Opinion Articles

Title	Published
2017: The Year For Common Sense In Gun Control - And Response (3)	1/3/2017 6:24 PM
Wanted - An Independent Audit Of Walker County Financials And Personnel	1/3/2017 3:00 PM
Grohn Wants More Cops, Jobs, Training, 'Affordable' Housing	1/3/2017 2:44 PM
Roy Exum: Blue States & ‘Us’	1/3/2017 3:58 AM
Roy Exum: My January Garden 2017	1/2/2017 4:04 AM
A New Year’s Gift	1/1/2017 6:02 PM
Mayor Berke Is No More To Blame For Chattanooga's Crime Rate Than All The Mayors Before Him - And Response (2)	1/1/2017 5:55 PM
Roy Exum: Listening Trumps Anger	1/1/2017 6:35 AM
Roy Exum: The Worst Mayor Ever	12/31/2016 4:37 AM
Blessings To The T-DOT And Rogers Family	12/30/2016 11:44 AM
From Russia, With Love - And Response	12/30/2016 11:40 AM
Roy Exum: "Mad Dog" Never Yells	12/30/2016 3:40 AM
Lame Duck Heiskell Should Not Be Making Last-Minute Appointments - And Response	12/29/2016 6:07 PM
Why Are Hamilton County Teachers Forced To Work On A National Holiday? - And Response (6)	12/29/2016 5:16 PM
2 New Laws Needed	12/29/2016 2:46 PM
Buy Votes With Your Own Money - And Response (2)	12/29/2016 10:06 AM
Roy Exum: School Board Embarrassment	12/29/2016 6:54 AM
Anti-Crime Legislation A Bit Myopic	12/28/2016 5:03 PM
Roy Exum: 5 Dreadful Stories	12/28/2016 12:30 AM
Roy Exum: Think Before You Bolt	12/27/2016 5:19 AM
Roy Exum: Our State’s Sick Joke	12/26/2016 5:21 AM
Roy Exum: Christmas In 2016	12/25/2016 3:31 AM
Code Enforcement As Modern Day Segregationists Enforcers	12/24/2016 12:35 PM
Prancing Politicians	12/24/2016 12:31 PM
Roy Exum: Christmas Eve, 2016	12/24/2016 4:01 AM
Lawyer Lanes Instead Of Bike Lanes - And Response (2)	12/23/2016 10:03 AM

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