Opinion: Memphis, state reforms were no help to Nichols in police beating death
On Friday night, the world was able to witness what up until then only Memphis police and law enforcement officials had seen — the vicious beating three weeks …
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Opinion: The lesson from George Santos? Don’t elect such candidates in the first place
There is convincing evidence that freshman U.S. Rep. George Santos, a Republican, lied about his alma mater, his employment history, his ethnic heritage, his f…
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Opinion: Who chooses spending priorities seems to be at heart of dispute between mayor, County Commission
Hamilton County Mayor Weston Wamp apparently didn't see the hornet's nest he was about to run into when he suggested the county reallocate 4.2% of the federal …
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Opinion: ‘Unabashed’ beating in Memphis; meanwhile, on Signal Mountain ...
In a society where guilt by association seems to be de rigueur, law enforcement agencies all over the country are most likely taking a hit today because of the…
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Opinion: What Jerry Seinfeld’s ‘Black Card’ can teach lawmakers about the debt limit
As members of Congress debate the debt limit, some seem to think the government has an American Express "Black Card."
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Opinion: Once ‘dirtiest city in the country,’ Chattanooga on Lawn Starter list as 102nd dirtiest city
Fifty-two years after being called the dirtiest city in America, Chattanooga once again found its name on a list of the country's dirtiest cities this week.
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Opinion: A tale of two Jewish leaders
Volodymyr Zelenskyy made headlines again Sunday by firing a deputy infrastructure minister suspected of bribery.
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Opinion: Did Mars bring The Great M&M's Controversy upon itself?
Did Mars bring the Great M&M's Controversy on itself?
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Opinion: A surprise resignation
Like Halley's Comet that only comes around every 75 years, the resignation of a top politician from office is a rare occurrence.
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Opinion: Watson vows no going back on forced annexation
The word "annexation" in a new bill filed in the Tennessee General Assembly has spooked people afraid the state may be seeking to return to the day when munici…
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Opinion: The debt-ceiling nonsense has gone on long enough
The recurring farce of lifting the U.S. government debt ceiling began again this week.
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National Debt
Michael Ramirez' Free Press cartoon for Jan. 24, 2023.
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Opinion: China’s decline has become undeniable; now what?
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Opinion: Information on differing races, sexes and cultures is important, but remove the ‘bias’ in order to offer instruction
A Chattanooga lawmaker has filed a bill that would keep employees at public schools and universities from being required to take "implicit bias" training.
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Opinion: The other side of fame
The death at age 54 of Lisa Marie Presley, daughter of Elvis, got me thinking again about the two-edged sword that is fame.