Champions of Health Care 2023: Ashley Haynes — Non-physician practitioner
Working with injured or ill children takes a special kind of nurse. Working with children who have suffered the unthinkable trauma of sexual abuse takes the nu…
Stories by Chris Vass
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Opinion: Farm bill still crammed with subsidies, pork
Decades ago, when the late Harry Reid was relatively new to the upper chamber, a book arrived at our offices courtesy of the Democratic senator.
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Opinion: Newsom can't quite bring himself to say California's drought is over
Gov. Gavin Newsom came close but couldn't quite bring himself to say it: The drought's over.
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Salute doctors who provide free services and more letters to the editors
In 1933, the wife of a Georgia physician, Mrs. Eudora Brown Almond, wanted to recognize the contributions physicians made to their patients and their communiti…
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Opinion: The 'outpouring'
The secular and cynical find it difficult to believe not only that "God governs in the affairs of men," as Benjamin Franklin said, but that he would visit this…
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Local history: Tennessee Historical Commission marker trail documents African American history
As spring approaches, it's time to begin thinking about adventures that do not require climbing gear, stopwatches or strength conditioning. Instead, residents …
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Opinion: Republicans are ready to ‘move on’ from Trump after election debacle. Too bad they can’t
Now that Donald Trump has authored Republicans' third national electoral rebuke in four years, the party that collectively surrendered to his dangerous buffoon…
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Traffic congestion is ridiculous
Obviously congestion and traffic in Chattanooga are at an all-time high. It's unsustainable, inefficient, dangerous, etc. I won't bore you with all the adjecti…
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2022 Champions of Health Care: Dr. Colleen Schmitt, physician — community
After more than three decades in exam rooms, procedure rooms, classrooms and board rooms, gastroenterologist Colleen Schmitt has seen it all. That's a safe bet.
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Opinion: Is Merrick Garland serious?
Commenting about the FBI executing a search warrant on former President Donald Trump's Florida home, which he approved, Attorney General Merrick Garland said: …
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Susan McGuire receives Champions of Health Care physician/community award
As a medical student at the University of Kentucky in the early 1970s, Dr. Susan McGuire was convinced of one thing - under no circumstances would she pursue p…
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Covering coronavirus: We will always do the right thing
Just as our newsroom is figuring out the strange new rhythm of telling the stories of our community facing coronavirus - a microscopic menace whose devastating…
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Vass: We will always do the right thing
Shelter in place. Social distancing. Economic fallout. Virus testing vs. antibody testing.
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Vass: CorningWare conundrum - how a 6-year-old story became our most popular in 2020 so far
Your local ink-in-the-blood journalists putting out a daily newspaper now spend some of our day looking at "big data" - the rich information that can be mined …
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Nevada desert towns prep for possible 'Storm Area 51' influx
Visitors descending on the remote Nevada desert for "Storm Area 51" are from Earth, not outer space.
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Lawmakers seek probe of ICE force-feeding of immigrants
Nearly 50 Democratic lawmakers called for a watchdog investigation of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Tuesday after the agency confirmed it had bee…
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China's growth slows as officials try to reassure investors
China reported economic growth sank to a post-global crisis low as finance officials launched a media blitz Friday to shore up confidence in its sagging stock …
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The Rant
Rhonda, we re-elected you. Make us proud. Get the ball and run with it. We are counting on you.
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Clergy across state oppose Amendment 1
Prepare for Election Day by going to www.timesfreepress.com/voterguide for the latest news and opinion about Amendment 1 and other key issues and candidates on…
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Gerson: Confrontation, not isolation
WASHINGTON -- The value of American foreign policy conducted by majority vote -- which might have resulted in a Nazi-occupied London -- is once again evident.
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Gerson: On Ebola, hard choices
WASHINGTON -- Here is what officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Institutes of Health have been telling us: America has …
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Thirkill and Johnson: Every baby deserves a chance
Infant mortality is a critical problem in our community. In fact, Hamilton County has a higher infant mortality rate than many underdeveloped countries. The In…
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Tennessee offers fireworks safety guidelines
NASHVILLE - The State Fire Marshal's Office is asking Tennesseans to keep safety in mind as they say goodbye to 2013 and usher in the New Year tonight and Wedn…
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Greater Chattanooga area Veterans Day events, promotions
Sunday events
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Gov. Bill Haslam says Smoky Mountains National Park to reopen for 5 days
NASHVILLE -- Gov. Bill Haslam announced Tuesday the Great Smoky Mountains National Park will reopen Wednesday for five days under an agreement with the Nationa…
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UTC lecture explores U.S. Constitution
• Who: Bradley Birzer
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Democrat Sara Kyle mulls bid for governor in '14
NASHVILLE - Fellow Democrats chanted "Run Sara, run!" during the party's annual fundraiser over the weekend in support of former Tennessee Regulatory Authority…
