by admin | Jul 23, 2026 | OPINIONS
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. One Feather Asst. Editor CHEROKEE, N.C. – The late Doug Larson, who wrote a column for the Green Bay Press-Gazette, once noted, “If people concentrated on the really important things in life, there’d be a shortage of fishing...
by admin | Jul 21, 2026 | OPINIONS
By Lamont H. Fuchs, Ed.D. (https://preacherspurs.com) Scripture reference: John 3:16-21, 1 Corinthians 15:1-4, 2 Timothy 1:8-11 I often sang this song in church during my youth. Today’s praise and worship songs do not carry the same fervor for me. The following...
by admin | Jul 19, 2026 | OPINIONS
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. One Feather Asst. Editor CHEROKEE, N.C. – Mary “Missy” Crowe has always been an advocate for her people and works daily and nightly to make sure that a Cherokee voice is always heard. It’s been an honor to know her for three decades now,...
by admin | Jul 17, 2026 | OPINIONS
By Lamont H. Fuchs, Ed.D. (https://preacherspurs.com) Scripture reference: John 3:16-21, 1 Corinthians 15:1-4, 2 Timothy 1:8-11 People who have been in ministry for years think they need to do something new, fresh, and fashionable. The truth is that nothing can...
by admin | Jul 10, 2026 | OPINIONS
By ROBERT JUMPER Tutiyi (Snowbird) and Clyde, N.C. I have watched some of the confirmation hearings, and there is a bit of a troubling trend starting to appear…again. For many years, confirmation hearings were not a thing on the Qualla Boundary. Appointments...
by admin | Jul 8, 2026 | OPINIONS
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. One Feather Asst. Editor CHEROKEE, N.C. – This past weekend, I had the opportunity to cover the Annual Eastern Band of Cherokee Pow Wow which is one of my favorite events to photograph every year. It is important for us to remember that...
