Opinion
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Randy Boyd: College is worth it. Tennesseeans agree
As a new academic year begins on college campuses across the country, students and families are considering one of the most important investments they will ever make: a college education. And many are asking: Is it worth it?
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Natalie Harp
Clay Bennett's Times cartoon for Aug. 21, 2026.
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Fiscal Cliff
Lisa Benson's Free Press cartoon for Aug. 21, 2026.
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Dear Abby: Critics pan senior’s repeat performances
DEAR ABBY: I am 70 and consider my mental faculties to be normal. One aging issue my wife and I have noticed is that I tend to repeat stories to our children, grandchildren and friends
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Times Opinion: Trump and Co. should be careful stoking another Red Scare
With the House and Senate in recess and the midterm elections drawing near, President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance and House Speaker Mike Johnson recently launched an attack on Democrats that they think will ensure the GOP retain its congressional majorities.
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Community Voice: My grandfather didn’t see colorectal cancer coming, but you can
When my grandpa died, my family and I were left with many unanswered questions and a grief that many folks have felt. Yet, when we found out it was due to colorectal cancer (CRC), I realized I knew next to nothing about the disease that had claimed my grandfather's life.
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Ron Hart: The Great American political circus, now with extra clowns
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the Greatest Show on Earth: The United States of America, where the political process has evolved from a system of checks and balances into a high-stakes reality show that determines which party controls our nuclear weapons.
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Dear Abby: Calls and messages threaten racy video leak
DEAR ABBY: A few years ago, I started receiving mysterious phone calls from a man claiming to have in his possession videos of me performing sexual acts.
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Free Press Opinion: Coonrod hopes independent label can put her in House
For the better part of half a century, Chattanooga's District 28 state House seat has been almost a given. Whoever Democrats nominated held the seat until he or she wished to relinquish it.
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Lee Davis: Totten land raises questions of stewardship, debt and the future of Walden
Serving as mayor of a small town sometimes means making decisions where there is no obviously right answer. The debate over Walden's proposed purchase of the Totten property was one of those moments for me.
