Editorials
The latest Editorials coverage from the Chattanooga Times Free Press, including Free Press Editorials and Times Editorials.
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Free Press Opinion: When is it wrong to use AI?
Of all the reactions to Pope Leo XIV's manifesto on artificial intelligence, from its liberal humanist appreciators to its digital-consciousness-believing critics, one of the most notable is the disappointment of the AI skeptics who think the pope didn't go nearly far enough.
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Free Press Opinion: Divisive partisanship has no place in Hamilton County, Wamp writes
From the time I was a boy growing up around Hamilton County politics, I have seen the Chattanooga Times and Free Press editorial pages serve as the forum through which local decisions were debated in good faith and a shared love of our community. Fittingly, the conservative Free Press has favored the politics of the Wamp family more frequently than the Times, but from Pat Wilcox to Pam Sohn, the editors of the Times have given credit where it was due regardless of political affiliation.
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Times Opinion: Hochul’s school phone ban a great success to copy
The results of a survey on New York Gov. Kathy Hochul's "bell-to-bell" statewide ban on smartphones in school during its first academic year were exactly as we predicted: An A+. Other states should follow, as it keeps kids focused on their class work and their teachers, not lost to online distractions. The only downside is that it should have been enacted years earlier.
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Times Opinion: US lead in science is shrinking fast as China, India and even Iran catch up
A country with one of the fastest-rising scientific profiles operates under sweeping international sanctions, has limited access to Western research infrastructure and is rarely mentioned in American conversations about global innovation. That country is Iran.
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Times Opinion: LGBTQ+ suicide hotline must be restored
A new report released by the Trevor Project in May found an astonishing one in 10 LGBTQ+ young people attempted suicide last year, and more than a third seriously considered it.
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Times Opinion: There’s a better way to do property taxes in Hamilton County
Whenever public debate arises over whether more taxpayer dollars should go toward local government, the point of contention is whether or not the Hamilton County homeowner must pay more in property taxes to cover expenses for services like public education and law enforcement.
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Times Opinion: ICE collaboration in Chattanooga region is rooted in cowardice
To wage the ongoing mass deportation campaign — a ruthless federal operation terrorizing both Latino Americans with legal status and undocumented immigrants — President Donald Trump's administration has relied on cooperation from local law enforcement.
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Free Press Opinion: It’s Pride and Papaya Month; celebrate responsibly and without government support
Hey, it’s Pride Month. Celebrate, or hide the children from any rainbow flags that might flutter in more abundance for the next four weeks. Your choice.
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Student essay: What is an American? One who accepts the duty to perfect our nation
When I look at the American flag hanging in my classroom, I don't just see red, white and blue. I see a messy, complicated and beautiful work in progress.
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Student essay: What is an American? One who understands opportunity and uses it well
An American is not only defined by birthplace, a passport or an accent. An American is defined by how they understand and use the opportunities placed before them.
