Opinion
Hear thoughts and perspectives from Chattanooga area community members
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State Opinion: Rural Tennessee deserves world-class care close to home
In rural Tennessee, access to healthcare is often measured in miles.
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Free Press Editorial: Businessman Hatley a viable alternative?
Sixty-two years ago this month, a man who had never run for public office made a speech for a presidential candidate that came to be known as "A Time for Choosing."
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Perspective: How long must a city ponder its riverfront?
How long must a community ponder a project before it moves forward? It's a fair question for a city that has spent years debating the future of its waterfront.
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Perspective: A different view of what Walden owes its future
As vice mayor of Walden, I appreciate Mayor Lee Davis' thoughtful comments over the past months on why he opposes the purchase of the Totten property.
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Perspective: Why the hoopla over Ten Commandments displays?
Despite numerous displays of Judeo-Christian symbols adorning our nation's capital, including three representations of the Ten Commandments in and around the U.S Supreme Court, some folks are not happy with those displays in public schools.
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Readers write: City ambassador impresses celebrating couple
My wife and I visited Chattanooga for the first time Oct. 2-7. Among other things, we were celebrating our 40th anniversary. Everything was wonderful. One day we were having lunch at Bluegrass Grill at a communal table. We learned the young man sharing the table was local, born and bred, was a few days from his first anniversary. We exchanged stories about your fine city. After he left, we learned that he paid for our lunch and wished us a happy 40th. What an ambassador for your fine city. You should be proud of citizens like him. We'll never forget our first visit to Chattanooga.
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Letters to the editors: Lower-cost prescriptions are being threatened; Writer voting ‘yes’ on Amendment 1
How can Steven Hale in a recent TFP article say, with a straight face, that (Amendment 1) "will do nothing to keep us safe?"
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Free Press Editorial: Fleischmann remains in strong position with electorate
Democrats have challenged U.S. Rep. Chuck Fleischmann, R-Ooltewah, with a variety of candidates — lawyers, doctors and in 2024 even a moderate businessman — but to no avail.
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Local Opinion: Wall Street is buying Tennessee’s hospitals, but families are paying for it
When Tennessee families go to the hospital, the last thing on their mind is who owns the building or how much money an investment firm expects to make from their care. In that moment, they just want to know that they'll get the treatment they need without being left with a bill they can't afford.
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America
Clay Bennett's Times cartoon for Oct. 17, 2026.
