by The Observer Staff | Feb 24, 2012 | Sports
by Christian Page Student Reporter The Lee-Scott boys basketball team got revenge against Prattville Christian last Friday as they won the state championship 52-47. The boys jumped out to an 11-point lead in the first period, but Prattville Christian bounced back to...
by The Observer Staff | Feb 24, 2012 | Sports
by D. Mark Mitchell Sports Editor The Opelika Lady Bulldog basketball team (26-5) has advanced to the Elite Eight in Montgomery on the ASU campus. The Lady Bulldogs beat Enterprise in the first round and Carver in the regionals (Sweet 16). OHS defeated Carver 48-32 in...
by The Observer Staff | Feb 24, 2012 | Editorial Board, Opinions
When I was a young man I was in the National Guard. Actually I was in two National Guards: the Alabama Guard and the Maryland Guard. I liked them both. I made good friends in both. In the Maryland Guard, they thought I talked funny. The bulk of them were from...
by The Observer Staff | Feb 24, 2012 | Column
Have thoughts of Jack and the heartworm positive chocolate girl, both given a new leash on life, filled your mind this week? Does your mind keep creating images of sweet doggy faces with sad, pleading eyes looking at you from behind wire kennels? Is your heart begging...
by The Observer Staff | Feb 24, 2012 | Column
My research on cigarette smoke leads me to the following conclusions: direct smoking results in about 443,000 fatalities in the U.S. each year; inhalation of second-hand smoke causes about 46,000 deaths each year (breathing second hand smoke can result in sudden death...