Free Press Commentary
The latest Free Press Commentary coverage from the Chattanooga Times Free Press, part of our Opinion section.
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Bo Watson: Why I think it’s important to limit local property tax hikes
The property tax is one of the oldest forms of taxation in Tennessee.

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Community voice: Tennessee must modernize wildlife funding
Chattanooga's connection to the outdoors is more than a point of pride — it's a defining economic advantage.

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Free Press Opinion: Iran fix is a long-term prospect
It's impossible to know whether the U.S. president will carry out his threats to strike Iran, how the regime might retaliate or what the long-term fallout would be.

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Free Press Opinion: Road to success in 2026 means avoiding the left’s melodrama
Recent regional special elections have seen Democratic candidates win a number of races.

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Free Press Opinion: Jeffrey Epstein case forges a rare, cynical American consensus
Jeffrey Epstein has become one of the few scandals that unites Americans in cynicism.

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Free Press Opinion: Will Clintons tell House committee the truth?
After refusing a subpoena to appear before the House Oversight Committee and only after it became clear the committee that includes several Democrat members would vote to hold them in contempt of Congress, Bill and Hillary Clinton announced they would give sworn depositions concerning what they know about the convicted sex offender, the late Jeffrey Epstein.

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Ron Hart: Despite Left’s maligning of Melania, her movie does well
As fortune would have it, we saw the "Melania" movie at a début in Palm Beach and liked it. But then I read the predictably negative reviews of leftist Hollywood critics and their ilk in legacy media. They predictably trashed it. When it debuted at the box office, the movie did very well.

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Free Press Opinion: How all Americans can see economic gains
The economy is far too tight for many Americans — more about how to fix that in a minute — but first some good news: Household wealth is on the rise.

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Free Press Opinion: Hamas hostage details the horrors he experienced
It's much easier to romanticize Hamas when you ignore their brutality. That wasn't an option for Yair Horn.

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Free Press Opinion: In Virginia, if it moves, tax it
At first it seemed like something from the satirical website Babylon Bee. The new governor of Virginia, the "moderate" Democrat Abigail Spanberger, has proposed a tax hike on services such as dog walking and grooming.
