Free Press Commentary
The latest Free Press Commentary coverage from the Chattanooga Times Free Press, part of our Opinion section.
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Opinion: Can the ‘Lost Generation’ be found before it’s too late?
The current generation "Z" — those now roughly between 13 and 28 years old — is becoming our 21st-century version of the "Lost Generation."
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Opinion: Making the case for a ‘permanent pause’
Following the shooting of two National Guard members in Washington, D.C., the day before Thanksgiving, President Trump announced he wants to "permanently pause migration" at least until he is satisfied that those from Afghanistan and other unstable countries have had their backgrounds thoroughly investigated.
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Opinion: The American middle class is shrinking, and that’s OK
The good news is that Americans have never been richer. The bad news is that most of them don't feel like it.
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Opinion: The gender wars are heating up — on the right
More than half a million women left the labor force this year. Many are mothers with young children. It's being called the next she-cession.
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Opinion: The Inflation Reduction Act is inflating Tennessee seniors’ Medicare bills
When President Joe Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) in 2022, he promised it would lower health care costs for seniors.
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Opinion: Ron Hart’s annual ‘ADD list of things I am thankful for’
Thanks to the reprobates, hypocrites and buffoons who make my job easier, it has been an epic year for humor. Here is my annual ADD list of random things that I am thankful — and not so thankful — for this year:
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Opinion: Competent prosecutors would have helped in Comey, James cases
A federal judge has dismissed indictments against former FBI director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James. The move should be a lesson for the White House.
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Opinion: Chattanooga State doesn’t play football; we improve lives
After Oregon's win over the University of Southern California on Saturday, Head Coach Dan Lanning (formerly an assistant coach at the University of Georgia) said, "We didn't play Chattanooga State today, like some other places."
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Opinion: U.S. should remember Reagan’s suggestion of ‘We win, they lose’
In 1988, when President Ronald Reagan was asked by a reporter during the summit in Moscow what his goal was in the Cold War, he said: "We win, they lose."
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Opinion: On Thanksgiving, remember that gratitude makes good citizens, heals divisions
President Abraham Lincoln officially made Thanksgiving a national holiday in 1863, during the Civil War that threatened the very existence of the United States.
