Opinion
The latest Opinion coverage from the Chattanooga Times Free Press, including Cartoons, Columnists, Dear Abby, Editorials and 5 more sections.
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Perspective: What Scouting Has Given Our Family
Scouting hasn't just changed our children. It has changed us as parents.

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State Opinion: Vote yes, yes and yes on constitutional amendments
On Nov. 3, Tennesseans can write three key principles into our state constitution: keeping dangerous criminals off the streets, shielding homeowners and businesses from a state property tax and giving crime victims stronger rights.

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Letters to the Editors: US now must shun Russian diesel fuel; Religion doesn’t lend credence to character
America needs to show both do-nothing parties that we're not going to take it anymore and vote independent.
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Readers Write: Every voice deserves to be heard
About 3 million people in the United States stutter. With the passing of International Stuttering Awareness Day on Oct. 22, I hope we will give each of them something simple: the time to finish what they want to say.
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Perspective: 5 questions to ask before choosing a health plan
Millions of Americans review their health plan options during open enrollment each fall, often the only time they can choose or change coverage.

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Happy Halloween
Clay Bennett's Times cartoon for Oct. 24, 2026.

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Subscriber Exclusive
Breaking ground on federal building recalls evolution of buildings here
Sometime in 2030, when the new federal courthouse at the corner of Georgia Avenue and Vine Street is completed, or later if construction delays it, somebody will find fault with some aspect of the architecture, structure or fittings.

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Infestation
Lisa Benson's Free Press cartoon for Oct. 24, 2026.

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Halloween the holiday for showing your true self
The contemporary American folk holiday of Halloween has been frightening the young folk, ringing the cash registers and generally influencing popular culture for nearly 200 years.

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Dear Abby: Grandparents worry about drug use around grandchild
DEAR ABBY: Our 24-year-old daughter, "Becca," and her 26-year-old boyfriend, "Jason," (the father of our 7-year-old granddaughter) recently bought a home.