by admin | Oct 6, 2023 | OPINIONS
By CHRIS SUTTLE Chapel Hill, N.C. 30 years in the cannabis industry has taken me from criminal to consultant, patient to survivor, and led to more travel than I can keep track of most days. I’ve seen a lot of changes and innovations in the industry during that...
by admin | Oct 1, 2023 | OPINIONS
By TIMOTHY L. MELTON Pastor of Cherokee Pentecostal Holiness Church (Transcribed by Myra Colgate) References: 2 Timothy 2:21, Galatians 2:20, 1 Peter 3:15, Hebrews 10:38, 11:6, 1 Thessalonians 6:23 I have set myself apart for God. If a person has set themselves...
by admin | Sep 30, 2023 | OPINIONS
By ELAINE SLOCUMB, RN, Ph.D. Bryson City Did you know that Swain County has the shortest life expectancy in the state? In 2022 the average life expectancy in Swain County was 70.6 years. For comparison, the statewide average was 77.7 years, 7.1 years longer than...
by admin | Sep 30, 2023 | OPINIONS
By BROOKLYN BROWN One Feather Reporter Our community is plagued by the opioid crisis. This is not news. We all know. We’ve seen young people dying on the street. Kids. Kids we used to know. Kids we used to coach, teach or raise. Kids we used to play with or go...
by admin | Sep 30, 2023 | OPINIONS
By ROBERT JUMPER One Feather Editor The 2023 Tribal election was an education in referendum politics. The reactions and decisions made provided a window into the collective mindset of the government and legal establishment that is serving our people. Late 2020....
by admin | Sep 28, 2023 | OPINIONS
By CHEROKEE ONE FEATHER EDITORIAL BOARD CHEROKEE, N.C. – The tribal flag of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) flies outside of the Ginger Lynn Welch Complex – the building where the office of the Cherokee One Feather is located. But, that flag flies...
