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: The Right may rue expanding presidential powers
Do President Donald Trump's policies have staying power? Conventional Beltway wisdom would suggest no. But we are not in conventional times.

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Free Press Opinion: Sorry, Elon, we should still save for retirement
Put me down as an AI optimist.

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Free Press Opinion: Should Iran’s executioners go unpunished?
To put into perspective the scale of the Iranian regime's massacre this month of its own people, it's worth recalling that more than 1,200 Israelis and foreign nationals were murdered in the Hamas-led attack on Oct. 7, 2023, while just under 3,000 people perished in the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.

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Free Press Opinion: De-escalate the rhetoric, for a start
Ancient proverbs can be helpful in adjusting our language and behavior in ways that can benefit every generation. They have become ancient because they work.

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Ron Hart: A look at Trump’s first year (back) in office
Donald Trump used his return to the White House for his second presidency to issue 225 executive orders, reconfigure federal organizations and policy and start changing the world in the process.

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Free Press Opinion: Putting Homan in charge of ICE in Minnesota a chance for reset
Kristi Noem may have to fall on her sword, but a major reset of how ICE operations in Minneapolis are conducted is the best way to get the country back on track in terms of enforcing immigration law.

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Free Press Opinion: UAW needs Chattanooga more than workers need UAW
I spent 35 years at General Motors and the Saturn Corporation and represented thousands of United Auto Workers members in Flint, Michigan, and Spring Hill, Tennessee.

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Free Press Opinion: A false narrative in Minnesota — again
If you follow what presents itself as "reporting" these days, you have likely heard about a 5-year-old boy in Minneapolis who was used as "bait" to get his father, who had abandoned him, to return so he could be arrested. Some claimed the child had been "kidnapped" by ICE.

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Free Press Opinion: Protect American-made crop protection tools for affordable food
By the time the sun comes up over Franklin County, I am already thinking about the day's weather, the condition of the soil and what the crops need next.

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Free Press Opinion: Forget Greenland, Iran ripe for action
Even as the world focuses on the future of Greenland, the Trump administration has effectively walked away from events in Iran.
