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Chattanoogans divided on if and what makes America great

Anthony Stanton poses for a portrait with a copy of the ten commandments which he was carrying on Market Street on Wednesday, June 8, 2016, in Chattanooga, Tenn.
Anthony Stanton poses for a portrait with a copy of the ten commandments which he was carrying on Market Street on Wednesday, June 8, 2016, in Chattanooga, Tenn. Anthony Stanton poses for a portrait with a copy of the ten commandments which he was carrying on Market Street on Wednesday, June 8, 2016, in Chattanooga, Tenn.

What makes America great?

Is it a core group of beliefs that unites us all?

Or our willingness to share our nation with people whose beliefs are very different from our own?

And what would make it greater?

A range of local residents were asked this week about what is wrong and right with the U.S.A.