Times Commentary
The latest Times Commentary coverage from the Chattanooga Times Free Press, part of our Opinion section.
More in Times Commentary, page 21
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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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Community Voice: Americans don’t want war with Cuba. Will Tennessee representatives take our side?
I visited Cuba in March. One of my reasons for visiting was a suspicion that United States citizens were not getting the full picture from our own media coverage. It seems ridiculous, but to be informed, I felt I just had to see it with my own eyes.
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Times Opinion: The time has come for city-owned groceries
As advocates for progressive social policy, we found it rare and promising good news when New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced in April he plans to create a city-owned grocery in East Harlem, Manhattan.
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Community Voice: See the truth and humanity behind claims about Chattanooga’s homeless
More humane treatment of the homeless population, including more permanent shelter beds with support services, is in the best interest of all Chattanoogans.
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Times Opinion: Mamdani’s housing plan builds in the right way
Mayor Zohran Mamdani and his deputy mayor, Leila Bozorg, get solid grades for addressing the biggest issue in New York City: the lack of housing.
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Times Opinion: Supreme Court reform will test Democrats
Former Vice President Kamala Harris turned heads with a video earlier this month in which she argued Democrats need an "expanded playbook" to explore structural reforms to American government, including the Supreme Court.
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Times Opinion: Forty years after Chernobyl, war threatens a new nuclear disaster in Ukraine
On April 26, 1986, the world experienced the worst nuclear power plant disaster in history: the explosion and fire of reactor No. 4 at the Chernobyl plant in Ukraine. The accident was caused by design flaws and human error.
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Times Opinion: Conservation depends on cooperating and transcending borders
Political tides rise and fall.
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Times Opinion: Protect English learners in nation’s schools
The Trump administration's recent decision to dissolve the U.S. Department of Education's Office of English Language Acquisition has received little public attention. But for more than 5 million English learners in America's public schools, the consequences could be life-altering.
