by Anthony Brown | Jan 4, 2016 | OPINIONS
By WILLIAM LEDFORD PART ONE (Part Two will be published next week) It’s 2016 and if you’re reading this, congratulations, you survived the Christmas dinner and the New Year’s Eve parties. And…you’re back at work. And…you’re looking at your bank statement...
by Anthony Brown | Dec 14, 2015 | OPINIONS
By ROBERT JUMPER ONE FEATHER EDITOR It has been an eventful year. The most significant of which for the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians was the election of a new principal chief after 12 years, three consecutive terms, under a single administration. In...
by Anthony Brown | Dec 14, 2015 | OPINIONS
By JOSEPH MARTIN I was 26 years old when I was hired as editor of the Cherokee One Feather. I had no editing experience, no management experience, no supervisory experience, and I certainly had no experience putting together a budget. All I had was the...
by Anthony Brown | Dec 9, 2015 | OPINIONS
(Note: This letter is in response to a commentary by William Ledford entitled “Observations and random thoughts” that was printed in the Dec. 3 issue.) William Ledford is well located in New Mexico since that is close to Harry Reid, Nancy Pelosi, and others...
by Anthony Brown | Dec 4, 2015 | OPINIONS
By WILLIAM LEDFORD I want to start with a thought to help you get through the day. “The early bird might get the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese.” And now, here we go… I want to offer an idea. Right now. We need to have the per capita...
by Anthony Brown | Dec 1, 2015 | OPINIONS
By ROBERT JUMPER ONE FEATHER EDITOR According to the Municode for the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, Section 2-1, Subsection B, “The Tribal Council shall have the power to exclude other persons from Cherokee trust lands when necessary to protect the...
