Editorials
The latest Editorials coverage from the Chattanooga Times Free Press, including Free Press Editorials and Times Editorials.
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Times Opinion: Marco Rubio’s political detainments
Secretary of State Marco Rubio is abusing a provision of an old law to detain and try to deport people that the Trump administration doesn't like. It's wrong and it's likely unconstitutional.
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Times Opinion: Mark Herndon and what qualifies as disqualifying
When voters choose who they want to represent them, their decision is informed by an array of factors: the candidate's party affiliation, policy stances, personal values and, of course, their character, integrity and personal conduct.
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Free Press Opinion: Vote for Queen for Executive Committee to put an end to political dirty tricks
Hamilton County Republican voters may not know the candidates involved or much about the Republican state Executive Committee, but they ought to flock to the polls during early voting, beginning today, or on election day Aug. 6 to say enough is enough of dirty politics.
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Wamp v. Herndon, Blackburn on China and more Rants
Amanda Sovago-Royal been to every candidate forum, completed every survey. Chip Baker has not. Does he think he doesn't need to show up for my vote?
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Deborah Levine: Don’t let climate change kill us
"Hot" only begins to describe the weather over the July 4 weekend. Let's try some other terms: blistering, burning up, Armageddon.
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Free Press Opinion: The more things change, the more things remain the same
The French writer Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr knew what he was talking about when, in 1849, he coined the phrase "Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose." (The more things change, the more they remain the same.) It has been repeated and attributed to different people, but he appears to have said it first.
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Ron Hart: Maine, a political Rorschach Test
Spending time in Maine this month, it occurs to me it is just like other states. It has a flag, people and divided politics.
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Free Press Opinion: Send Tony Hullender to state legislature in District 27
When he visits District 27 voters, Republican Tony Hullender says no one asks him about raw milk.
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Free Press Opinion: Support Brooke Weaver, Vince Dean for county, Criminal Court clerk
Both Brooke Weaver and Vince Dean face opponents in their races for Hamilton County clerk and Hamilton County Criminal Court clerk, respectively, but their candidacies are so far superior to their opponents that they may as well not have challengers.
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Times Opinion: Planning post showed need for input from all types, Collier writes
Mayor Wamp, Mayor Kelly — thank you. It seems like yesterday, but it was over 12 years ago that Jim Coppinger and Mayor Andy Berke appointed me to chair this commission, and it has certainly been one of the great honors of my life.
