by admin | Dec 13, 2022 | OPINIONS
By ANILE LOCUST United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians elder The Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma (CNO) has conducted a major ad campaign to generate support to have a delegate seated in the House of Representatives. Several native leaders across the country and...
by admin | Dec 10, 2022 | OPINIONS
By ROBERT JUMPER One Feather Editor As we come to the end of a very busy year at the One Feather, I thought it would be interesting to look back at the top stories of the year and reflect on our time, both the newspaper staff and the readership. At the time of...
by admin | Dec 7, 2022 | OPINIONS
By Dr. Karissa Niehoff, chief executive officer of the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS), and Que Tucker, commissioner of the North Carolina High School Athletic Assocation There’s an unfortunate trend continuing in North Carolina and across...
by admin | Dec 6, 2022 | OPINIONS
It’s disappointing that our town’s usual Christmas Lights displays aren’t even up yet. All you see is the lights on the (Oconaluftee) Island and on a few lightpoles here and there throughout town. Not everything has to revolve around the casino. The lights on the...
by admin | Dec 5, 2022 | OPINIONS
Dr. NICK SMITH A familiar decoration at Christmas is the Nativity Scene. Some people adorn their homes with small statues or their yards with large, illumined figures of the Nativity. We know the characters all too well. There is Mary, Joseph, the shepherds, the wise...
by admin | Nov 30, 2022 | OPINIONS
By ROBERT JUMPER One Feather Editor We here, at the One Feather, are used to hearing authorities tell us that they limit the release of information for the good of the community, or as parents used to tell children, “for your own good.” And there are indeed...