Opinion
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More in Opinion, page 57
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Trapped in ICE
Michael Ramirez's Free Press cartoon for July 26, 2026.

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Dear Abby: Widow has second thoughts about rekindled romance
DEAR ABBY: After a four-year battle with cancer, my husband of 27 years passed away. After his death, I was contacted by a guy…

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Free Press Opinion: Early voting numbers tilting way of local Republicans
Remember the chatter after the Hamilton County primary election in May, when Democratic ballots for the first time in years outnumbered those of Republicans?

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Times Opinion: No wonder Elon Musk hates ‘The Odyssey’
Elon Musk is still mad about "The Odyssey."

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Get out of regime-change business, socialism a ‘dirty word’? and more letters to the editors
Please stop trying to convince me that I should not disassociate myself from longtime friends or new acquaintances because “it’s just politics.”

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Free Press Opinion: Daylight saving time permanent? Senate is unsure
Will the nation's biannual ritual of moving the clock backward and forward an hour soon be a thing of the past? Perhaps, but it's…

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Times Opinion: What reopening pandemic time capsules taught me about the future
Back in 2021 during the COVID-19 pandemic, like everyone else, I knew that we were living through an extraordinary moment in history. It was…

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The Purple Heart
Clay Bennett's Times cartoon for July 25, 2026.

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Times Opinion: To resolve infighting, Hamilton County Democrats must go the way of working-class voters
When historians look back at this time, they'll see a nation and its people at a crossroads — will we finally live up to…

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Free Press Opinion: Promises should be secured for Erlanger before any partnership
We expect the great majority of Chattanoogans don't care who owns the hospital they use as long as it meets their medical needs, doesn't…
