COMMENTARY: The Squeaky wheel gets the grease…

  By COL. JOE BURANOSKY (USMC RET.) WHITTIER, N.C.    One of the most important things we can do as citizens of this region is to support our community.  The 2020 Census is in process and the self-response phase has been extended until Sept. 30; our response...

COMMENTARY: We have all been here before….

  Observations and random thoughts.  By WILLIAM LEDFORD                 I’ve watched the highlights of both Democrat and Republican conventions and the contrast is truly amazing. When speaking about the coronavirus one side discussed the effects of the virus on...

COMMENTARY: Don’t move rocks in tribal, park waterways

  By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF   I drive by the Oconaluftee River, on the Qualla Boundary, multiple times daily and I frequently take walks on the Oconaluftee River Trail in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.  It seems that as tourism...

COMMENTARY: Take control

  By ROBERT JUMPER ONE FEATHER EDITOR   “Actually, I want to know where we are at right now. Because the way some things are going right now, there is not a flow and it is very counterproductive. You know, if we want to see some things fixed, then let’s talk...

SPEAKING OF FAITH: God’s Samson Course 

  By REV. TIMOTHY L. MELTON, PASTOR  CHEROKEE PENTECOSTAL HOLINESS CHURCH   Read Judges 13–16, and then Hebrews 11:32-33  (“Samson had tremendous potential.  Not many people have started life with credentials like his.  Born as a result of God’s plan given...

COMMENTARY: Voting – use it or lose it  

  By MARY HERR CHEROKEE, N.C.   Decisions made at all levels of government (President and Congress in Washington, DC, General Assembly in Raleigh and County Commissioners, Sheriffs, Courts, etc.) impact the daily lives of Cherokee people. If you shop...