Opinion
Hear thoughts and perspectives from Chattanooga area community members
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Times Opinion: Congress must put guardrails on Trump’s vanity projects, spending
When President Donald Trump filed a $10 billion lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service in January, some pundits raised their eyebrows.
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Times Opinion: GOP hopefuls needed Trump in spring, but he’ll hurt in fall
From Indiana to Texas, President Donald Trump has been throwing his political weight around, using his clout to end the careers of Republicans who challenged his hold on the GOP.
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Trump slush fund, suckers paying taxes and more letters to the editors
Why do many media sources report President Trump settled his $10 billion lawsuit against the Treasury Department for leaking his tax documents to allow him to create a $1.8 billion "slush fund" to repay supporters targeted by Biden's "weaponized" Justice Department? This misses the point.
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Graham Platner
Lisa Benson's Free Press cartoon for June 4, 2026.
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Free Press Opinion: Chattanooga can handle two open-air music venues to regain that Riverbend vibe
We don't know what kind of concerts the Chattanooga Lookouts and the Tivoli Foundation have in mind for Erlanger Park, but we'd direct them to the wayback machine for a visit to 1982.
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Community Voice: W PAC is Wamp’s way of winning friends, influencing people
On May 5, primary election day, Hamilton County Mayor Weston Wamp announced the formation of W PAC, a political action committee aimed at raising and distributing upwards of $50,000 for local conservative candidates.
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Community Voice: Hamilton County expanded ICE collaboration. Why hide the cost?
Hamilton County's role in immigration enforcement is rapidly expanding and the enormity of its impact is largely hidden from public view. Local taxpayers may be absorbing the cost, but the records required to expose the full expense are being withheld by Hamilton County Sheriff's Office.
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Tennessee job loss, a Hamilton County mayoral debate?, data center spending and more Rants
Headline: "Tennessee sheds jobs 5 months in a row." (6/2) GOP: "Hey rich people, you need vouchers, poor people's taxes? We got you!"
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Free Press Opinion: Taming the regulatory ‘dark matter’
The Trump administration has made strides in chopping away at the corpulent federal administrative state. Nevertheless, the Competitive Enterprise Institute estimates that government regulations still pile $2 trillion in annual costs on American consumers, or nearly $16,000 per household.
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Illegal Tender
Clay Bennett's Times cartoon for June 3, 2026.
