Much of election is foregone conclusion (06/11/08)
As one looks at the national political landscape, one fact emerges -- a lot of the results are already in. Under the way the electoral college works, it's all or nothing for the votes in each states -- and the reality is that, from a certain perspective, one's vote really doesn't count...

What really hurts: lack of respect (05/28/08)
If one holds on to a fashion item long enough, it may very well come back into style. Take, for example, wide ties -- they went completely by the wayside at one point in favor of razor-thin models, but now they are the norm...

Memorial Tribute from Marine mom (05/22/08)
(Editor's Note: This is a tribute to all service men written by the mother of a Marine...)

A message for The class of '08 (05/14/08)
(Editor's note: This message to graduates was written 10 years ago by David Cox, who at that time served as publisher of the Cherokee Villager newspaper. His words apply as appropriately to the Class of 2008 as they did to the Class of 1998)...