Times Editorials
The latest Times Editorials coverage from the Chattanooga Times Free Press, part of our Editorials section.
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Opinion: Plan Chattanooga survey creates structure for city’s future
Plan Chattanooga, an effort to gauge how residents think the city is addressing issues now and what they envision for the future, recently posted results from an initial survey conducted late this summer.
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Opinion: It’s time to say goodbye to changing clocks twice a year
We have come to the day when we move our clocks back an hour, commonly described as "falling back," and say goodbye to daylight saving time. Perhaps members of Congress could get their acts together and make it unnecessary to change the clocks twice a year.
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Opinion: Lebron’s Look: Low-barrier shelter not a high risk for Chattanooga
Chattanooga police Capt. Zachary McCullough said in a Wednesday community meeting that he's open to the idea of the low-barrier shelter being built on East 12th Street.
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The Rant
I hope the broken city sidewalk in front of the CHATT Foundation is not an indication of how the city will take care of the proposed low-barrier shelter.
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Opinion: Lite Guv Burt Jones’ plan to arm teachers is gunning for votes
This one's straight from the book of, "Well, why not? I got nuthin' better."
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Opinion: The military-industrial-complex complex
Like most people who opine about politics and policy, I routinely talk in terms of left versus right. But when I do, I sometimes encounter people who decry this approach as simplistic. Surely, they argue, people are more complicated than that, and don't have views that can be neatly summarized by a single dimension.
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Opinion: Putting humanity at the heart of the Hamas-Israel conversation
During last Saturday's pro-Palestine rally at Coolidge Park, protesters held up signs calling for the end of the war between Israel and Hamas and also for the freedom of the Palestinian people.
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Opinion: Biden’s political skills are helping him get this crisis right
It's early, but the Israel-Hamas war is already demonstrating what presidents can bring to foreign policy crises — and why Joe Biden is well equipped to deal with this one.
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Opinion: Not one community should be left to address homelessness
On a perfect day, Merri Mai Williamson entertains guests with good food and great conversation at her home on East 10th Street, something she's become fond of over the years.
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Opinion: Medicare Advantage is great. Except for taxpayers
Every year, from mid-October to early December, millions of Medicare beneficiaries get the chance to pick a new health plan. With dozens to choose from and a blizzard of advertising, more seniors are going with the simplest, cheapest option: privately run plans known as Medicare Advantage.