Opinion
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Deborah Levine: Lessons from the September loss of iconic women
September has seen the loss of incredibly influential woman locally, nationally and internationally.
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Mr. Secretary
Lisa Benson's Free Press cartoon for Sept. 24, 2026.
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Local History: Jefferson Davis’s visits to Chattanooga
Jefferson F. Davis was the president of the Confederate States from 1861-1865. He visited Chattanooga on two notable occasions, one tied to the secession crisis and the other to Braxton Bragg’s failure after the Battle of Chickamauga.
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Dear Abby: Unfaithful husband invites other woman to move in
DEAR ABBY: My husband, "Dirk," cheated on me more than 20 years ago. He has kept in touch with the woman since then.
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Free Press Editorial: Measuring education success by other than per-pupil spending
If you listen to critics of education in Tennessee, the only way to fix any problem is to spend more money per pupil.
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Regional Opinion: Financial literacy isn’t optional. Junior Achievement can help
Next spring, more than 70,000 Tennessee high school seniors will cross a graduation stage. State law says every one of them will have completed a course in financial literacy. Yet, too many will still leave that stage unable to build a budget, read a credit report or recognize predatory debt.
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Times Opinion: Trump’s phoniness on display for Tar Heels
North Carolina's motto, "esse quam videri," translates as "to be rather than to seem."
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Tea Leaves
Clay Bennett's Times cartoon for Sept. 23, 2026.
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Gas Prices
Michael Ramirez's Free Press cartoon for Sept. 23, 2026.
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Dear Abby: Mom’s passing triggers reevaluation of friendships
DEAR ABBY: My mom died of extreme old age recently. She was a sweet woman everyone loved.