It seems almost quaint now to recall the passage of Gov. Bill Lee's Education Savings Account (ESA) pilot program in 2019 that allowed eligible students in Davidson and Shelby County schools to use state and local money toward education expenses, including tuition at participating private schools.
Whether Hamilton County Mayor Weston Wamp is taking a signal from the Trump administration's Department of Government Efficiency or doing it because he is a conservative, any effort to slash waste in government should be applauded.
While we could not support Gov. Bill Lee's Education Freedom Scholarships Act for various reasons, including the relatively short time given for debate on such an important issue, we nevertheless will cheer for its success.
We don't know what the next four years will look like, but, no matter the incoming president, Inauguration Day always carries with it the air of hope, the promise of the future, the spirit of unity.
When we think of hostages being released around a presidential inauguration, we think of the 52 freed by Iran on Jan. 20, 1981, as President Ronald Reagan was concluding his inaugural address.
The decision by the United States General Services Administration (GSA) to locate a new federal courthouse on a 4-acre block on Vine Street reminds us of the original decision to move the Moccasin Bend Mental Health Center to ... Moccasin Bend.
Hamilton County commissioners evidently have found a way they can put attorney Janie Parks Varnell on the payroll without ruffling the feathers of Hamilton County Attorney Rheubin Taylor.
It's an investment that will not pay off for years, if ever, but it's an investment in local students that a number of Chattanooga nonprofits and the city of Chattanooga believe is worth making.