Opinion
Hear thoughts and perspectives from Chattanooga area community members
More in Opinion, page 74
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Perspective: Read local students’ thoughts on being American at 250
An optimistic thread emerged when we asked local high schoolers the question "What is an American?" in an essay contest earlier this year.
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Perspective: Brotherhood the highest ideal in ‘America the Beautiful’
I was in Florida on Super Bowl Sunday and drove to my friend's home to watch the game. I put the pregame show on the radio and was still in the car when Brandi Carlile sang "America the Beautiful."
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Perspective: Naturalization shows the ritual of becoming American
I've peered into the Grand Canyon, ferried to the Statue of Liberty and survived the Fourth of July throngs on the National Mall. But none of these came as close to stirring my affection for America, to capturing what I appreciate about the place, as the day, nearly 12 years ago, I attended a U.S. naturalization ceremony.
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Local History: Gen. Sherman’s polarizing legacy exemplified at Chattanooga
William Tecumseh Sherman was a Union general in the Civil War, best known for his campaigns in the Western Theater, including Chattanooga and his destructive "March to the Sea."
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Letters to the editors: Airport Inn shelter needs services; Honor retired Mocs softball coach
I heartily approve of Chattanooga donating the Airport Inn to operate as a supportive shelter.
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Readers respond: Chicken plant apartment for rent; Frank Lloyd Wright’s quoted grammar
For lease: 17 Broad St. 1 bedroom, spacious, modern 600 sqft. layout. There is an abandoned chicken slaughterhouse next door. On-site fitness center, 24/7 w/pool.
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Letters to the editors: Thank veterans on 250th; Left should appreciate America’s freedom
There are many Americans that still feel that our country is the greatest country on the face of the earth. And it is because of the genius of our Constitution that guarantees liberty and freedom to all.
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Community Voice: One student’s poetic answer to ‘What is an American?’
What is an American? A question that's age old.
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Good Deed: Woodmore students get hands-on lesson on watersheds
Local third graders got a hands-on lesson on water cycles, weather and local water resources thanks to a partnership between WaterWays and Woodmore Elementary School.
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Readers write: ‘Blessed’ to live in my Southern castle among green hills of Tennessee
How can a sneeze be that important. The 12-year-old son of Prince William and Princess Kate sneezed.
