Opinion: No, Gazans can’t rise up against Hamas
"They could have risen up, they could have fought against that evil regime which took over Gaza in a coup d'état." Israeli President Isaac Herzog ought to know…
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Opinion: Music’s power in your brain
Watching the Southern Adventist University Symphony orchestra assemble in the Jewish Federation's auditorium, I didn't realize that I was standing next to a mu…
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Opinion: As the left vilifies capitalism, Ayn Rand’s ‘money speech’ is worth another read
We live in a world run by leftist tech oligarchs who purportedly detest capitalism.
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Kennedy: People are going crazy for this ‘groovy’ motel in Trenton
Who knew that renovating old roadside motels was a thing?
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Kennedy: Five wild ways our kids’ lives will be different in 2050
I've noticed that people of my generation — baby boomers — are in a nostalgic mood. Facebook is full of posts of boomers remembering their youth — sometimes wi…
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Opinion: Moccasin Bend: A look back at history in Chattanooga’s backyard
Moccasin Bend was a crossroads, a place on the Tennessee River of great importance through human history.
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Opinion: Addressing gun violence, beyond the mental health rhetoric
The harrowing mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine, has again thrust the U.S. back into the all-too-familiar and increasingly frustrating cycle of grief, rage and …
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Opinion: Restricting Second Amendment rights isn’t solution to mass shootings
In the aftermath of a tragedy, the search for solutions can often lead to extreme measures.
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Local history: Solving the Tennessee River Gorge perils
The Tennessee River Gorge is a 26-mile canyon formed by the Tennessee River as it cuts through the Cumberland Plateau west of Chattanooga.
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Opinion: Why Veterans Day evokes thoughts of World War II and Hitler
Even as a very young boy in the early 1940s, I was aware of terrible wars taking place in the world in which two of my uncles were fighting.
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Opinion: Trump is leading in the polls, but it’s not because voters love him
Paul McCartney recently released the last Beatles song, and the Rolling Stones topped the charts with their new album. We tangle with Iran, and then there are …
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Opinion: Can we feel safe and secure?
The room was packed at the Chattanooga Jewish Federation's panel discussion on safety and security.
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Kennedy: Seven things to do in Knoxville before you die
Kristen Combs is not a native of Knoxville, but you'd be hard-pressed to find someone who knows more about the state's third-largest city.
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Kennedy: When it comes to talking, less is more
University of Tennessee football coach Josh Heupel is teaching his young players — and the rest of us, too — a valuable lesson in diplomacy through his interac…
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Opinion: The roots and nuances of the Israel-Hamas war
As I've watched the heartbreaking scenes of death and destruction during the last few weeks — of the monstrous attack by Hamas on innocent Israelis, of Gazan c…
