To the Editor of the Cherokee Sentinel,
I appreciated the coverage you have given of the two Commissioners’ meetings that I have attended.  I have been associated with the Hiwassee Valley Pool and Wellness Center since its conception.  As an American Red Cross lifeguard instructor and water safety instructor, I know how important the job of [...]

In the June 9 issue of the Smokey Mountain Sentinel, the writer of the “Somewhere in the Middle”  column seems to have veered away from the middle and drifted to the right.
Evidence of the the writer’s not-so-middle-of-the-road bias is found early on in the language she used.  The columnist states that Mr. Fitzgerald “blasted” the [...]

On June 22, there will be a run-off election between Elaine Marshall and Cal Cunningham, Democratic candidates for the U.S. Senate. Both are excellent candidates for this office.
My concern is about voter turnout for this election. Clay County was among the top six counties in the state in percentage of voters who went to the polls in the [...]

Traditional Memorial Day is May 30th each year.  In 1968, the government changed this to the last Monday of May to allow its employees to have the convenience of a three day weekend.  Unfortunately this move allowed the real meaning of the Day to be overshadowed by vacations and cookouts.
It would be wonderful to honor [...]

In the June 9 issue of the Smokey Mountain Sentinel, the writer of the “Somewhere in the Middle”  column seems to have veered away from the middle and drifted to the right.
Evidence of the the writer’s not-so-middle-of-the-road bias is found early on in the language she used.  The columnist states that Mr. Fitzgerald “blasted” the [...]

RE: May 19, 2010 Reclining Right, By James F. Davis
It is disheartening to read in the column labeled “Reclining Right” that the columnist has reclined so far that he has fallen off the edge of his flat earth. James F. Davis has torturously revised history so completely that in his mind Communism equals Nazism equals [...]

Finance Reform or Government Takeover of Economy?
Thomas Jefferson once wrote, “If a nation expects to be ignorant and free . . . it expects what never was and never will be”
It’s time to take our heads out of the sand about the agenda of President Obama and his insider supporters.  Having passed legislation that will [...]

To the Editor:
Jim Davis’s column ” Next Supreme Court Justice?” ( Sentinel, April 21, 2010) contains a factual error. He asserts that Leah Ward Sears, former chief justice of the Georgia Supreme Court, ” is the first female chief justice in the United States…” In 1974, well before Chief Justice Sears’ time, Susie Sharp was [...]

To The Sentinel Editor:
Please accept our deepest thanks for your help in getting out the word about former HHS Glee Club member’s efforts to establish the Joyce D. McSwain Performing Arts Scholarship for interested students in Hayesville, Hiawassee and the surrounding area to participate in a semester of performance arts study at the Peacock Playhouse, which will be sponsored by [...]

April was “Litter Sweep Month” in North Carolina, but litter and trash on our roads is an ongoing problem. Here’s how you can join the fight:
1. Secure your cargo: (50% of litter is blown not thrown)
2. Swat-A-Litterbug: If you see someone littering or trash blowing from an open bed truck report them. Get the NC license [...]