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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: Sessoms’ Soapbox – The Tennessee GOP is off the rails
GOP members of the Hamilton County legislative delegation, speaking at various events this week, once again, in a not-so-stunning display, showed just how misinformed and harmful their policy positions are.
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Opinion: President Biden should commute federal death sentences
In 2003, Rejon Taylor made a grave mistake, one that cost the life of an innocent man and one that may cost him his.
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Opinion: Donald Trump is not a party guy
In our candidate-centric political system, every president is a singular figure in his own way, whose appeal to the public is at least a little distinct from that of his party. But presidents still have a relationship to that party, and their choice of Cabinet members and other high-level officials can tell any close observer a good deal about the nature of that relationship.
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Opinion: County leaders need to settle disputes and start governing
Weston Wamp, during his now over two years as mayor of Hamilton County, has, at numerous times, faced opposition from the county commission over key points of disagreement.
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Opinion: If the left wants to win again, we must be honest about the economy
If you take a look at any of the traditional indicators of how the economy's performing, you'll come away with one clear narrative: America's economy is booming -- the envy of other nations in a post-pandemic world ravaged by economic turmoil.
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Opinion: Sessoms’ Soapbox – The Tennessee delegation’s DOGE fascination
Donald Trump hasn't even become president yet, and Chattanooga's representatives in Congress are already making us a national embarrassment heading into another Trump presidency.
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Opinion: DOGE caucus is another example of Fleischmann’s affinity for the affluent
The U.S. national debt is more than $36 trillion and counting -- and Republican Rep. Chuck Fleischmann, Chattanooga's representative in the U.S. House, has a lot to say about it.
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Opinion: Tennessee’s regressive taxation ensures the poor subsidize the wealthy
When pitching the Volunteer State to prospective employees, many Tennessee companies cite one thing, above all, to lure top talent: no state income tax.
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Opinion: You can’t divorce politics from your relationships
Back during the 1968 presidential election, George Wallace, the openly segregationist governor of Alabama, ran on a third-party ticket, winning five states in the South amid a backlash to the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
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Opinion: Under a second Trump term, naturalization is under threat
With a looming second administration under President-elect Donald Trump on the horizon, concerns surrounding the fate of the millions of immigrants in this country are growing.
