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Celebrate Mexico’s holiday

by | Apr 27, 2012 | Column

May 5, 2012, will mark the 150th anniversary of the victory of the Mexican militia over the French invaders at the Battle of Puebla in 1862. This holiday, known as Cinco de Mayo, is a Mexican holiday, but may be the only national holiday that is celebrated more...

Safari Club International and the Killing Fields

by | Apr 27, 2012 | Column

One of my favorite TV channels is Nat Geo Wild. It’s available on DIRECTV and Dish Network, but not on either of the cable systems serving our area. Quite a few programs on the channel feature African wildlife species, their habits, habitats, life histories, and...

Community Obituaries – 4/27

by | Apr 27, 2012 | Obituaries

Ryan Paul Pope 1985-2012   Ryan Paul Pope, age 27, of Auburn, was born in Marengo County, on March 16, 1985, and passed away in Decatur on April 10. He was preceded in death by his grandfather, Charlie Howard Pope. He is survived by his parents, Paul and Ann...

Correspondence creates new friends in Nepal

by | Apr 27, 2012 | Education

by the Opelika Observer staff   Justin Bieber. The Twilight saga. Basketball. Students in Zach Thornton’s seventh grade English class at Drake Middle School were pleasantly surprised Monday to learn that their pen pals in Nepal weren’t all that different from...