The largest, most comprehensive budget in the history of the Cherokee Nation will improve lives both for Cherokees and non-Cherokees across our 7,000-square-mile reservation in northeast Oklahoma. In ...

— Sequoyah County Times, Sept. 7, 1997 From the files of Your Sequoyah County Times 25 Years Ago (From the Sept. 7, 1997, issue of the Sequoyah County Times) –Sallisaw Police have arrested four ju...

After some rather serious thoughts on education and democracy over recent weeks, I found myself once again obsessing about television programing. Networks and streaming services are once again hyping ...

Cherokee history is full of rich moments and great triumphs. Throughout history, the Cherokee people have acted collectively to overcome tragedy, work through trauma, and build a great nation. Telling...

Why does an old guy care so passionately about education? I believe the person who asked this question was genuinely well-intended. I thought the answer was one of those self-evident truths that Thoma...

It was 293 days ago that Sooner Nation was thunderstruck when football coach Lincoln Riley abruptly bolted in the middle of the night for Los Angeles and USC. Many have not gotten over that traitorous...

— Sequoyah County Times, Aug. 3 From the files of Your Sequoyah County Times 25 Years Ago (From the Aug. 31, 1997, issue of the Sequoyah County Times) –Dodson‚s Café, 212 N. Elm in Sallisaw, close...

Its been almost seven score and 19 years since Abraham Lincoln reminded those gathered to dedicate the national cemetery at Gettysburg on Nov. 19,1863, that the United States was “conceived in Liberty...

— Sequoyah County Times, Aug. 29,1947 From the files of Your Sequoyah County Times 25 Years Ago (From the Aug. 28,1997, issue of the Sequoyah County Times) -Sequoyah County Sheriff Johnny Philpot ...

Yes, I‚ve kept on thinking about the teacher shortage, about the current state of education. What is changing and what is static? What are teacher‚s issues? A recent cartoon f ustThmkm in the editoria...

For many Cherokees, their greatest source of connection to our tribe is through local Cherokee community organizations. Today, nearly 70 organizations belong to the Cherokee Nation‚s Community and Cul...

Canning jars have been around since 1858 when John L. Mason invented and patented a threaded glass jar that became known as the Mason jar and sold under the label, Mason. The original jar has changed ...

Don McLean tells us in his “American Pie” song that the day the music died was Feb. 3, 1959, when Buddy Holly‚s plane crashed into an icy Iowa cornfield. But for me and millions of others worth their ...

I didn‚t anticipate many comments when I recently used the phrase “teacher shortage” and suggested there might be difficulties in contemporary education. The idea of a teacher shortage appeared to str...

—Sequoyah County Times, Aug. 10, 1997 From the files of Your Sequoyah County Times 25 Years Ago (From the Aug. 10, 1997, issue of the Sequoyah County Times) –Heavy machinery rolled into the pictur...

If you're right-handed and you've made it to this page, you're surely wondering what you've gotten yourself into. And why. Saturday (Aug. 13) is International Left-Handers Day, an obscure “holiday” th...

The Eureka (Kansas) Herald runs a weekly piece called Coffee Shop Talk. A question is posed and answers are solicited from the community. I have found this feature to be considerable fun. The question...

Like most of Oklahoma, the Cherokee Nation Reservation is facing a historic drought. Over 90% of Oklahoma is experiencing severe to extreme drought, according to the National Drought Monitor. Cherokee...

— Sequoyah County Times, Aug. 7, 1997 From the files of Your Sequoyah County Times 25 Years Ago (From the Aug. 3 and 7, 1997, issues of the Sequoyah County Times) –Daily temperatures have continue...

After considerable observational research, I have decided there are three types of chronic sidewalk inhabitants. One is the type who sees and enjoys their environment. They will stop and discuss the f...