EDITORIAL: When you say “Bud”, you have said it all

  By ROBERT JUMPER ONE FEATHER EDITOR   There is a harsh reality when it comes to alcohol consumption.  Teetotalers are fast becoming a minority. While overall drinking, as measured by Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), has...

Editorial Board decides to stop arrest report publication

  (Note: This is a memorandum that was sent to Principal Chief Richard G. Sneed on Thursday, July 20 in response to his memorandum to the Editorial Board with subject line: Mugshots.”   The Editorial Board, with all current members present, met at 9:15 am...

LETTER: Visitor displeased with Cherokee

  I was there on vacation this past week, and I have been there many times before.  I’d have to say the place is going downhill.  Fishing in tribal waters was unlike I’ve ever experienced; next to nothing, not just me.  I talked to many other anglers with the...

EDITORIAL: More than just fishing

  By ROBERT JUMPER ONE FEATHER EDITOR   I remember from a very early age the times I spent with my grandfather on the riverbanks of western North Carolina. He showed me how to bait a hook with corn, worms, and crickets. Sometimes, we would make up dough...