Opinion
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Times Opinion: Anna Golladay is the change the Tennessee Democratic Party needs
For anyone outside of the MAGA cult, the state of our political reality is clear: Our democratic republic is at a crisis point. With President Donald Trump at the helm – and an obsequious Republican-majority Congress unwilling to assert its authority over the power-hungry executive – our country is being steered into an authoritarian abyss.
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Free Press Opinion: John Rose should be Tennessee’s next governor
It is telling, we believe, that President Donald Trump has chosen not to make an endorsement in the Republican primary for Tennessee governor, especially when one of the candidates has stuck to him like Saran Wrap.
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Free Press Opinion: Fleischmann, Hagerty on to November
Neither U.S. Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tennessee, nor U.S. Rep. Chuck Fleischmann, R-Ooltewah, has primary opposition in their bids for reelection next month.
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Community Voice: A data center moratorium that only pauses what’s convenient
On June 30, Hamilton County Mayor Weston Wamp announced a proposal to pause new data center construction across unincorporated Hamilton County for one year, giving county planning staff time to study the industry's impact on the power grid, water supply and rural infrastructure before any new facilities move forward. Commissioners will vote on that proposal on Wednesday.
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Times Opinion: Trump’s shiny new plane isn’t worth the cost — or the risk
Sometimes what goes around actually does come around.
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Free Press Opinion: When the guardrails are destroyed
People of a certain age were taught to respect the police, obey the law, and other rules and regulations mostly practiced by our parents and grandparents. They believed such things would lead to better lives for themselves and for the nation. For many, they did.
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Good Cop, Bad Cop
Clay Bennett's Times cartoon for July 15, 2026.
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Dear Abby: In-law’s sunny comments get on woman’s nerves
DEAR ABBY: My husband and I have four children, two of whom have congenital health issues we've been managing.
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Times Opinion: To repudiate Centerstone decision, put Democrats on the Hamilton County school board
As the right wing continues to dominate politics both federally and in Tennessee, there are numerous victims of the policies put forth by the Republican Party. Perhaps the greatest harm, above all other groups, is imposed on the most vulnerable: schoolchildren.
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Free Press Opinion: Elect Pricer, Connor, Daniel, Kuehn to Hamilton County school board
Clint Cooper's endorsements for the Free Press for Hamilton County school board.
