by The Observer Staff | Dec 16, 2011 | Sports
Last week, On the Mark missed the mark! I somehow left Will Overstreet’s name off of the baseball team. Will, I am sorry I left your name out. I hope highlighting it here will help to overcome my mistake. OHS Basketball The girls and boys basketball teams hosted...
by The Observer Staff | Dec 16, 2011 | Editorial Board, Opinions
Our dear Mrs. Sikes, remember what happend to Dewey in 1948? It’s time for history to repeat itself once again. While our headline proudly declares Dewey’s win, this time in the form of the beloved library decimal- based organizational system continuing its...
by The Observer Staff | Dec 16, 2011 | Column
This is fiction, but it is based on the truth. Sidda sat with her hands folded at her kitchen table. She was about as desperate as she had ever been. It was one week until Christmas and she had no idea how she was going to break it to her three little children that...
by The Observer Staff | Dec 16, 2011 | Column
Re-gifting is an art, the technique of presenting a gift in such a manner that the person who receives the gift is thrilled to receive it, whether the gift is a new gift or an older one. Gifts that are regiven are divided into two very different categories: new items...
by The Observer Staff | Dec 16, 2011 | Column
It has come to my attention that few among the current generation of zoologists are as knowledgeable about critters as they should be. I asked several graduate students if they knew what bird or birds were called Indian hens by some. None knew that pileated...