Staff List
David Cook (Reporter) |
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| Phone: | 423-757-6329 |
| E-mail: | dcook@timesfreepress.com |
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Bio:
David Cook is the award-winning city columnist for the Times Free Press, working in the same building where he began his post-college career as a sportswriter for the Chattanooga Free Press. Cook, who graduated from Red Bank High, holds a master's degree in Peace and Justice Studies from Prescott College and an English degree from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville. For 12 years, he was a teacher at the middle, high school and university levels. A Marshall Memorial Fellow, Cook published in magazines (The Sun, Utne Reader, Geez), academic journals, an anthology on homelessness ("Personal Struggles, Professional Lives: Ethics and Advocacy in Research on Homelessness" — Lexington Press) and an anthology on grandparents and grandchildren ("Grandparenting with Heart" — North Atlantic).
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Cook: It's time to ditch plastic straws
Earlier this week, for a few glorious hours, I was like Kim Kardashian.
Cook: The Black Panthers and Chattanooga
A Chattanoogan whose life was as crucial, if not more so, to our American democratic story.
Cook: City Hall fails transparency test on mayor's Interagency Council on Homelessness
From the very beginning, Chattanooga Mayor Andy Berke promised open and transparent city government.
Cook: Chattanooga, meet the young men of 2029
Last Saturday, as their parents pushed back dinner plates and settled into their chairs, 66 young men from across this...
Cook: Building the bridge that won't collapse
Were we to try and build a bridge yet ignore the laws of the physical world — gravity, tension, motion...
Cook: The church of the lawn-mowing servants
Soon after Dianne Whitlow lost her husband, she began to lose her yard.
Cook: A man for our time: The life of John P. Franklin Sr.
Late one night many, many years ago, the telephone rang inside the home of John and Eva Jim Franklin.
Cook: Stop comparing Trump to Hitler
Days ago, as Americans raged against immigrant families being separated at our southern border, former CIA director Gen. Michael Hayden...
Cook: Croaking it up on Father's Day
Five times a day, my cellphone tells me something I'd rather it didn't.
Cook: Many bridges in this town need lighting
Not long after the news broke that City Hall hoped to spend $4 million — roughly half from taxpayers, half...
Cook: 'The Book of Mormon' and the most Bible-minded city
Single performance tickets go on sale soon for this season's Broadway at the Tivoli program, which includes eight performances of...
Cook: Of a different kind: Honoring Javon, Reuben and Dan
As he does most Wednesdays, JaMichael Heathington, a teacher and coach at Calvary Christian School, began the evening's Bible study...
Cook: How inclusive is Chattanooga?
A few weeks ago, the Urban Institute released an online database that measures inclusion in 274 of the largest U.S....
Cook: Mother's Day and the political ceiling
Among the Mother's Day bouquets and brunches, make sure you also give your mom a voter registration card.
Cook: Seven questions for the Homelessness Council
Tuesday afternoon, the city's newly formed Interagency Council on Homelessness meets for the first time.
Cook: Ten words for the new Southside development
As with any major project, we should ask: How much of this new push for development on the Southside and...
Cook: Room at the table: An Earth Day invitation
Fifteen years ago this summer, my wife and I stopped eating meat.
Cook: The gold and dust of Jane Henegar
Two moments from last week reminded me of the importance of powerful teaching, especially as the Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program...
Cook: Presbyterians, peace and the nuclear bomb
On Good Friday, just days before Easter, the U.S. Department of Energy gave final approval to complete construction on the...
Cook: What's the future of homelessness here?
A few weeks ago, as Chattanooga Police Department Chief David Roddy spoke to city council members about a growing panhandling...
