SPEAKING OF FAITH: God is watching us!

  REV. TIMOTHY L. MELTON CHEROKEE PENTECOSTAL HOLINESS CHURCH   “‘Obedience is better than sacrifice, saith the Lord,’ stated Pastor Melton.  In today’s Christian-‘ese’ the ‘Fear of the Lord,’ has long been neglected in being lived out and is scarcely...

SPEAKING OF FAITH: Jesus is coming back 

  REV. TIMOTHY L. MELTON, PASTOR  CHEROKEE PENTECOSTAL HOLINESS CHURCH    Read 1 Peter 4:1-19; 1 Peter 5:6-11 “If you look at any of the news broadcasts today, you will see there are already people here who are calling ‘good’ things as being ‘evil’, many of...

EDITORIAL: Support responsible businesses

  By the One Feather Editorial Board   The health of our community – socially, physically, economically – is at least partially dependent on the business community. While we, as a community, have some insulation from the economic affects of...

COMMENTARY: Why I Vote

  I vote because it gives me a voice in the quality of life for my family now and into the future. For years, I drove four hours from out of state to Cherokee to vote in the tribal elections.  Today, my older son drives 10 hours to get here to vote. Now, I live...

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Irreparable harm

  I think it would be safe to say that the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) has suffered more than our share of “irreparable harm” at the hands of the U.S. government. However, in the recent ruling in court, the government sided with the Catawba tribe,...