Anthony Cook
The Anniston Star
Talladega, AL, United States
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Brother of 9/11 victim from Jacksonville: National unity is best tribute on 20th anniversary
Roy Williams, Dwayne’s brother, says national unity is the best tribute we can pay as a country to those who died. → Read More
Black bear videoed near Anniston Regional Airport
Chief Bill Partridge said officers went out to look for the bear this morning but never found it. → Read More
ANTHONY COOK: Thanks for your feedback. And the winner is
I’ve never hosted an awards show, but on Friday I got a pretty good idea of the thrill of giving people the good news that they’ve won something. → Read More
Anthony Cook: ‘Something To Do Sundays’ coming for Anniston youth
The first “Something To Do Sunday” will include basketball, volleyball, board games, card games, intro to golf, chess/checkers, shuffleboard and softball, and light refreshments will be provided. → Read More
Anthony Cook: New Sunday comics section coming next week
Beginning next Sunday, Jan. 6, Consolidated Publishing Company will introduce a new Sunday Comics section. → Read More
Anthony Cook: What do the lonely do at Christmas?
It’s easy, even during the holiday season, to slip into a “why me” or “what’s the point of it all” frame of mind. → Read More
Anthony Cook: Anniston youth not all good, not all bad either
I can’t emphasize enough how important it is to remember that the ones involved in the disputes and committing violent acts don’t represent the majority of our youth. → Read More
Anthony Cook: Good, bad, ugly: What news are you reading? (column)
What annoys me as much as anything is when “readers” ask: Why don’t you ever report any good news? Or they say “There’s never anything good in the paper.” → Read More
Anthony Cook: Update on Anniston youth initiative: We’re hard at it
It’s been a couple of weeks since I last communicated about the efforts of local leaders to intervene and have impact in the lives of Anniston’s youth. → Read More
ANTHONY COOK: The value of Stan Lee beyond the dollar signs (column)
In an interview following the premier of Spider-Man the big-screen movie, Lee said he designed Spider-Man’s costume to fully cover his body because Lee wanted black, Hispanic and Asian boys → Read More
Anthony Cook: President Trump, Jim Acosta and the unchanging role of journalism
Caravan or invasion? → Read More
Anthony Cook: Lessons learned from new friends to the north
YORK, Pa. — A two-year-old partnership of cops and clergy was unveiled to the community for the first time last Thursday night during a town hall-style meeting at Logos Academy → Read More
Anthony Cook: What if our youth have the answer to what ails Anniston?
A meeting last week to begin discussing how to curtail violence in Anniston could not have been more encouraging. → Read More
Anthony Cook: Make connections, make a difference
I spoke last week with a young man who’s been impacted by some of the recent trouble in Anniston, including the shootings. → Read More
Anthony Cook: Anniston's man-sized problem needs a man-sized solution
Is anyone else tired? → Read More
Anthony Cook: Plotting a future for Anniston’s young black men
A week ago in this space, I shared the words of 1993 Anniston High grad Mondreka Hendrix, who took the opportunity to encourage young men, especially young black men at → Read More
Anthony Cook: Dawgs fight together, hold the line together
This might be a bit unusual, but I try to embrace every opportunity to encourage and inspire our youth, and I believe the following submitted column from a former Anniston → Read More
Anthony Cook: The Adrian Wordlow I knew
I’ve been a pastor for 15 years, and even though there are hundreds of churches in Calhoun County, most of us consider each other acquaintances on some level. → Read More
Anthony Cook: Planting seeds for the next crop of journalists
The Anniston Star got a special visit last week from a group of Handley High School students who have all the makings of budding journalists. → Read More
Anthony Cook: Anonymous op-eds, misguided impulses, the need to resist
There’s a difference between editorials, op-eds, columns and letters to the editor. → Read More