
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Opinion: Play ball (a little faster)!
As the clock wound down, the 6-foot-4-inch player looked to his left and looked to his right before releasing ... the pitch to the plate.
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Opinion: Our children are waiting to be victims of gun violence
At the intersection of mental health troubles and guns, tragedy often ensues.
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Opinion: Whistleblower lawsuit comes at bad time for Erlanger in its effort to secure private, nonprofit status
For a hospital that basically said "Trust us" on beginning the move from a public, governmental entity to a private, nonprofit organization in 2022, a federal whistleblower lawsuit alleging illegal billing practices and allowing doctors-in-training to operate on patients without physician supervision is not a good look for Erlanger Health System.
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Opinion: Sensible legislation would ‘sentence’ gun security violators to taking firearms safety course
A 12-year-old Chattanooga boy accidentally shot himself in Eastdale Friday while his mother was inside a nearby store.
