Jack Bernard
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- Sep 18, 2026
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Local Opinion: Tennessee lawmakers need to raise state tobacco tax — for the children | Chattanooga Times Free Press (opens the original)
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"Tennesseans boast the fifth highest adult smoking rate in the nation, and over 31% of all cancer deaths in the state are smoking-related." — American Cancer Society Younger people and low-income groups are more likely to respond to higher tobacco pricing. Therefore, Tennessee's children are the ones who suffer the most because the legislature has not increased state cigarette taxes. The Volunteer State's rate is the eighth lowest in the nation.
Local Opinion: Is Tennessee really one of the worst states to retire? | Chattanooga Times Free Press (opens the original)
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A recent study by 24 Hour Caregivers has ranked Tennessee as the sixth worst state to retire, which both surprised and shocked me. As a healthcare executive, I worked extensively in all parts of the state. I also have relatives living in both the middle and eastern parts of the state. If I were going to move from Georgia, it would be to East Tennessee, a beautiful area with a lot to see and do. Per the study, almost all of the 10 worst states were in the South or Southwest, including Oklahoma, T
Times Opinion: Is abortion in Tennessee a dead issue? | Chattanooga Times Free Press (opens the original)
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"Today's signing changes nothing, and being pregnant in Tennessee is still far deadlier than it should ever be ... The only way to restore reproductive freedoms — before things get worse — are consequences at the ballot box for anti-abortion extremists." – Ashley Coffield, CEO, Planned Parenthood of Tennessee Coffield made the above statement after the 2023 enactment of very limited modifications to Tennessee's 2022 anti-abortion law, one of the strictest in the country.
Times Opinion: Was the U.S. created as a Christian nation? | Chattanooga Times Free Press (opens the original)
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Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof." — United States Constitution, First Amendment. Judy Woodruff of PBS had a Crossroads segment in June on "PBS NewsHour" concerning the debate over whether America was founded as a Christian nation. She reviewed how President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance, U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson and others have been pushing religion as part of our celebration of our nation's 250th birthda
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