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COMMENTARY: Don’t look back.

COMMENTARY: Don’t look back.

With the demolition of the Cherokee Indian Fairgrounds buildings, it is hard to not feel that it marks an ending. It is fitting that the trees are going into hibernation, a type of death for the forests until the warm weather next year revives them.

COMMENTARY: Your lips are moving

In a recent Tribal Council work session, the topic of banishment was being discussed, including whether enrolled members should be banished for trafficking drugs and humans on the Qualla Boundary.

COMMENTARY: Adult Education

The staff of the One Feather is working for and toward a community that is educated and informed. And that means that much of what you see may be disappointing, disheartening, disgusting…and any other “dis” you can imagine.

SPEAKING OF FAITH: Trust God’s plan for us

“This new truck is crazy and all in a good way.”  “I can say, okay, Ford, set the cruise control at sixty-five, and it does.”  “Okay, turn the lights on.”  It will, or I can say, “I want to listen to the radio, and it will turn to my favorite radio stations.”  Who knew that was possible?”

COMMENTARY: Why are teachers leaving?

COMMENTARY: Why are teachers leaving?

In recent years, we have seen a number of people leaving the teaching profession or moving to other states for higher salaries among other reasons. According to the NC Department of Public Instruction, the percentage of teachers leaving the profession increased from 7.53 percent in 2019-20 to 8.20 percent in 2020-21. In 2020-21, the most common reason for leaving the profession was personal reasons (44.6 percent), followed by other reasons (25.5 percent), beyond control of the district (24 percent), and initiated by the district (5.9% percent).

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