Editorials
The latest Editorials coverage from the Chattanooga Times Free Press, including Free Press Editorials and Times Editorials.
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Times Opinion: Graham Platner is no Nazi
I have a confession: I would not have recognized the skull that the Democratic Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner had tattooed on his chest as a Nazi symbol.
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Free Press Opinion: Trade as a weapon dates to the American Revolution
We think of wars as conflicts between militaries, decided by force. However, as the German military theorist Carl von Clausewitz famously said, "War is ... an act of force to compel our enemy to do our will."
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Free Press Opinion: What stops crime in blue cities? Consequences
Democrat-run cities have found a way to reduce crime: adopt policies pushed by Republicans.
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Times Opinion: A metro government in Hamilton County would enhance local democracy
If you take a stroll down M.L. King Boulevard or any other street in downtown Chattanooga, most of the public services surrounding you — the roads, the bicycle lanes, the police car on patrol, the sidewalk beneath your feet — are under the jurisdiction of the Chattanooga city government and funded through its tax system.
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Free Press Opinion: Hamilton County election had lowest county primary turnout since 2010
The Hamilton County primary election is in the rearview mirror, but, as usual, it offers lessons on what happened, why it happened and what it portends.
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Life Stories: East Brainerd home-school student marked as rowing prodigy
Sydney Twitchell, a 17-year-old from East Brainerd, is tall with broad shoulders.
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Community Voice: Hospitality workers make Chattanooga worth the trip
Somewhere in this city right now, a visitor is asking a local a question.
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Community Voice: What we learned when 150 regional leaders gathered around energy and AI
There is a moment in any significant shift, whether technological, economic or environmental, when we begin to ask questions out loud, together.
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Local history: Mary Edwards Walker, (still) the only female Medal of Honor winner
An American feminist, suffragist, suspected spy, prisoner of war and surgeon, Dr. Mary Edwards Walker remains the only woman ever to receive the Medal of Honor.
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Readers write: North Dakota visitor thanks Chattanooga, workers
In 2025, Heartland Forward awarded Chattanooga the Secret Sauce Community Award a second time. With my home community also recognized, I was curious. Was the momentum real? Was the "Gig City" vision truly being realized?
