LETTER: Reader speaks candidly about friend’s drug life

  The One Feather editorial “Fighting for your life” last month was a good article. I ask, is the reaction to a person’s upbringing and surroundings unchangeable? Some people do break away to a different way of life. I have a heartbreaking story that I would like...

EDITORIAL: It is time to engage!        

  By ROBERT JUMPER ONE FEATHER EDITOR   Last week, on Monday, Oct. 3, a candidate forum was held at the Chief Joyce Dugan Cultural Arts Center. The first half of the forum included Jackson County Board of Commissioner candidates and the Swain County Board of...

EDITORIAL: 10 days in a dog’s life   

                                            ROBERT JUMPER ONE FEATHER EDITOR   Pets have become a big part of many families’ lives. And, because families think so much of their furry family members, pets and pet products are also big business. Pets have emotional...

EDITORIAL: Don’t hit your wife!    

  By ROBERT JUMPER ONE FEATHER EDITOR   It is a tragedy of modern society that, after thousands of years of human development, we still experience, on a regular basis, the outrage of domestic violence. By now, you would think that people using physical...