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: Who chooses spending priorities seems to be at heart of dispute between mayor, County Commission
Hamilton County Mayor Weston Wamp apparently didn't see the hornet's nest he was about to run into when he suggested the county reallocate 4.2% of the federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) money the county was awarded in 2021.
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Opinion: ‘Unabashed’ beating in Memphis; meanwhile, on Signal Mountain …
In a society where guilt by association seems to be de rigueur, law enforcement agencies all over the country are most likely taking a hit today because of the actions of five Memphis police officers in the beating death of a Memphis man earlier this month.
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Opinion: Once ‘dirtiest city in the country,’ Chattanooga on Lawn Starter list as 102nd dirtiest city
Fifty-two years after being called the dirtiest city in America, Chattanooga once again found its name on a list of the country's dirtiest cities this week.
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Opinion: Did Mars bring The Great M&M’s Controversy upon itself?
Did Mars bring the Great M&M's Controversy on itself?
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Opinion: Watson vows no going back on forced annexation
The word "annexation" in a new bill filed in the Tennessee General Assembly has spooked people afraid the state may be seeking to return to the day when municipalities could gobble up unincorporated territory at will.
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National Debt
Michael Ramirez' Free Press cartoon for Jan. 24, 2023.
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Opinion: Information on differing races, sexes and cultures is important, but remove the ‘bias’ in order to offer instruction
A Chattanooga lawmaker has filed a bill that would keep employees at public schools and universities from being required to take "implicit bias" training.
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Opinion: Elections bill in Tennessee legislature would make future August ballot a voting bonanza
If the Tennessee House majority leader has his way this legislative session, county elections eventually will shift from May and August to August and November.
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Opinion: Hamilton County Commission’s once-unanimous support for county attorney showing cracks
The cracks in the Hamilton County Commission that Hamilton County Mayor Weston Wamp said had been present from the outset of his dispute with County Attorney Rheubin Taylor became more evident Wednesday.
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Opinion: Big ‘if’s’ surround Broad Street makeover plans
If-you-build-it, they-will-come worked 30 years ago with the Tennessee Aquarium. But will wide medians, more trees and narrowed streets turn the same trick for Broad Street in downtown Chattanooga?
