Kennedy: East Ridge couple sells leather goods made to last a lifetime
Tanning leather hides the old-fashioned way is a laborious process. High-quality leather goods are made from full-grain raw hides tanned with oils drawn from v…
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Kennedy: Five things good dads never do
Our younger son just turned 17, and he's looking at colleges. Meanwhile, our older son is on track to graduate from college next spring. For the first time in …
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Opinion: Rosalynn Carter: From stand-by-your-man to humanitarian
The first two photographs of Rosalynn Carter in Chattanooga Times Free Press archives are symbolic of the era — the good wife standing by her man — albeit with…
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Opinion: A local issue of national significance: Protecting Moccasin Bend
(Editor's note: Third in a series)
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Local history: Mayor Thomas Crutchfield put his reputation on the line for Chattanooga
The Crutchfield name became familiar to Chattanoogans within weeks of Thomas Crutchfield Sr.'s arrival here in the early 1830s.
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Opinion: News stories I’m thankful (and not so thankful) for this Thanksgiving
Thanks to the buffoons, reprobates, hypocrites and scalawags who make my job easier, it has been an epic year for humor. Here is my annual ADD list of random t…
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Opinion: Embracing a golden opportunity on Moccasin Bend
The state of Tennessee's proposal to build the new mental hospital on the Moccasin Bend National Archeological District has sparked quite a debate.
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Local history: Recognize that name? Chattanooga mayors often served beyond the city
Whether one is scanning a document about Hamilton County history or a dedication plaque on a local architectural treasure, a name may appear that sounds famili…
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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 …
