Editorials
The latest Editorials coverage from the Chattanooga Times Free Press, including Free Press Editorials and Times Editorials.
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Voters, stick to your own parties in primary and more letters to the editors
It's been interesting to observe the controversy stirred by a recent mailer from the Hamilton County GOP regarding who should be voting in the primary election.
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Times Opinion: Promoting civic literacy for America’s 250th
We Americans have always felt anxious about our democracy.
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Free Press Opinion: A dose of tough medicine that the nation needs
In one respect, the soaring national debt is a lot like the weather. Everybody complains about it, but nobody does anything about it.
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Times Opinion: The loneliness of Donald Trump
This was the third such attempt in roughly two years. The first was in 2024 during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, where the president -- then still a candidate -- sustained some injuries. The next attempt took place the same year, this time at Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Florida, where the would-be assassin was stopped before he could get close. And then we have this most recent incident, at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner in Washington.
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Times Opinion: Trying to frame Comey, again — Seashells indictment is a laughable charge
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche is pleasing President Donald Trump by supporting a ridiculous indictment of former FBI Director James Comey over a benign photo.
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Free Press Opinion: King Charles reminds Americans of partnership with Great Britain
Most Americans think of the Bill of Rights as a bespoke 1789 creation for a nation that was, in the signature "Hamilton" lyric of Lin-Manuel Miranda, "young, scrappy and hungry."
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Times Opinion: A better democracy in Tennessee requires an overhaul of the voting process
The American political process, as shown by the deep unpopularity of our elected officials, is plagued with fundamental flaws that all but ensure our representatives act against the majority will of the public.
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Free Press Opinion: State Executive Committee race brewing amid local GOP divide
If you're like most Hamilton County voters, when you come to a choice for Republican (or Democratic) State Executive Committeeman or Committeewoman, you vote for someone you know, someone you've heard of or perhaps you just skip the category altogether.
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Life Stories: Signal Mountain artist shares magic age for painting children
Amy Wetmore says the best time to have your child's portrait painted is when he or she is 4 years old.
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Perspective: What’s driving political violence, and what will quell it
The violence at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner last Saturday underscores how dangerous this political moment is in the United States.
