Free Press Commentary
The latest Free Press Commentary coverage from the Chattanooga Times Free Press, part of our Opinion section.
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Free Press Opinion: Divisive partisanship has no place in Hamilton County, Wamp writes
From the time I was a boy growing up around Hamilton County politics, I have seen the Chattanooga Times and Free Press editorial pages serve as the forum through which local decisions were debated in good faith and a shared love of our community. Fittingly, the conservative Free Press has favored the politics of the Wamp family more frequently than the Times, but from Pat Wilcox to Pam Sohn, the editors of the Times have given credit where it was due regardless of political affiliation.
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Free Press Opinion: Will this be an unhappy American birthday?
In one month, the United States will observe its 250th birthday. It is shaping up more like a memorial service for a lost loved one than a party to celebrate something special. Rather than anticipating a happy occasion, America at 250 is increasingly characterized by anger, name-calling and scandals.
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Free Press Editorial: Alligator sculpture in Fountain Square recalls interesting history
We were intrigued by a recent Facebook post by Chattanooga and Hamilton County historian Linda Moss Mines that showed a new metal alligator sculpture beneath the recently refurbished fireman's statue at Fountain Square across from the Hamilton County Courthouse.
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Ron Hart: Left, right tolerate humor differently
The great comedy tradition of Johnny Carson, Jay Leno and even David Letterman was ruined by a few arrogant heirs and woke CBS and ABC/Disney executives. They slowly and "woke-ly" suffocated late-night comedy.
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Free Press Opinion: Jill Biden’s failure to act was costly
Jill Biden's book tour is exposing what is so wrong with the Democratic Party.
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Free Press Opinion: On Iran, Trump is stuck between two realities
Normally, I worry that events may overtake a column. But not so with the Iran war.
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Free Press Opinion: Taming the regulatory ‘dark matter’
The Trump administration has made strides in chopping away at the corpulent federal administrative state. Nevertheless, the Competitive Enterprise Institute estimates that government regulations still pile $2 trillion in annual costs on American consumers, or nearly $16,000 per household.
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Free Press Opinion: Democrats need better icons than multi-millionaire Stephen Colbert
Democrats should come up with better cultural icons than aging, washed-up multi-millionaire former talk show hosts.
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Free Press Opinion: Hey, America: Stop complaining
Whatever the outcome of the "deal, or no deal" scenario with Iran, the public attitude toward the war has been disturbing.
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Ron Hart: Update from your humble war correspondent
We are now three months into a war that we were told would last a month and that we won four weeks ago.
