COMMENTARY: Where the rubber meets the road

  By ROBERT JUMPER ONE FEATHER STAFF   We continue to discuss what level of transparency is appropriate for our government. Clearly, there are things that we, the People, and we, the Government, agree should not be aired in public for the benefit of the...

COMMENTARY: My new book…and other stuff

  Observations and Random Thoughts By WILLIAM LEDFORD   It wasn’t that long ago that George W Bush and the Republicans made a big deal about Democrats wanting to withdraw our people from Iraq, he stated that “the party of FDR and Harry Truman has become the...

SPEAKING OF FAITH: The gifting of the Holy Spirit…

  REV. TIMOTHY L. MELTON, PASTOR CHEROKEE PENTECOSTAL HOLINESS CHURCH   “No, I will not abandon you as orphans—I will come to you. “Soon the world will no longer see me, but you will see me.  Since I live, you also will live. “When I am raised to life again,...

COMMENTARY: Domestic violence awareness and why it matters

  By JAMIE ARNOLD EBCI LEGAL ASSISTANCE OFFICE   I sat down a few days ago with the idea that I would churn out a quick article for October which is Domestic Violence Awareness Month.  I asked myself, “Why is this issue so important to members of the Eastern...

COMMENTARY: Something fishy at the Fairgrounds

  By ROBERT JUMPER ONE FEATHER EDITOR   For years, the Cherokee Indian Fairgrounds was an “animal prize” free zone. I know because I was the one who instituted the policy during the years that game vendors with live prizes were turned away. This...