Opinion
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Local Opinion: Trial and error best method for data centers?
It doesn't seem that long ago when the idea of a data center meant a few shrugged shoulders, a couple of confused looks and at best a few questions along the line of: "What is a data center?"
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Dear Abby: Daughter spurns father for questionable reasons
DEAR ABBY: Last year, a lifelong friend of mine, "Lisa," succumbed to long-term cancer. I'm close to her only child, "Becky."
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Free Press Editorial: Watson eyes challenges for state in reelection bid
Since being elected to the Tennessee state Senate in 2006, Bo Watson, R-North Chattanooga, has never had a primary opponent and has run without a general-election opponent three times.
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State Opinion: A scholarship program that could help public school students, too
Education debates have a habit of forcing people into corners: public school or private school. Choice or no choice. For tuition subsidies or against them. The new Federal Scholarship Tax Credit deserves a more thoughtful discussion.
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Kimberly Guilfoyle
Clay Bennett's Times cartoon for Oct. 14, 2026.
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Dear Abby: Student eager to move despite mental health struggles
DEAR ABBY: I'm 34 years old and have been diagnosed with schizoaffective bipolar disorder.
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Dear Abby: Campaign sign leads to marital strife
DEAR ABBY: I went out to run errands, and when I returned home, I found a political sign in our front yard.
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Free Press Editorial: House members not likely to change
It seems clear at this point that whatever blue surge there is in this country in next month's election won't have many tentacles in Tennessee.
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Local Opinion: Evolution toward banning the death penalty
Tennessee's recent failed attempt to execute Christa Pike has brought considerable attention to that case and the horrific homicide of Colleen Slemmer.
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Fuel Gauge
Clay Bennett's Times cartoon for Oct. 13, 2026.
