Opinion
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More in Opinion, page 89
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From the editor: Data showed a pattern in immigration arrests. We had to tell the story
The most compelling local journalism usually begins with a pattern someone notices on the ground.
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Times Opinion: In Tennessee, the fight for LGBTQ+ rights is far from over
It's been over a decade since the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision Obergefell v. Hodges allowed same-sex couples to marry nationwide -- a monumental achievement in the push for LGBTQ+ rights.
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Letter to the editor: Chattanooga postmaster urges safety around dogs
Did anyone bite you at work today? On average, 14 mail carriers per day will say "yes."
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Letters to the editors: This is no ceasefire; Democrats fixated on wrong things
The dictionary still defines a ceasefire as "a cessation of fighting, a truce." We often hear the term "fragile ceasefire" and other descriptions that are questionable, when in fact both sides are still participating in hostilities.
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Readers respond: What’s the issue with efficiency?; Reader disturbed by other Frazier crash driver
I was startled to see the first sentence in the Times editorial (6/2).
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Letters to the editors: Red Bank tax hike seems like a done deal; enjoying Harrison Center
I live in Red Bank and I just (I am ashamed to say) attended my first city commission meeting. The main topic was the resolution to raise the property tax rate by $0.16 per $100.00 of assessed value.
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Free Press Opinion: The American creed is a culture
One month short of America's 250th birthday, it's clear we won't be getting an extravagant and unifying celebration of American greatness and patriotism. So maybe the best we can hope for is a healthy debate about the nature of American identity, which might lay a foundation for a more splendid celebration come 2076.
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Flag Day, Bennett’s American Dream, TCAP testing and more Rants
It's Flag Day! Fly Old Glory. Home of the free because of the brave. Freedom of press, to worship, to bear arms. Now defend her.
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Good Deed: Hixson, Collegedale students help raise over $17k for new mothers in Sierra Leone
Students at local schools raised more than $17,000 to fund pre- and postnatal care for new mothers and their babies in Sierra Leone.
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Community Voice: We need a plan to preserve the future of Chattanooga’s past
Imagine, for a moment, that every building and structure in Chattanooga constructed before 1940 vanished overnight.
