Monday, we had 17 TOPS weigh in. This week our chapter had a net loss of 1.0 pounds. Still in the black 0737. Karen had our best weight loss of 4.2 pounds. Great job, Karen! Wanda was our Two Bit Bowl...

Along these oak covered slopes a layer of leaves have yet to turn to mulch, but another snow or two and they will give way to be a part of spring’s growing season. This is an old woods and many trees ...

While Mother Nature, at times, likes to play games, I believe warmer weather is in the offing. One of the most colorful creatures will migrate to our area in about a month, so my lovely bride says. I ...

We have arrived at regional-tournament week, and we find ourselves with 10 high school basketball teams left in Classes 4A, 3A and 2A. Eight of those teams entered Tuesday night being only a win away ...

Each February, we pause to honor the achievements and enduring contributions of Black Americans. At the Cherokee Nation, Black History Month also calls to examine our own history honestly and to commi...

GOD CAN MAKE A WAY FOR ANYONE TO BE PART OF HIS FAMILY! THE STORY OF RAHAB IS ONE SUCH STORY! BY FAITH SHE HELPED GOD’S PEOPLE! BY HER FAITH—HER FAMILY WAS SAVED BY HER ACTIONS WHEN JERICHO WAS DESTRO...

Oklahoma’s thin-skinned lawmakers have suddenly found their xenophobic views challenged by unlikely foes: high school students. Normally relegated to the political sidelines, the students have seen en...

We had 12 TOPS members weigh in Monday. This week our chapter had a net loss of 11.3 pounds. Good job, 0737. Cindy had the best weight loss of 3.6 pounds. We also recognized Cindy for being our First ...

The tiger lilies are paying me back for all the compost and encouragement they received. There is a wave of gold outside the sunroom — tall, gorgeous blooms nodding in the breeze. We have a bouquet on...

The true strength of the Cherokee Nation does not reside solely within the seat of our tribal government in Tahlequah. It lives in the heart of our communities across northeast Oklahoma and throughout...

As we end this week, we will see the Class 4A and 2A teams join the postseason parade with their respective district tournaments. The Sallisaw squads will entertain Hilldale, which was their Senior Ni...

IS YOUR/MY/OUR NAME WRITTEN IN THE BOOK OF LIFE? WE MUST HAVE OUR NAME IN THE BOOK OF LIFE! OUR LORD AND SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST PLACES OUR NAME IN THE BOOK OF LIFE! Revelation 2:1-29 1Unto the angel of t...

We frequently think that when circumstances around us change, then we will be free to change. But Henry David Thoreau told us a long time ago that things do not change, we have to change. If we are bo...

Monday, we had 16 TOPS weigh in. This week our chapter had a net loss of 5.1 pounds. Good job, 737. Billie had our best weight loss of 2.9 pounds. Doris was our Two Bit Bowl winner of $25. The Lucky L...

Governing a nation means paying attention to where our people are struggling and taking responsibility for fixing what stands in their way. In the Cherokee Nation, our advocacy for our citizens has al...

HAVE THE FAITH AS SMALL AS A MUSTARD SEED! HAVING THE FAITH AS SMALL AS A MUSTARD SEED WILL CARRY YOU/ME/ US THROUGH THE HARDEST AND HARSHEST OF TIMES! LOOK TO JESUS CHRIST FOR ALL THINGS WHILE IN THI...

A lady once told me that there are people who are green fruit — they hang around until time ripens them. It was her way of saying that undeveloped people are all along the way. If we will be patient t...

Monday, we had 17 TOPS weigh in. This week Cindy had our best weight loss of 4.1 pounds and this made her reach her KOPS status. A KOPS is a member who has reached her weight goal. Congratulations Cin...

THERE IS ONLY ONE NAME UNDER HEAVEN BY WHICH ANYONE CAN BE SAVED! JESUS CHRIST IS HIS NAME! PRAISE HIS HOLY NAME! COME TO JESUS CHRIST! ACTS 4:12Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is n...

When we are really secure we can let someone else have the credit for something and not complain - excessively. Sooner or later everything comes out anyway. The truth is known and life balances all th...