COMMENTARY: A lesson in transparency from a funeral home

COMMENTARY: A lesson in transparency from a funeral home

By ROBERT JUMPER Tutiyi (Snowbird) and Clyde, N.C.   Transparency is a byword in our society. We all seem to understand its importance, but we don’t seem to know what it is. And that is surprising. If you had transparent clothing, you would not have a problem...
OBITUARY: Martha Walkingstick Sampson

OBITUARY: Martha Walkingstick Sampson

Martha Walkingstick Sampson, 66 of Cherokee, N.C., passed away on Sunday, April 5, 2026, at Mission Hospital. Martha was born in Cherokee, N.C., on Feb. 1, 1960, to the late Russell Walkingstick and Annie Arch. She worked at McDonald’s for many years, where she...