by The Observer Staff | Jun 29, 2012 | Sports
By D. Mark Mitchell Sports Editor The Opelika High School Athletic Department is continuing with summer workouts. The entire athletic department will take the next two weeks off for the Fourth of July holiday. This will give the student athletes and coaches a little...
by The Observer Staff | Jun 29, 2012 | Editorial Board, Opinions
Earlier this week, the local daily paper announced the retirement of one of its long-serving employees – reporter and photographer extraordinaire William White. We were all saddened to hear this. For 27 years, White has been a fixture in this community, covering...
by The Observer Staff | Jun 29, 2012 | Column
It doesn’t take much to make me happy. Effort is key. If I know someone’s aim is to be kind I try to make the target broad enough to hit. It is far more satisfying to take life as if you are a guest at a wild and wonderful tea party than to expect to get your own way...
by The Observer Staff | Jun 29, 2012 | Column
Put another nickel in the nickelodeon, Peggy Jo, while we check out a light-hearted letter from Bonnie Taylor of Parish who wrote that after reading about “Marzey Doats” in an old column she couldn’t get the song out of her mind. “Thank you for starting that...
by The Observer Staff | Jun 29, 2012 | Column
Republican. Democrat. Libertarian. Green. Reform. Even Independent, I suppose. It seems these days, now more so than any time I can remember, we are more likely to identify ourselves by party affiliation almost immediately. We mention our favorite politicians to help...