Times Editorials
The latest Times Editorials coverage from the Chattanooga Times Free Press, part of our Editorials section.
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Opinion: What Coty Wamp and most of us get wrong about crime
You wouldn't think a map of Chattanooga drawn in 1938 by a now-defunct federal agency would be all that interesting, but the way it separated neighborhoods — and what it claimed about the people who lived there — reveals a central conflict present in this country, in this city.
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Opinion: There’s a reason Republican school board members don’t want young people to vote
Elections, at their core, have a simple fundamental principle: Everyone who wants to and is eligible casts a ballot, and whoever gets the most votes wins.
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Opinion: It’s time to leave Donald Trump in the past and elect Kamala Harris
The Chattanooga Times, of course, endorses Kamala Harris for president of the United States.
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Opinion: If you care about education, elect Kathy Lennon
Ask most people who live in Hamilton County, and they'll tell you more needs to be done to improve public schools. It's been a part of the public discourse here for years.
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Opinion: To maintain the good in the state legislature, re-elect Yusuf Hakeem
In the past few years, Tennessee's state legislature has enacted many dangerously right-wing laws, such as legislation that criminalizes drag and another that prohibits red flag laws to keep guns away from those a danger to themselves and others.
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Opinion: Don’t compromise on abortion. Elect Ryan Scofield for state House District 29
Unlike many to the right of him in the state legislature, Republican state Rep. Greg Vital is a relative moderate on some issues amid the super-red GOP supermajority.
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Opinion: We need different representation. Elect Heather McClendon to state House District 30
Republican state Rep. Esther Helton-Haynes is among a GOP supermajority that is passing legislation far to the right of where it should be.
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Opinion: We need a sensible state legislature. Elect Missy Crutchfield
The Tennessee General Assembly and its GOP supermajority have been on quite the streak in recent years.
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Opinion: The state legislature demeans women. To change that, let’s elect Allison Gorman.
Last month, GOP state Rep. Greg Martin started giving his supporters red caps. Plastered on the back, was the representative's name. The message displayed on the front said all you need to know about Martin's views of women: "Pretty girls vote Republican."
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Opinion: Send Gloria Johnson to U.S. Senate
Tennessee needs new representation in the U.S. Senate. Republican Sen. Marsha Blackburn has shown herself to be out of touch with the issues that actually affect the state. The Chattanooga Times endorses her Democratic opponent, state Rep. Gloria Johnson.
