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COMMENTARY: The Fairgrounds: You can’t always get what you want
I had the honor and privilege to be a part of the team that organized and executed the Cherokee Indian Fair for the better part of a decade.
SPEAKING OF FAITH: A Close Call: Part 8 of 8
Maybe you know this story already. Maybe you have felt that tug on your heart from the one who makes the invitations and reservations. Do you want to be seated at His table? Would you like reservations for eternity in Heaven?
SPEAKING OF FAITH: A Close Call, Part 7 of 8
A Close Call from Jesus. A solemn close call. Have you ever had a close call with Jesus to live? Are you listening?
COMMENTARY: Against referendum question on tribal elections
Why are we having a referendum on election law? If the election law had been in the Charter, none of this would be taking place.
COMMENTARY: The Native vote was hard-fought
For Native people here in the United States, voting is a right secured by the relentless advocacy of those who came before us. Access to that right is even more complex for members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians in North Carolina.
Health insurance fraud is expensive; we all pay for it
I’ve talked a lot about insurance fraud over the years. Americans pay $308.6 billion annually just to cover the cost of insurance fraud, according to a 2022 study conducted by Colorado State University for the Coalition Against Insurance Fraud.
SPEAKING OF FAITH: A close call, Part 6 of 8
So, how do you face death? Maybe we need to realize we are all faced with death every day. God makes no promises to us for tomorrow.
As a therapist: Are you forgiving too soon?
How do you forgive someone when you’re still hurt by what they did? Everyone is saying I am being sensitive and need to get over it so we can go back to normal. I don’t want to hold a grudge, but I also don’t feel like I can pretend everything is fine.
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