Kennedy: Some dealers tap the brakes on electric cars
Our family recently bought a used truck — a 10-year-old Toyota Tundra with a muscular V-8 engine.
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Use Fed Funds To Move State Higher In Education
According to information from Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee's office, the Volunteer State is ranked 49th in education spending. The District of Columbia and 47 other…
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Opinion: Don’t give in to gloom; the world is getting better
It is easy to believe the world is falling apart while watching the news. Climate change, political division, coups d'état, the global pandemic, Russia's ruthl…
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Opinion: Israel-Hamas war tests left’s views on cancel culture
Most people seem to think that free speech means saying whatever you want without consequences. But that's never been true — at least, legally speaking. The Fi…
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Local history: Requests for help in Athens were unheeded
After fighting Nazi fascism and Japanese imperialism, victorious World War II veterans began returning home to McMinn County in late 1945. In their absence, Pa…
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Opinion: Polls have value, even when they are wrong
An ABC News/Washington Post poll last month generated outrage among Democrats. The headline on the story, "Trump edges out Biden 51-42 in head-to-head match-up…
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Dunkin’ Joy in Childhood Foundation Gives $11,000 To Chattanooga Area Food Bank
The Dunkin' Joy in Childhood Foundation recently announced a $10,000 award to the Chattanooga Area Food Bank, solidifying its commitment to bringing the simple…
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Walker County district gets nearly $1,000 from Fries for School Supplies initiative
Local McDonald's owner-operator Jim Aaron, as a result of the recent Fries for School Supplies initiative, donated $981.39 to the Walker County School District…
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The Rant
Riverbend served Chattanooga as a meaningful part of city's history. Time to send it to the taxidermist, hang 'er on the wall and remember it occasionally.
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Morning Pointe Senior Living facilities helping in Samaritan Center food drive
Residents and staff at several Morning Pointe Senior Living communities in the Chattanooga area are participating in The Samaritan Center's Fall Food Drive, a …
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Opinion: The changing world order
I'm often asked how I'm doing since Hamas' barbaric massacre in Israel on Oct. 7.
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Opinion: War! What is it good for?
The more evolved segment of the Republican Party, led by us few, small-"l" libertarians, has the GOP heading in the right direction on wars. Tired of endless w…
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Kennedy: Motorcycle wreck survivor looks for meaning in accident
James Wilson was blasting down a highway near Reno, Nevada, five years ago this week on a Yamaha racing motorcycle when the bike left the road and clipped a si…
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Kennedy: I’m watching ‘Emily in Paris,’ and I blame Peyton Manning
Darn you, Peyton Manning.
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Opinion: United States must stand by Israel in its hour of need
The world watched with horror as hundreds of Hamas terrorists breached Israeli territory to slaughter Israeli civilians on Oct. 7.
