Opinion
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State Opinion: A conservative case against Tennessee Amendment 1
Those who know me know I am a staunch conservative.
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Dear Abby: Parent’s worst fear becomes recurring nightmare
DEAR ABBY: My two youngest children have special needs. Both have the mentality of a 7- or 8-year-old.
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Free Press Editorial: Board, city, taxpayers eyeing The Bend update
A 120-acre piece of downtown property is big enough to significantly accentuate or significantly hinder the growth of a city.
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State Opinion: Vote Yes on Amendment 2 to keep Tennessee free from a state property tax
In a few short weeks, Tennesseans can do something the legislature cannot do alone: permanently protect their homes, farms and land from a state property tax.
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Trick or Treat
Clay Bennett's Times cartoon for Oct. 7, 2026.
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Dear Abby: Husband struggles to manage wife’s dementia and hoarding
DEAR ABBY: As an 80-year-old man, I'm up against a problem I cannot deal with.
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Free Press Opinion: Appetite seems low for state, local restricting
We'll admit the exercise seems legally permissible, but we believe any talk about redistricting the state legislature, the Chattanooga City Council or the Hamilton County Commission is more likely a way to gin up anger and drive voters to the Democratic Party.
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State Opinion: Vote Yes on Amendment 1 to close revolving door on repeat violent criminals
A year ago, the American people watched in horror as 23-year-old Iryna Zarutska was brutally stabbed in the neck while on her way home from work on a train in Charlotte, North Carolina.
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The High Court
Clay Bennett's Times cartoon for Oct. 6, 2026.
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Dear Abby: Partner’s frequent family visitors strain relationship
DEAR ABBY: I've been in a relationship with a man for three years and living with him for the past two.