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TransCanada pipeline proposal shelved

by | Nov 25, 2011 | Column

The July 22 issue of this newspaper contained a critique I wrote about a proposal by TransCanada to construct a 1,661-mile-long pipeline from Alberta, Canada to the Texas coast to transport bitumen, a low- grade petroleum product, mined in Alberta. As proposed, the...

Opelika has it

by | Nov 25, 2011 | Column

An e-mail, red, white and blue … waves of change, was circulated recently and although the intent of the e-mail seemed to be to promote ‘buy American instead of Chinese’, many of the unique suggestions could fit Opelika. For those last minute gifts, consider...

Thankful for my children

by | Nov 25, 2011 | Column

I am giving courage a noble try. Silly me, I’m not facing anything earth shattering, just our first Thanksgiving without some of our kids here. I am not usually one to dwell on the absence of family members, we have so many, but around this time of year I get very...

William (Bill) Frederick Stevens 1926-2011

by | Nov 25, 2011 | Obituaries

William (Bill) Frederick Stevens, 85, of Auburn, passed away on Nov. 22, at his residence. Bill was born in Mexico City, Mexico on July 14, 1926, to Frederick Stanley Stevens and Hilda Mary Lonergan Stevens. He attended the American School in Mexico City and spent the...

Wilbert “Wubba” Harrison 1928-2011

by | Nov 25, 2011 | Obituaries

Wilbert “Wubba” Harrison, age 83 of Opelika, passed away on Nov. 20, 2011. He is survived by his loving and dedicated wife, Iris Eloise Harrison; sons, Wilbert Darryl (Kathy) Harrison, Melvin Eugene “Bubba” Harrison and Mark Edwin (Doris) Harrison; grandchildren,...