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COMMENTARY: Let’s come to terms.
Maybe it is just me, but I feel like many in leadership at our tribe think term limits are a great idea unless it happens to be the seat of leadership that they are sitting in.
SPEAKING OF FAITH: Worship Giving (Part 1 of 2)
What are the things we consider Worship? What do we do to worship our Lord and Saviour? Let’s make a list. I don’t think there is much argument that we worship God by reading His Word.
COMMENTARY: Beef up their staff and equipment
At the risk of beating a dead horse, we have got to do something about our traffic, both vehicular and pedestrian. The way I see it, most of our worries come from a lack of both manpower and technology.
COMMENTARY: Pride for Two-Spirit and LGBTQ+ Community
During June, Pride Month celebrates the 2SLGBTQ+ community’s achievements and advocates for equal rights and community acceptance. It’s also a time to remember a people known as “Two-Spirits,” who were once revered before colonization and considered gifted by the Creator.
SPEAKING OF FAITH: Friends, isn’t it great when you know you have a faithful friend? Part 3 of 3
We are to love our God. And we love with our human ability to love. God loves us, but He loves us with His Godly love that we cannot match. What a friend we have in Jesus. He loves us. Let me remind you of His love for us lest we forget.
SPEAKING OF FAITH: Friends, isn’t it great when you know you have a faithful friend? Part 2 of 3
Not to brag, but I can cast off a Facebook friend and ‘Unfriend’ somebody in a heartbeat. That does not bother me in the least bit. I do not know them, and I will probably never meet them.
COMMENTARY: Voices
In activism, you often hear the term “voice.” You hear the saying, “give a voice to the voiceless.” What is a voice? What does it mean to lend a voice?
COMMENTARY: Approving adult-use cannabis is common sense
Cannabis has been debated by the tribal government of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) for going on a decade now. EBCI voters voted overwhelmingly for a referendum in September 2023 approving adult-use (sometimes referred to as recreational) of cannabis.
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