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: Independents leaving political parties behind
A record 45% of American adults now identify as political independents, according to new Gallup polling — up from 33% in 1990. That's a big change.
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Free Press Opinion: Romney on wrong end of debt argument
Congress is debating major funding bills that would avoid another of those phony government "shutdowns" now scheduled for Jan. 30.
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Ron Hart: Minnesota to be the newest asylum spot?
In another historic first of his presidency, Donald Trump attended the College Football Championship in Miami.
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Community voice: TVA’s new leadership is a win for farmers like me
As someone who has farmed in the Tennessee Valley my entire life, I know how directly the Tennessee Valley Authority's decisions shape the future of families like mine.
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Free Press Opinion: NASA’s new moon mission is riskier than it should be
Next month, four astronauts are expected to board a space capsule called Orion, blast off on a rocket known as the Space Launch System, and exit low-Earth orbit for the first time since 1972, en route to a 10-day flyby of the moon. Unfortunately, their mission will be riskier than it should be.
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Community voice: From one who knows — We can’t let Tennessee become Minnesota
A year ago, I moved my family to Chattanooga from Minnesota. There were a number of factors that contributed to my decision — the winters certainly being one of them.
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Free Press Opinion: Gambling is a bad bet and should be controlled
It wasn't that long ago when sports betting was illegal.
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Free Press Opinion: Marco Rubio emerging as trusted point man in Trump world
Secretary of State Marco Rubio — once derided by Donald Trump as "Little Marco" — has emerged as the trusted point man riding shotgun on Trump's mechanical bull of a foreign policy — from taking Greenland to dealing with a dangerous Iran.
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Free Press Opinion: The dubious art of explaining what Trump ‘really means’
Prominent Republicans insist on treating President Donald Trump like a child or a clueless old man, telling Americans that he does not mean what he says — despite the commander in chief making quite clear he means exactly that.
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Free Press Opinion: Supreme Court can’t change what is reality in gender differences
In 2015, the Supreme Court overlooked its prior decision and by a 5-4 vote declared the 14th Amendment requires every state to grant same-sex marriages identical recognition to those of opposite sex couples.
