— Sequoyah County Democrat, Oct. 6, 1922 From the files of Your Sequoyah County Times 25 Years Ago (From the Oct. 5, 1997, issue of the Sequoyah County Times) –Sequoyah County had an unemployment ...

Your TIMES office cat, Opal, is starting to grow on me. I thought that being the owner of four grown cats and four kittens would make me an automatic cat whisperer but turns out, it doesn‚t. Just beca...

For those who like to celebrate fall or get into the Halloween spirit, decorating pumpkins can be a fun family activity as long as everyone is participating in a safe way. While pumpkins can be dresse...

“What in the heck do you see in baseball?”. One side of me was tempted to respond, “How the heck could you not love baseball?” But I didn‚t. I knew I wasn‚t going to change my friend‚s mind and he cer...

I was sitting in my car outside the school waiting for Dason, my greatgrandson, and listening to NPR. They were talking about the number of young Russian males who were fleeing the country following P...

— Sequoyah County Democrat, Sept. 29, 1922 From the files of Your Sequoyah County Times 25 Years Ago (From the Sept. 28, 1997, issue of the Sequoyah County Times) –Construction of a reservoir and ...

Ramen noodles. Kids everywhere love them like they are something special, my younger self included. College kids everywhere eat them on the regular because they are cheap and easy to fix in a microwav...

Cemetery is a disgrace Dear Editor, Attention, all persons who have loved ones buried at Blackjack Cemetery, are you aware it hasn‚t been mowed for at least six weeks? Grass so high you can‚t see some...

It was like buzzards circling a body. The Jones kid, Randy, was out in the Mule Barn parking lot with the hood up on his car. He was staring down into it the way a first-time parachutist would look ou...

A “New Deal” for Cherokee Creativity In 1935, the United States was still in the grips of the Great Depression. Millions of people felt the impact of the economic crisis, including the nation‚s artist...

Cold Fighting Food This past weekend, I was not feeling well. Adrian took it upon himself to help me greatly. He decided to plan my column based on foods that would help me feel better faster. He crea...

— Sequoyah County Democrat, Sept. 22, 1922 From the files of Your Sequoyah County Times 25 Years Ago (From the Sept. 21, 1997, issue of the Sequoyah County Times) –The financial picture for the co...

Has this been a good week? Personally, it makes me want to ask myself what I think I am doing or maybe what I am not thinking clearly about. I cut my finger chopping vegetables, I stuck my fingers in ...

Things change. There seems to be a fundamental truth to this two-word phrase. Perhaps another truth is we passionately resist change. Or perhaps it is just those of us of a certain age. I don‚t know b...

Frustration with County Commissioner on road Dear Editor, Last week‚s article on Lake View Road misquoted me, and I would like to correct the record and articulate my frustration with Commissioner Bur...

TRUST GOD IN ALL THINGS!!! HE IS THE BEST PROVIDER YOU CAN EVER KNOW!!! Proverbs 3:135 1My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments: 2For length of days, and long life, and pea...

Cherokee Nation has the power and the responsibility to protect all Cherokees and ensure justice is served on our reservation. That‚s why Deputy Chief Bryan Warner and I recently proposed the Cherokee...

Just in case you missed it, Elizabeth II died. I confess I don‚t really understand why so many Yanks are obsessed with the English royal family. I will acknowledge the Brits do pomp and circumstance i...

— Sequoyah County Democrat, Sept. 15, 1922 (From the Sept. 18, 1997, issue of the Sequoyah County Times) –Blue Ribbon Downs will pursue all legal remedies to close a Choctaw off-track betting parl...