Opinion
Hear thoughts and perspectives from Chattanooga area community members
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Times Opinion: A transparent ruse against reproductive rights
Republican attorneys general from 14 states — led by Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway — sent a letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency earlier this month demanding action on what they warn is "a growing threat to the country's waterways."
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Free Press Opinion: Elon Musk’s new ‘trillionaire’ status is a good thing, actually
I am not a huge fan of Elon Musk as a political activist or commentator.
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Free Press Opinion: Adolescents stop reading as America’s education crisis moves to middle school
Today's 9-year-olds are significantly better readers than 9-year-olds were a half-century ago. Today's 13-year-olds are not.
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Times Opinion: Frazier Ave. redesign should be replicated across downtown Chattanooga
On Nov. 25, 2023, at the Forest Avenue block of Frazier Avenue on Chattanooga's North Shore, a tragedy occurred.
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Free Press Opinion: Wars also need fathers who serve beer and supervise ice cream operations
"What Did You Do in the War, Daddy" was not only a middling 1966 comedy movie, but also the occasional subject of lunchtime conversation among baby boomer students about their fathers.
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Community Voice: Forty years of helping Chattanoogans find home with Habitat
In 1985, a young Chattanooga family was living in a bus because a decent, affordable home was simply out of reach.
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Local History: Kefauver heads to U.S. Senate and takes on monopolies
Tennesseans woke up on Wednesday, Nov. 3, 1948, to see the Chattanooga Daily Times headline, "It's A New Day in Tennessee," and details that "Estes Kefauver was elected to the United States Senate; Gordon Browning was elected Governor of Tennessee and James B. Frazier was chosen to take Mr. Kefauver's place in Congress in yesterday's election."
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Readers write: A true story about metallurgy, Spain team and good things being hidden
True story. I don't recall the year, probably sometime in the late '90s, I dated a guy who was a metallurgist. He told me his company here in Chattanooga had lost the necessary formula for making its product.
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Readers respond: Keep local government small; Commending county on no tax increase
As a 27-year-old living in Chattanooga and Hamilton County, I observe both the successes and shortcomings of our local government.
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Letters to the editors: How can Rock City supersede residents?; Invest in shared experiences
When conversations arise about economic development, we often default to buildings, infrastructure, recruitment and the next big investment.
