Cook: 365 ways to say thank you
On the first day of 2013, Justin Smith put 365 white pieces of paper inside a Mason jar, thinking it could change the world.
Cook: This bird’s for you
Earlier this week, some guys from a local radio station named me their 2013 Turkey of the Year, all because of a column I'd written about my relationship with a former gang member in town. Apparently, they thought it fowl.
On my honor, I pledge God, country, others, self
Want to feel hog-heaven-good about things? Need a wholesome Tuesday before the chaos of Black Friday? How's a little giblet for your gravy? Then I give you these three little words:
Cook: Child care for the next 30 years
What if there was a way to do things differently so that the problems we face could be fixed for generations to come?
Cook: They call her Katniss
In the spring of 2012, Kacie Thach went to see "The Hunger Games" movie on the big screen. It changed her life, like something being shot straight into her heart.
Cook: The white faces of crime
They arrested 32 black men on gun and drug charges and called them our city's "worst of the worst."
Cook: With this vote, I thee wed
Mark West, head of the Chattanooga Tea Party, is right.
Cook: Searching for Bilal Shabazz
Below is an excerpt from the speech Patrick Carroll gives to his high school seniors about bullying a former classmate:
David Cook: Medical marijuana provides answer to Ooltewah family’s prayers
To understand why the Koozer family - Justin, Annie and 2-year-old Piper - left all their friends and church family in Ooltewah to move across the country to Denver, where they knew no one, try this: Start counting from zero all the way to 2,000. Or go walk two miles. Or watch the nightly news.
Cook: A dozen homeless stories
1. It's hell. I once heard of a man here who was sleeping under a bridge -- Veterans Bridge, I believe -- during winter. He drank vodka until he passed out, only to wake up when the rats began to gnaw on his face.
