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The name game

by | Aug 30, 2012 | Column

Part of the fun of bringing your new dog or puppy home is naming him. The choice of name is important, as you’ll be using it for years to come. Unlike a human child, you don’t have to worry about damaging his ego by giving him a ridiculous name. However, your choice...

Farewell, sweet Willa

by | Aug 30, 2012 | Column

Sad day at the Circus, another furry friend left us. I have spoken of Willa, “the wandering dog” on occasion. She was the little rescue who helped me over the trauma of my first son leaving for Africa, then a mystery illness and the death of two beloved family...

Your ‘Community’ Newspaper

by | Aug 24, 2012 | Editorial Board, Opinions

We’d like to take this opportunity to once again welcome the widely-respected Bob Sanders to our family of columnists here at the Opelika Observer. We think he fits in far better with our local columnists than he ever did getting edited to death by the daily paper...