Times Commentary
The latest Times Commentary coverage from the Chattanooga Times Free Press, part of our Opinion section.
More in Times Commentary, page 31
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Times Opinion: Don’t let fear rewrite America’s legacy of refugee resettlement
When the Taliban took Kabul in 2021, the world watched as Afghans clung to departing planes, hoping desperation might carry them to safety. We were among the lucky ones. We made it out.
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Times Opinion: Seniors face unfair rents and homelessness. They need rent control
From mobile home parks in Maine to modest apartments in California, seniors desperately need rent control to protect themselves against skyrocketing rents charged by predatory landlords.
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Times Opinion: Trump’s attempt to hijack states’ election authority is dangerous
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro is correct to join 23 other states in challenging President Donald Trump's executive order that instructs the U.S. Postal Service to regulate mail-in voting across the 50 states. The states have the Constitution on their side.
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Times Opinion: Faith lessons don’t belong in public schools, and Christians know that
We had so much going on last week, that it's easy to miss things like the latest attempt by conservatives to reshape the U.S. into a theocracy. Not satisfied with shoehorning Bible stories into its English curriculum and the push to display the Ten Commandments in public classrooms, the Texas Board of Education is now considering adding Bible verses to the required reading list for students.
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Times Opinion: What the Artemis II mission means for humanity
The 10-day Artemis II mission represents a defining moment in modern exploration.
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Times Opinion: Youth sports shouldn’t be a privilege for the rich
It's often said a parent's love can't be measured, but a recent survey on youth sports may come close.
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Times Opinion: My frustrations were global, but the solutions were local
In 2006, three days after a 14-year-old boy named José was shot and killed in front of his house, I rang his mother's doorbell holding nothing but a handwritten condolence note from a city councilman.
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Community Voice: Preserve federal arts funding making an impact in Chattanooga
Anytime I'm advocating for public funding for the arts, there is always someone who says taxpayers should not be responsible for funding the arts.
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Community Voice: Tennessee histoplasmosis outbreak shows a bigger problem
I have spent the better part of three decades watching the same story repeat itself in different geographies, different languages, and with different pathogens. The disease changes. The communities bearing the brunt of it rarely do.
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Times Opinion: Medicare — Essential in wartime, too
When Maryland Gov. Wes Moore appeared on CBS' "Face the Nation" on Sunday, he dismissed as "nonsense" the president's suggestion that the federal government should reconsider funding programs such as Medicare or child care during wartime.
