EDITORIAL: Coconuts and apples

  By ROBERT JUMPER ONE FEATHER STAFF   “Muslim brotherhood & planet of the apes had a baby=vj.”-Rosanne Barr tweet, referring to former Obama aide Valerie Jarrett. “You know, Ivanka, that’s a beautiful photo of you and your child, but let me...

LETTER: Mother wants memorial for son

  This Labor Day, I want to remember my son, Patrick Bradley Allison (Feb. 2, 1973 – April 14, 2015), who was killed three years ago while on his job to make the roads safer for his community.  He worked for the Cherokee Department of Transportation.  His...

EDITORIAL: Buying a pig in a poke

  By ROBERT JUMPER ONE FEATHER EDITOR   It is common practice in politics, whether it is incumbents, candidates, or representatives of special interests, for people to use extremes to get their point across or to sell their ideas. Failure to inform or...

LETTER: Tribal member wants to go home

  I have asked several tribal offices for help, to no avail.  My home has been destroyed from numerous break-ins by family and their cronies.  I really would love to live in my home on Wrights Creek.  The final straw was the theft of my wood heated which was...

EDITORIAL: Thank and serve the living, as well as the dead

By ROBERT JUMPER ONE FEATHER EDITOR   According to one website, over 42 million people serving in the American military have died during wartime since the Revolutionary War. Many more deceased veterans served in time of peace. On Decoration Day, or Memorial Day,...