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The latest Times Editorials coverage from the Chattanooga Times Free Press, part of our Editorials section.
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Opinion: The NCAA transfer portal is not ruining college sports
After the University of Tennessee's 10-3 record last season culminated in a College Football Playoff berth, it's safe to say the football team is on the up-and-up.

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Opinion: America must resist Trump’s total control
"No king in America," said the hand-lettered signs at protests across the nation last Saturday.

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Opinion: The GOP cares more about money than schoolchildren
At long last, the GOP put the brakes on an overtly xenophobic bill, sponsored by North Chattanooga's Republican state Sen. Bo Watson, that would allow school districts to deny enrollment to undocumented schoolchildren if their family can't pay tuition.

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Opinion: The constitutional crisis is real
Is the U.S. facing a constitutional crisis? The answer, unequivocally and emphatically, is yes. But it also could get much worse.

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Opinion: Christian nationalism is un-American
As those on the far right — the Christian nationalists — move to expand power within the Hamilton County GOP, the most vulnerable in our community stand to have their rights stripped away.

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Opinion: The anti-growth mindset is self-defeating
Perhaps the most politically contentious issue in Hamilton County and the broader Chattanooga metro area in recent years is the uptick in population growth throughout the region.

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Opinion: Weekend Dialogue — More about me, the Times editor
Welcome to Weekend Dialogue, a weekly column where I will go over some reader feedback with the hopes of creating a constructive back-and-forth between myself, the editor of this page, and you, the reader.

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Opinion: Marjorie Taylor Greene’s town hall was a shameful scam
As Donald Trump continues his unlawful actions as president — gutting federal services without Congressional approval, deporting so-called "criminals" without due process — our Republican elected representatives in Congress are doing nothing to hold this wannabe king in check. Very few have held town halls to face their constituents.

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Opinion: If we let this continue, U.S. citizens will be next
Since Donald Trump's inauguration as president nearly three months ago, his administration has used the power of the state to lawlessly deport immigrants and crush dissent of the government's support of Israel amid the war against Hamas in Gaza.

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Opinion: The right isn’t pro-life. They’re anti-woman
Back in the 1990s, long before the reversal of Roe v. Wade by our right-wing U.S. Supreme Court, comedian George Carlin delivered a bit that pointed to the truth behind the right's supposedly pro-life position.
