by The Observer Staff | Nov 29, 2016 | Column
By Ann Cipperly With 30,000 cookies to select from, the Cookie Walk on Dec. 3 will be a dream come true for foodies and Cookie Monsters of all ages. The 21st annual Cookie Walk is a family event with music, photos with Santa, crafts, a quilt raffle and other...
by The Observer Staff | Nov 29, 2016 | Column, Politics, Steve Flowers
It is definite, our Junior Senator, Jeff Sessions, is going to be President Donald Trump’s Attorney General, as well as his closest advisor. Sessions will be confirmed by the Senate. He has been a respected member of the Senate for 20 years. He has an impeccably...
by The Observer Staff | Nov 29, 2016 | Column
The writer of the book of James discusses planning ahead. I forget whether he’s fer it or agin it. Anyway, we need to do some pretty fast planning for a very important event coming up—the annual pilgrimage to Frontier Country. I’m happy to announce that Ms....
by The Observer Staff | Nov 29, 2016 | Column
Why we will defeat Breast Cancer October was Breast Cancer Awareness Month. This year I was particularly aware of it, for in September I lost an old and dear friend to the disease. On a more uplifting note, several other friends who are Breast Cancer survivors...
by The Observer Staff | Nov 29, 2016 | Community
By Kris Martins Opelika Observer For J. Stern, Opelika native, the Holocaust is more than a history lesson at school. It’s the reason he is alive in the United States. In 1937, his father and five other family members boarded the last ship — the S.S. Washington — that...