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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: Democrat Jack Allen will be an asset to Tennessee’s 3rd Congressional District. Elect him
You wouldn't think a former bank executive in his 70s would be one to speak a political language that addresses the vast inequities in Chattanooga and the broader region, but you'll find just that in Jack Allen, the Democratic candidate for Tennessee's 3rd Congressional District.
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Opinion: Marjorie Taylor Greene is an unnatural disaster
A week after Hurricane Helene left a path of destruction from north Florida through Georgia and South Carolina into western North Carolina, hundreds of thousands across the Southeast are still without power and cell service.
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Opinion: Why backlash to Trump could spark the ‘Fourth Founding’
It has been a long night of terror for American pluralism and democracy. The Republican Party since 2016 has burrowed ever deeper into authoritarian terrain.
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Opinion: Georgia poised to be ground zero for the next insurrection attempt
Just over two months after Donald Trump's loss to Joe Biden in the 2020 presidential election, the former president made a phone call to Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, pushing the state official to "find 11,780 votes" – the exact number needed to flip the state to Trump.
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Opinion: Sessoms’ Soapbox – While natural disasters wreak havoc, they have a way of bringing us together
Growing up in eastern North Carolina along the Neuse River, hurricanes and subsequent flooding were a familiar part of life every late summer and early fall.
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Opinion: Democrats, start calling out racist immigration agenda of Donald Trump and JD Vance
Imagine: A federal government, furious over the 11 million undocumented immigrants living in the United States, sends the National Guard across America to work with local police, going door to door, to round them up.
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Opinion: A new mental health institute must be closer to the city and away from historic sites
On Thursday, Gov. Bill Lee announced a new site for the Moccasin Bend Mental Health Institute won't be on the peninsula, a decision the Chattanooga Times applauds, but relocation there should have never been considered.
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Opinion: A pledge to serve readers, without fear or favor
In 2015 when Donald Trump rode down the escalator at Trump Tower in New York City to announce his run for the White House, my life was at a crossroads. I was stuck.
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Opinion: America needs Georgia Republicans to defend democracy again
Four years ago, it was a Republican official in Georgia, Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, whose refusal to cooperate with Donald Trump's attempts to overturn the 2020 presidential election by trying to "find" 11,780 votes helped ensure the integrity of the state's results, and democracy itself.
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Opinion: Lock him up? Donald Trump’s crimes present a challenge for Kamala Harris’ campaign
When Hillary Clinton referred to Donald Trump's 34 criminal convictions during last week's Democratic National Convention, a loud chant of "Lock him up!" arose from the crowd. Clinton, the target of countless "Lock her up!" chants stoked by Trump eight years ago, permitted herself a nod and a smile.
