Editorials
The latest Editorials coverage from the Chattanooga Times Free Press, including Free Press Editorials and Times Editorials.
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Deborah Levine: Scammed by AI’s pseudo-famous folks
Artificial intelligence can let us have conversations with folks who are long gone. Fascinating!
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Ron Hart: My mid-year look back at 2026
Here are a few stories I couldn't get to this year.
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Free Press Opinion: Young people need to know the truth about communism
Those of a certain age — meaning roughly 65 or older — will recall the "Bicentennial Minute." These were one-minute homages to the mostly good history of America that ran on CBS 1974 through 1976 to mark America's 200th anniversary.
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Readers respond: Mischaracterizations of Chattanooga Police, Frazier Ave. redesign and more Letters
Thank you, Ben Sessoms, for providing the Chattanooga Police Department an opportunity to address how its officers enforce laws related to immigration and provide context omitted from your recent editorial (Times, 6/19).
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Times Opinion: Trump rule changes would kneecap Head Start
When President Lyndon B. Johnson launched Head Start 61 years ago, he called it one of the most constructive and sensible programs ever undertaken by the U.S. government.
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Times Opinion: Republicans test a threat to November’s elections
This past month in California, it was business as usual. In November, it could cause a national crisis.
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Free Press Opinion: Government is the drawback to more affordability
Concerns about "affordability" dominate the news cycle these days. Progressives typically see this as a reason for more public-sector meddling in the economy. But that ignores the oft-overlooked nexus between government and higher prices.
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Times Opinion: There’s a reason Tennessee keeps getting sued
Jonathan Skrmetti has been quite busy. Since assuming office in 2022, the attorney general has been involved in numerous lawsuits representing the state of Tennessee — not in the interest of the public, as is the intention of the position, but largely in service to the GOP's exclusive and authoritarian vision for this state.
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Free Press Opinion: Tennessee Republican voters deserve a primary gubernatorial debate
The three Republican candidates for governor of Tennessee all showed up at the Hamilton County Republican Party Lincoln Day Dinner over the weekend. No violence was reported in what is usually a lovefest fundraiser for local GOP denizens.
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The green Reflecting Pool, Elon Musk’s trillions, John Rose’s candidacy and more Rants
Tennessee does NOT need John Rose. He is a dictator just like President Trump.
