Times Editorials
The latest Times Editorials coverage from the Chattanooga Times Free Press, part of our Editorials section.
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Opinion: Mayor Tim Kelly has a long way to go to make One Chattanooga a reality
Aside from two upcoming runoffs for City Council seats, Chattanooga's municipal elections are over.
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Opinion: The Christian right and the abuse of faith
Every Sunday, many across Chattanooga attend some type of religious service, seeking community, moral guidance and some sense of faith during our brief time on Earth.
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Opinion: Sessoms’ Soapbox – Chris Long’s utter failure
Despite drastically low turnout – 17.9% – in this week's Chattanooga municipal elections, which should have at least helped MAGA mayoral candidate Chris Long, the lying and racist challenger to incumbent Mayor Tim Kelly suffered an embarrassing defeat, garnering just 14% of the vote to Kelly's 85%.
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Opinion: We need to talk about the Democratic Party
During the early moments of President Donald Trump's address to Congress on Tuesday, Democratic Rep. Al Green of Texas, after the president erroneously claimed he was elected by a landslide, shouted at Trump, "You have no mandate!"
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Opinion: We are represented by shameless cowards
While many on the left rightly condemn the actions of President Donald Trump, we must not forget the branch of government intended to be much more powerful than the executive: Congress.
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Opinion: MAGA isn’t anti-establishment. It is the establishment
In the recent history of the national Republican Party, especially in the past decade, the far right – led by President Donald Trump – has tightened its grip on the GOP, dominating the party with its toxic MAGA political brand.
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Opinion: Low turnout only helps MAGA candidate Chris Long
We know. It's easy to make fun of far-right political candidates like Chris Long, who has, in an obvious pander to the MAGA voting base, promised to "make Chattanooga great again," if elected mayor of the city.
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Opinion: Tennessee’s immigration policy is based on lies
Based on the recent actions of the GOP supermajority in Tennessee's state legislature, one would think immigration is a scourge on society, that the mere presence of anyone not born in this country is somehow the source of all our problems.
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Opinion: The DOGE purge is not a war on government waste — it’s against us
For years now, the GOP has incessantly ranted about supposed abuse and fraud in federal spending, something the right claims keeps us from balancing the budget.
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Opinion: Re-elect Chattanooga Mayor Tim Kelly
The lone challenger running against incumbent Chattanooga Mayor Tim Kelly, in the ongoing municipal elections, is Chris Long, a candidate who has promised to "make Chattanooga great again."
