Opinion
Hear thoughts and perspectives from Chattanooga area community members
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Times Opinion: Trump’s vaccine order puts parents in a bind
President Donald Trump's proposed sweeping changes to the childhood vaccine schedule, whether ever actually implemented or not, are yet another affront to public health…
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Free Press Opinion: How about a 30-minute time change?
Last month, the House passed the Sunshine Protection Act of 2025 with bipartisan support, as evidenced by a 308-117 vote. It will now move…
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Free Press Opinion: Are we now bent over an oil barrel in Iran?
"We are the United States of America and there is nothing we can't do if we do it together." — President Joe Biden
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Woke Two
Lisa Benson's Free Press cartoon for Aug. 13, 2026.
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Free Press Opinion: Consider all options before shifting Orchard Knob students to Howard campus
We're not surprised that Hamilton County Schools Superintendent Justin Robertson's plan to move Orchard Knob Middle School students to The Howard School campus landed…
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Community Voice: We need to tell the Ed Johnson story the right way
Recently, we were alerted to two developments involving the Ed Johnson story: the Aug. 9 premiere at Songbirds of "The Last Sunday," a film…
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Wamp’s reelection, gas prices, communism and more Rants
Two people you should never trust: a preacher who tells you how to vote and a politician who tells you how to pray.
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Times Opinion: Trump’s antipathy to wind energy is lose-lose-lose
President Donald Trump's weird hatred of offshore wind energy is costing a lot as Uncle Sam has to pay off the companies which had…
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The War Room
Clay Bennett's Times cartoon for Aug. 11, 2026.
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Dear Abby: Sister would prefer to skip abusive brother’s memorial
DEAR ABBY: My brother "Earl" and I always had a very bad relationship. When I was 6 and Earl was 13, he molested me.…
