COMMENTARY: Hiding in plain sight…maybe…

by | Mar 13, 2020 | OPINIONS

  Observations and random thoughts.  Series 2020, volume OnePointFour.   By WILLIAM LEDFORD    It’s sorta kinda official. Tupac Shakur is not dead, he’s alive and hiding somewhere on the Navajo Rez. That’s according to a filmmaker named Rick Boss. He...

COMMENTARY: Belly up to the breakfast bar

by | Mar 13, 2020 | OPINIONS

  By ROBERT JUMPER ONE FEATHER EDITOR    With a bit of trepidation, the Tribal Council has passed legislation that allows alcohol sales on Sunday mornings in areas of the Boundary that currently may sell alcohol.  The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, in...

SPEAKING OF FAITH: Holiness blesses beyond measure

by | Mar 13, 2020 | OPINIONS

  REV. TIMOTHY L. MELTON, PASTOR CHEROKEE PENTECOSTAL HOLINESS CHURCH   “Come close to God, and God will come close to you.  Wash your hands, you sinners, purify your hearts, for your loyalty is divided between God and the world.” James 4:8 (NLT) “Holiness...

COMMENTARY: What we see

by | Mar 10, 2020 | OPINIONS

  By ROBERT JUMPER ONE FEATHER EDITOR   I think Cherokee and the Qualla Boundary are some of the most extraordinary lands anywhere in the world. Millions of people each year come to our area to enjoy the great outdoors and some stop in to inquire about the...

COMMENTARY: Cherokee Year of Caring

by | Mar 2, 2020 | OPINIONS

  By ROBERT JUMPER ONE FEATHER EDITOR    When you work in government, you meet a few public servants. That is what government work is-public service. From attorneys to wildlife biologists, there is an army of government workers who make life better for our...