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Opinion - Columnists
Smith: Are we headed toward our first Civil War?
In my years as a pilot for a major airline, I've spent lots of time in downtown hotels throughout our...
Greeson: Hillary finding wrong ways to stay in conversation
Well, now it's completely political.
Kennedy: Alexian Brothers seek out lonely seniors
In the 14th century, the Black Death killed about one-third of the population of Europe.
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Greeson: Blessings of Pop will be remembered
When my father died from brain cancer last week, it left a hole in my soul.
Loftin: Peace and justice memorial offers lynchings 'recovery'
Since the Equal Justice Initiative (eji.org) opened the National Memorial for Peace and Justice here in April, it has attracted...
Cook: It's time to ditch plastic straws
Earlier this week, for a few glorious hours, I was like Kim Kardashian.
Kennedy: Nothing's as sweet as two stinking boys
Living with two boys is an exercise in stink management.
Robbins: The history of the Friends of Moccasin Bend National Park
The roots of the Friends of Moccasin Bend National Park go back to 1920, when Adolph Ochs, publisher of The...
Good Deed: Neighbors helping their neighbor
Ten Glass Farm residents, in partnership with Habitat for Humanity and Glass House Collective, celebrated NeighborWorks Week by devoting a...
Levine: Unconscious bias 'R' Us
Who doesn't know about the cops being called on two black men at Starbucks?
Hart: The further adventures of my Drunkle Mac
It is time I stop railing at politicians and start making fun of my family again.
Kennedy: Former McCallie 'Spiritual' now hopping with the Frogs
Please forgive Michael Brown's neighbors in Harrison if they think he's a little daffy.
Thomas: Let Blackburn help Trump with veterans
I served in combat on the rivers in Vietnam with the U.S. Navy, and now I serve my fellow veterans...
Greeson: Tweeter in chief again misses mark on social media
It arrived with the subtlety of a migraine, like the unannounced appearance of your brother-in-law on the porch with a...
Kennedy: There's no place like (a $100-million) home
I grew up in a duplex. Our four-person family occupied one side of a 1,392-square-foot, pre-World War II bungalow purchased...
Alexander: Senate's 'innocent until nominated' habit
The United States Senate has developed a bad habit of treating presidential nominees as "innocent until nominated."
Cook: The Black Panthers and Chattanooga
A Chattanoogan whose life was as crucial, if not more so, to our American democratic story.
Moore: Do you own a Sears Roebuck home?
From 1908 until 1940, a potential homeowner could order an entire house from Sears Roebuck.
Good Deed: Erlanger welcomes teenagers for the annual volunTEEN Program
This summer, Erlanger again welcomed hundreds of teenagers to its campuses for the annual VolunTEEN Program, a way to introduce...
Greeson: The importance of voting, value meals and Saturday stars
Did you vote Thursday? If not, why not?
Hart: Let's just admit that schools lower academic standards for athletes
College football season is just around the corner. It was a mild, wet spring in the South, great for growing...
Kennedy: Notre Dame class of '58 celebrates milestone
It's remarkable how the years melt away when members of the Notre Dame High School Class of 1958 gather for...
Greeson: Commissioner Fields knows it's time for another to serve
The Hamilton County Commission met Wednesday morning. That's not exactly breaking news.
