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: Weekend Dialogue / Where was Chattanooga’s budget crisis in May?
When did the sky fall?
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Opinion: Trump is working toward peace, so now the Democrats love war
Unlike career politicians, Trump quickly got the momentum going on ending the bloodshed in Ukraine by meeting with Putin in Alaska and Zelenskyy in Washington. The pace was dizzying.
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Opinion: So, is hazing OK at UTC?
"Boys will be boys."
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Opinion: Trump is capping graduate school loans, so experience may become more valuable
Browse through professional job listings on LinkedIn or Indeed, and you are likely to see "bachelor's required, master's preferred." These days, it seems almost impossible to get an entry-level position without extra school.
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Opinion: Trump’s overtures to Putin have gained us nothing and cost the Ukrainians dearly
"I think the meeting was a 10 in the sense that we got along great."
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Opinion: Trump’s view aside, voting by mail unlikely to be eliminated
Since President Donald Trump will not be on the ballot in either the 2026 or 2028 federal elections, we're not sure why he pledged in a social media post Monday to get rid of mail-in ballots. But the past may offer a clue.
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Opinion: A primer for pruning federal regulations; some state experiments are paying off
President Donald Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill Act includes $100 million for the Office of Management and Budget "to pay expenses associated with improving regulatory processes and analyzing and reviewing rules."
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Opinion: If Chattanooga leaders stick to new proposed tax rate, it may be gambling on residents having long memories
Chattanooga Mayor Tim Kelly's six-cent reduction in his proposed certified property tax rate should be welcome news to those city residents worried about the size of the rate increase, but whether it's an opening for negotiations or "the finalized version," as an administration news release said Friday, remains to be seen.
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Opinion: Trump sends weakness signal to world
Promising severe consequences if Russian President Vladimir Putin didn't agree to a ceasefire with Ukraine and then apparently reversing himself is what sends a signal of weakness, not only to Putin, but to the world.
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Opinion: Chattanooga City Council members must leave race out of budget discussion
When race was brought into the mix in the Chattanooga City Council's discussion of the fiscal 2026 budget last week, it poisoned the waters. As it nearly always does.
