Opinion: Why this good midterm vote was a political two-by-four
The results of last week's midterm elections were remarkable for two reasons.
Local Columnists
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Kennedy: That time our son cracked the upstairs toilet
Let's talk toilets. Or as we say in the South, commodes.
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Good Deed: BASF Chattanooga donates respirators to Red Bank Fire Department
BASF recently donated 60 respirators to the Red Bank Fire Department in observation of Fire Prevention Week. The BASF facility recently upgraded its emergency …
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The Rant
Don't count on the mid-terms to solve our problems. Neither party will do anything if they are in power.
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Local history: Frazier First Education Governor
It was January 1903 and the Tennessee State Capitol was festooned for the inauguration of Tennessee's 29th governor, James B. Frazier of Chattanooga.
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Opinion: Sky-high inflation is likely here for awhile, regardless of which party controls Congress
Soaring inflation was a top issue for a lot of voters heading into the midterms, with most saying Republicans would do a better job of handling the problem.
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Opinion: Not a red wave — maybe a pink wave?
It looks like the GOP will take back the House, and it will be a month or more before we know the results in the Senate.
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Kennedy: ‘Kool-Aid mouth’ is a sign of runaway inflation
Most of us have a price point in mind for what we think things should cost.
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Opinion: American voters are angry
Regardless of whether they live in a red state or a blue state, identify as Democrats or Republicans, or claim to be ideologically liberal or conservative, Ame…
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Local history: Chattanooga’s only Tennessee governor
The Sept. 29, 1904, Chattanooga Daily Times headline announced "Big Parade for Frazier," followed by the report that more than 800 Democrats had marched in com…
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Opinion: New Zealand’s sad, silly rejection of Shakespeare
"Thou art the cap of all the fools alive." So says Apemantus to the title character in the William Shakespeare play "Timon of Athens."
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The Rant
In a rush to control Congress, Republicans nominated several bad candidates. What happens if these candidates get elected and can't be controlled once in offic…
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Opinion: Republicans and Democrats see news bias only in stories that clearly favor the other party
Charges of media bias -- that "the media" are trying to brainwash Americans by feeding the public only one side of every issue -- have become as common as camp…
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Good Deed: Salvation Army’s annual fall festival provided free flu shots, bikes and more
Last month, the Salvation Army's 614 Corps day shelter hosted a carnival-style fall festival for the Chattanooga community's underserved neighbors.
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Opinion: Voters need courage as well as conviction
What do you think will happen in the upcoming elections when Republicans hold up domestic terrorists like those who participated in Jan. 6 as heroes?