The most memorable quotes in the Chattanooga Times Free Press for March 8-13.
“We don’t have religious exemptions for parents who want to leave the hospital with their baby without a car seat. Why should we have one for vaccinations that protect children from life-threatening diseases?”
— Dr. John Dreyzehner, Tennessee health commissioner, on the need to increase child vaccination rates
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“No matter what we change, it’s not going to stop men and women getting together, no matter where you put them — singing in a choir, running a bar, or as policemen.”
— Cleveland City Councilman George Poe, on the scandals and the need for changes at the city police department
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“Would they take the extra time seriously, or will it be ‘fake time?’ If they take it seriously, then it may well have some small benefit.”
— Joshua Goodman, professor at Harvard Kennedy School, on whether adding minutes to the school day can make up for time lost to bad weather
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“I’m not certain it’s so much of a large school, small school issue. It’s how we fund education in Tennessee.”
— Gov. Bill Haslam, acknowledging moves by multiple counties to sue the state for more school money