Editorials
The latest Editorials coverage from the Chattanooga Times Free Press, including Free Press Editorials and Times Editorials.
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Times Opinion: Trump’s ballroom vanity project, your bill
President Donald Trump charged into this destructive crusade without a word to Congress, without a clear rationale for why he was doing it and, now, with a spiraling price tag for American taxpayers.
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Free Press Opinion: Poll gives Blackburn commanding lead in Republican gubernatorial race
Eight years ago this week, the Grassroots Targeting poll gave U.S. Rep. Diane Black an edge of 15 percentage points (41% to 26%) over runner-up Randy Boyd, a businessman and former Cabinet member of Gov. Bill Haslam, in the race to be the Republican nominee for Tennessee's next governor.
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Free Press Opinion: Turner’s top local contribution might be Braves telecasts
McCallie School, of which Ted Turner was an alum, might disagree, and devotees of CNN, which Turner founded, might dispute it, but we think the media mogul's biggest contribution to Chattanooga might be his purchase of the Atlanta Braves in 1976 and his cable television station's broadcast of most every game into homes in the Scenic City and across North America.
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Times Opinion: John Roberts believes in an America that doesn’t exist
"Today is a triumph for freedom as huge as any victory that has ever been won on any battlefield," President Lyndon Johnson declared as he signed the Voting Rights Act on Aug. 6, 1965.
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Deborah Levine: Conversational AI comes to Chattanooga, again
Project Voice 2026 has marked a decade of working with conversational AI, and it was a pleasure to attend its conference at the Chattanooga Convention Center. I'm in total agreement with the organizer, Bradley Metrock.
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Ron Hart: It’s time to moonwalk out of the Iran war
We are 60 days into a "30-day" war. It is time to exit. We had Operation Midnight Hammer, then Operation Epic Fury, then Operation Economic Fury and now Operation Freedom. We need our next maneuver to be Operation Skedaddle.
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Free Press Opinion: Credibility and political opinion polls
The headline in The Washington Post said: "Trump disapproval reaches new high, Post-ABC-Ipsos poll finds." The sub headline read: "Democrats now hold a five-point advantage in support for Congress, up from two points in February."
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W PAC, the meaning of ‘86,’ Blackburn’s redistricting push and more Rants
How much county property do I get for donating to the W PAC? Do I get to choose which park or building I want?
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Unity Group: Court decision threatens hard-won Black votes in Chattanooga and beyond
The Unity Group of Chattanooga is deeply concerned by the United States Supreme Court's decision in Louisiana v. Callais.
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Free Press Opinion: Jumpstart a child’s financial future with a Trump Account
A new tax-advantaged investment account, created under the One, Big Beautiful Bill Act of 2025, pledges to build long-term financial security for millions of children in the United States.
