Kennedy: Signal Elementary reunion astonishes organizers
Listening to Gary D. Beene talk is like listening to popcorn pop.
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Opinion: ChatGPT and other generative AI could foster science denial and misunderstanding. Here’s how you can be on alert
Until very recently, if you wanted to know more about a controversial scientific topic — stem cell research, the safety of nuclear energy, climate change — you…
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Good Deed: Firefighters honored for life-saving efforts
Two Chattanooga firefighters recently received special recognition for stepping up and helping others in need when they were off duty.
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Local history: One-fifth of city under water in ‘73 flood
Local residents still tell stories about the week in 1973 when the rain kept falling and the waters kept rising. Photographs prove those stories were not exagg…
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Opinion: We just visited Mother England. It’s like America, so much so it has a woke left
We just visited Mother England. It is just like America, only whiter. I went there with eight buddies. All together we were whiter than a Dave Matthews concert…
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Opinion: Coming to grips with what you cannot ‘unsee’
Sanctity: "Holiness of life and character: Godliness. The quality or state of being holy or sacred: inviolability."
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Opinion: Five pivotal points in the COVID-19 pandmeic
Experts have made it clear that the end of the COVID-19 national emergency, which was lifted on May 11, 2023, does not mean an end to the pandemic.
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Mundane Way: Advice to graduates (and the rest of us)
Recently one of my students, a high school senior, asked whether I had any advice to offer her and her soon-to-be-graduating classmates.
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Chattanooga history: The Rev. Battle, First Baptist Church labored ‘in the vineyard’
First Baptist Church on East Eighth Street was founded in 1866 with a flurry of prayers, songs and a celebration of spiritual and political freedom under the l…
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Opinion: New laws require local government to provide agendas, public comment periods
The Tennessee Open Meetings Act hasn't changed too much over the years. But this year, the General Assembly made two major improvements that were a long time c…
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Opinion: Little common sense and no brilliance
The recent televised town hall with former President Donald Trump attracted CNN's largest prime-time audience since July 21, 2022.
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Opinion: Disorder on the Southern border
I fear that if aliens land in the USA and say, "Take me to your leader," it will be very embarrassing for us.
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Kennedy: Twins take top academic honors at area school
Twins brothers Tate and Aidan Bird say they didn't know they were competing for the title of valedictorian of their senior class.
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Kennedy: Mother’s Day memories from 1972
Every morning when I reach for my milk, I see the little wallet-size photo on our fridge.
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Chattanooga history: First Baptist, Eighth Street, product of several splits
The July 17, 1916, Chattanooga Times headline proclaimed "Church's 50th Anniversary," noting that "members and friends of the First Baptist Church on Eighth St…