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Cook: An Open Letter to the Tennessee GOP

by David Cook ·November 11, 2018

Our new U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn is many things, but moderate is not one of them.

Lee Greenwood sings "Proud to Be An American," as Vice President Mike Pence and President Donald John Trump take in the scene of a capacity crowd at the outset of the MAGA Rally Sunday night at McKenzie Arena.

Cook: Want to fight hate? Quit social media

by David Cook ·November 4, 2018

As we prepare for the president to land in our city, today's column is about hate.

Rabbi Shaul Perlstein speaks during a prayer vigil at the Jewish Cultural Center on Monday, Oct. 29, 2018 in Chattanooga, Tenn. The vigil was held for the victims of the shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh.

Cook: The hardest gang to leave

by David Cook ·October 28, 2018

Sometime Tuesday, Casey Moore, a 24-year-old local writer, will go to jail.

Staff Photo by Dan Henry / The Chattanooga Times Free Press- 4/5/17. An inmate covers up to keep warm while waiting to be locked up at the Hamilton County Jail in downtown Chattanooga on April 5, 2017.

Cook: The lionhearted life of Osmette Kadrie

by David Cook ·October 21, 2018

Long ago, in the 1950s, at a Catholic school in Dakar, Senegal, a little girl walked in and took her seat.

Not long after having her lung removed, Osmette Kadrie stands with her husband, Dr. Hytham Kadrie, in 2016. (Contributed photo)

Cook: Why you should beware of a Chattanooga business improvement district

by David Cook ·October 14, 2018

I first heard of business improvement districts (BIDs) a decade ago, when a friend, Dr. Randall Amster of Georgetown University, was protesting an attempt by Tempe, Arizona, to transform its downtown.

Keim Shirley, left, puts his arm around Tracy Corello in a homeless encampment behind the city's wellness center on East 11th Street on April 6.

Cook: Why I still believe Christine Blasey Ford

by David Cook ·September 30, 2018

I still believe Christine Blasey Ford.

Christine Blasey Ford is sworn in before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2018 in Washington. Her attorney's Debra Katz and Michael Bromwich watch. (Win McNamee/Pool Image via AP)

Cook: Why I believe Christine Blasey Ford

by David Cook ·September 23, 2018

The person you are in high school is not the person you are as an adult.

President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 6, 2018, for the third day of his confirmation hearing to replace retired Justice Anthony Kennedy. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Cook: Colin Kaepernick and the Marlboro Man

by David Cook ·September 16, 2018

State Senator Bo Watson, R-Hixson, recently asked the Tennessee General Assembly's budget analysis office for a report detailing the extent of contracts between Nike and University of Tennessee schools.

A large billboard showing Colin Kaepernick stands on top of the building housing the Nike store at Union Square Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2018, in San Francisco.

Cook: Chattanooga…the Sun City of the South?

by David Cook ·September 9, 2018

We've been called the Boulder of the East.

Everlena Holmes, a Gellwood Block Leaders coordinator speaks during a meeting Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2017, at the Eastgate Senior Center in Chattanooga, Tenn. Mayor Andy Berke said Tuesday that he will ask the City Council to freeze property taxes for low- and moderate-income seniors to limit the impact of overall property tax increase.

Cook: The missed Opportunity Zone

by David Cook ·September 2, 2018

This is why people are so, so angry.