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Times Opinion: Rideshare win could bring big changes
Uber and Lyft drivers in Massachusetts recently secured a major breakthrough in the struggle for union representation of rideshare drivers.
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Dear Abby: Second thoughts grow ahead of road trip’s departure
DEAR ABBY: My wife and I have scheduled a long road trip with another couple. All four of us are retired with a zest to explore.
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Times Opinion: A sustainable public school system in Hamilton County requires more investment
When it comes to local institutions, public education occupies a special place in our hearts and minds. It's where our children learn life lessons, develop both emotionally and intellectually and grow into adults who will one day lead us into the future.
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Free Press Opinion: Democrat Green has little chance of keeping promises even if elected
Our Democratic friends don't have a corner on making outlandish campaign promises, but they certainly have more practice at it and go to more extremes.
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Ron Hart: Left, right tolerate humor differently
The great comedy tradition of Johnny Carson, Jay Leno and even David Letterman was ruined by a few arrogant heirs and woke CBS and ABC/Disney executives. They slowly and "woke-ly" suffocated late-night comedy.
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Deborah Levine: Grateful for generations of do-gooders at Mizpah
Chattanooga's Jewish history is a product of many generations. The Mizpah Congregation synagogue is definitely part of that history.
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Times Opinion: Florida’s proposed tax cut spares schools, but leaves voters to do the math
We can at least say that the property-tax cuts the Florida legislature approved on Tuesday are an improvement from Gov. Ron DeSantis' initial proposal from less than a week ago.
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Clay Bennett's Times cartoon for June 5, 2026.
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Free Press Opinion: Jill Biden’s failure to act was costly
Jill Biden's book tour is exposing what is so wrong with the Democratic Party.
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Free Press Opinion: On Iran, Trump is stuck between two realities
Normally, I worry that events may overtake a column. But not so with the Iran war.
