EDITORIAL: Glimmers of hope

  By ROBERT JUMPER ONE FEATHER EDITOR   In some ways, we live in a dark world. Earthquakes. Fires. Floods. Drug addiction. Murder. Rape. Child Abduction. Human trafficking. Deadly diseases. Sociopathic behavior. In the town hall meeting to discuss opioid...

LETTER: Reader complains about treatment in area hospital

  Editor’s Note – The author of this editorial letter has stated that the Cherokee Indian Hospital is not the hospital referred to in his letter. Cherokee people are often referred out to hospitals in this region. All of us who rely upon the local news as a...

COMMENTARY: Why you should vote in all elections

  Decisions made at all levels of government (President and Congress in Washington, DC, General Assembly in Raleigh and County Commissioners, Sheriffs, Courts, etc.) impact your daily lives.  All federal laws passed by the US Congress directly impact us in our...

COMMENTARY: A strong free press benefits us all

  By JOSEPH MARTIN ONE FEATHER STAFF   The media’s relationship with elected officials, has at times, been a contentious one, but it’s undeniable a free press provides a valuable service to the public in a democracy. When the media is owned and funded by a...

COMMENTARY: Cherokee language has become a novelty

  Shi-yo  Ni-ga-da, It is the start of another school year. Every year, we send our kids to schools, private and public, to learn so they will be articulate and literate in this modern world. Every year, high schools graduate seniors and elementary schools...