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Free Press Opinion: Mark Herndon’s words to school board members more sad than ‘silly’
Many of Democratic mayor candidate Mark Herndon's supporters, and perhaps others with compassion for the death of his son, found it applicable to excuse his nonpayments on a recreation vehicle he purchased when the news surfaced earlier this year.
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Times Opinion: Keep up congressional pushback against Trump’s anti-science agenda
For about a decade, hundreds of deep-sea buoys off America's coasts have been monitoring the conditions of the Pacific and Atlantic oceans.
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Deborah Levine: Scammed by AI’s pseudo-famous folks
Artificial intelligence can let us have conversations with folks who are long gone. Fascinating!
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Ron Hart: My mid-year look back at 2026
Here are a few stories I couldn't get to this year.
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Free Press Opinion: Young people need to know the truth about communism
Those of a certain age — meaning roughly 65 or older — will recall the "Bicentennial Minute." These were one-minute homages to the mostly good history of America that ran on CBS 1974 through 1976 to mark America's 200th anniversary.
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Justice
Clay Bennett's Times cartoon for June 26, 2026.
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Good Deed: Developer’s golf tournament raises money for Crime Stoppers
A charity golf tournament recently raised $4,500 for Chattanooga Crime Stoppers.
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Local History: Estes Kefauver was twice a presidential hopeful
Tennessee Sen. Estes Kefauver garnered national attention with his willingness to take on the most powerful. He counted among his targets: organized crime with Tennessee's own Boss Crump; the wealthiest entities "preying on the common man," including the pharmaceutical industry and its alliance with the American Medical Association; the political leaders who chose to continue the disenfranchisement of the poorest with the poll tax; and those who sang the praises of veterans but voted against the GI Bill.
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Socialism
Lisa Benson's Free Press cartoon for June 26, 2026.
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Readers respond: Mischaracterizations of Chattanooga Police, Frazier Ave. redesign and more Letters
Thank you, Ben Sessoms, for providing the Chattanooga Police Department an opportunity to address how its officers enforce laws related to immigration and provide context omitted from your recent editorial (Times, 6/19).
