Opinion
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Free Press Opinion: This July 4, let us rededicate ourselves to helping preserve the republic
America has much to celebrate this July 4, but also much to do. Even after 250 years, the task of conserving the republic given to us by our Founding Fathers is a never-ending struggle.
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Community Voice: Thirty years later, let’s honor 1996 Olympic Whitewater Center lost to fire
Thirty years ago this summer, a coalition of organizations including the U.S. Forest Service, the International Olympic Committee, TVA, the state of Tennessee and Polk County worked tirelessly to prepare the Ocoee River and its Whitewater Center to host canoe and kayaking events for the 1996 Olympic Games.
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Save Act
Lisa Benson's Free Press cartoon for July 2, 2026.
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Dear Abby: Sister has revealed her true colors time and again
DEAR ABBY: When I was 16 and my sister "Daisy" was 18, I found out she was in a sexual relationship with my boyfriend, "Tyler" (also 18).
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Times Opinion: Let’s remember what we’re celebrating on July 4th
Happy 250th birthday to America and to all my fellow citizens. Let's celebrate!
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Times Opinion: From Ford to Trump — A contrast in anniversary celebrations
What a difference a half century has made.
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Times Opinion: Supreme Court lets Trump govern by decree on TPS
The justices of the U.S. Supreme Court last week let President Donald Trump put another nail in the coffin of America's humanitarian asylum program and allowed him to end Temporary Protected Status for some 350,000 Haitians and 6,000 Syrians in the country, who could now be sent back to life-threatening conditions abroad.
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Free Press Opinion: Turns out, Bush was right on Social Security
As Social Security hurtles toward insolvency, its path is a reflection of missed opportunity.
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Letters to the editors: Oppose Plan Hamilton; a response from the Great Pumpkin
Plan Hamilton is supposed to be a five-year plan to guide development, zoning and infrastructure in unincorporated Hamilton County.
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Birthright Citizenship
Clay Bennett's Times cartoon for July 1, 2026.
