Opinion
Hear thoughts and perspectives from Chattanooga area community members
More in Opinion, page 36
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Times Opinion: Democrats’ greatest divide isn’t race or money
Overeducated and underpaid: Welcome to the rising faction of voters pushing the Democratic Party to the socialist left and foreshadowing a clash with mainstream liberals in 2028.
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Community Voice: Mobile crisis services help fill Tennessee’s youth mental health gap
As concerns grow about the future of healthcare access in rural Tennessee, mental health professionals at Youth Villages encourage families to become familiar with a resource that remains available statewide: mobile crisis services.
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Free Press Opinion: Tennessee has highest U.S. property tax increases
It stands to reason that a state without an income tax will need to find revenue somewhere, but it may alarm Tennessee residents that this state has had the largest average annual property tax increase between 2019 and 2025 of any state.
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Craig Fuller: Plans for the Times Free Press put Chattanoogans, families first
It has been a few weeks since my father and I purchased the Times Free Press, one of the most important institutions in our city and one of the most impactful community newspapers in the country.
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From the editor: Ranters bid a pithy farewell to the Rant
Limitations promote creativity — something a professor I once had loved to say.
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Perspective: AI is removing the first rung on Chattanooga’s career ladder
Chattanooga is moving in the right direction on artificial intelligence (AI) skills. The harder question is whether employers will still provide a first rung for people to use those skills at work.
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Local History: Chattanooga parks envisioned more than century ago
Warm weather finds local residents enjoying the many Chattanooga and Hamilton County parks that beckon families to put aside their digital screens and journey outside to commune with the trees, green spaces and the glorious Tennessee River and its tributaries.
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Letters to the editors: Overlooking governor candidate; gun violence; TFP’s new direction and more
Dear Clint [Cooper], I appreciated your editorial that included so many Tennessee women who have made history (8/16), but I was sorry to see you only included Jerri Green and Marsha Blackburn as the gubernatorial candidates and left out [independent] Lauren Pinkston.
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Readers write: Keep Times Free Press obituaries affordable for all
I love our newspaper, BUT, after the first 50 words, does the newspaper have to charge 75 cents per word for anyone wanting to put an obituary of their loved one in the paper?
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Deborah Levine: Don’t let your cross-cultural communication skills fade away
When was the last time you had a conversation with someone different from yourself? It was probably more recently than you think, since we're all different. No two people are exactly alike.
