DEAR PAW’S CORNER: My next-door neighbor puts out food for all of the outdoor cats in the area. That includes a lot of strays who are now mingling with the cats who have homes. She even buys specialty cat food if she thinks they don’t like what she’s offering. I think this is a dangerous situation, because the cats may be exposed to diseases from the strays. What should I say to her to stop this? — Concerned Next Door

DEAR NEXT DOOR: If you’re on polite terms with the neighbor, go over and talk to her about the issue, calmly. Explain your concerns and let her know that some of those cats have homes and owners who may not be happy about their cats being fed somewhere...

Q: Now that The Great is no longer running, what series or movie will Elle Fanning do next? Also, did she ever win an Emmy for The Great? She should have! — K.W.

A: Elle Fanning has been nominated for an Emmy and three Golden Globes for her portrayal of Catherine the Great in the Hulu series The Great, but she never won. The series was critically acclaimed but canceled after three seasons, and she’s since moved on to other projects.

Next up for Fanning is the Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown, opposite Timothée Chalamet. (Perhaps an Oscar is in her future?) She’ll also star as the titular character in the upcoming Apple TV+ series Margo’s Got Money Troubles, which is based...

Former Navajo Ranger details his career in new book

As a Native American with parents of both Navajo and Cherokee descent, Stanley Milford Jr. grew up in a world where the supernatural was both expected and taboo, where shapeshifters roamed, and witchcraft was meant to be feared.

When he joined the Navajo Rangers, a law enforcement agency that protects the Navajo Nation’s natural resources, historical sites, and public works, he soon found himself investigating the paranormal encounters he’d been taught to avoid.

After 23 years as a Ranger, Milford has released a book detailing some of the out-of-this-world experiences that have stuck with him to this day. His book The...

Six-year-old Makayla Jones was crowned the 2024-2025 Little Miss Gallup Inter-Tribal Indian Ceremonial Queen on Aug. 9. In October she and her family got to take the crown to New York City as a part of the Third Annual National Indigenous Peoples of Americas Parade, which took place on Oct. 19.

Jones is Tó’áhani and born for Tsi’naajinii. Her maternal grandfather is Tł’ááshchí’í and her paternal grandfather is Tódích’íi’nii.

 

HITTING THE ROAD

In an interview with the Sun, Jones’ mother Marnelda Begay explained why she and Jones wanted to travel across the country to New York City.

“We wanted to take the crown somewhere it hasn’t been before,”...