LETTER: Mother wants memorial for son

by | May 30, 2018 | OPINIONS

  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 | May 25, 2018 | OPINIONS

  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

by | May 23, 2018 | OPINIONS

  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 | May 21, 2018 | OPINIONS

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,...

EDITORIAL: Grave condition  

by | May 15, 2018 | OPINIONS

  By ROBERT JUMPER ONE FEATHER EDITOR   I like walking through cemeteries. I even have books on the subject, ranging from the significance of certain markings on tombstones to the different styles and shapes of markers to the various sentiments and histories...

LETTER: Tribal member not happy with Town Hall time

by | May 14, 2018 | OPINIONS

  Note: This letter is in regards to the Town Hall meeting for the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians set for Tuesday, May 15 at 5:30pm.  Why so early?  Snowbird and Cherokee County has a long way to travel.  Why not 6:30pm?  I forgot, sorry, you think Snowbird and...