Times Commentary
The latest Times Commentary coverage from the Chattanooga Times Free Press, part of our Opinion section.
More in Times Commentary, page 48
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Community Voice: Saving open land like Enterprise South benefits us all
Whew! What a relief that the threatened 500 acres (20%) of the Enterprise South Nature Park has been saved from industry, and McDonald Farm too.
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Times Opinion: The three main architects of Trump 2.0
Since returning to office, President Donald Trump's administration has shredded the economic safety net for millions, rolled back a half-century of civil rights advances, threatened the long-term health of Americans and unsettled U.S. allies.
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Community voice: WTCI PBS is ‘Stronger Together,’ stronger than ever
I always figured Chattanooga's PBS member station, WTCI, could be a self-sustaining entity.
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Times Opinion: Minnesota is under siege. This cannot stand
Minnesota has endured unrest before, but this looks and feels different. Battalions of armed federal agents are moving through neighborhoods, transit hubs, malls and parking lots and staging near churches, mosques and schools. It feels like a military occupation.
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Deborah Levine: East Ridge Fire Rescue continues to protect and serve
I was intrigued by the email about the 'Push In' celebration of a new fire truck in East Ridge, a role model for growing Tennessee cities.
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Times Opinion: What my Trump-supporting friends won’t say
Let's resolve to have the courage to speak up more in 2026.
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Times Opinion: Trump’s efforts to control the Federal Reserve put the US economy in jeopardy
Donald Trump was elected twice on a slogan to make America great, but nearly everything he does makes the country worse.
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Times Opinion: With high deductibles, even the insured are functionally uninsured
I recently saw a patient complaining of shortness of breath and a persistent cough. Worried he was developing pneumonia, I ordered a chest X-ray. He refused.
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Times Opinion: The year’s new political fault lines are already forming
We're barely into 2026, and events are already unfolding that could meaningfully reshape the political landscape.
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Times Opinion: Slashing foreign aid risks millions of lives
The White House announced last January that waging war on the "foreign aid industry and bureaucracy" would be among its first orders of business.
