ON THE MARKD. MARK MITCHELL Eight Opelika High School grapplers qualified to participate in the sectional wrestling meet last week in Montgomery....
Column Articles
Inside the Statehouse
By Steve Flowers Significance of Trump Endorsements in Alabama Races Former President Donald Trump was a very-popular president with Alabama...
Recalling My Heart Surgery and
Humorist Lewis Grizzard
By GREG MARKLEY In 2008, long-time New York Congressman Charles Rangel published a book titled “And I Haven’t Had a Bad Day Since: From the Streets...
In Defense of Alabama
By SEAN DIETRICH I have here an email from a man who shall remain anonymous. He says: “Sean, you cannot be serious about moving to Birmingham,...
The Wee Small Hours
By WENDY HODGE Alexander McCall Smith wrote “At night we are all strangers, even to ourselves.” Tonight I am relearning the truth in that. I have...
Remembering A Soldier’s Love Letters For Valentine’s Day
By Ann Cipperly On Valentine’s Day, what better way to express love than with a homemade confection accompanied by a card or note with caring...
Making the Grade: Savanh Thai Kitchen
By Stacey Patton Wallace Although it doesn’t seem possible, this is my 52nd restaurant review, which I’ve written for The Observer. The old adage is...
Knowing Christ Part 3
By BRUCE GREENTeaching Minister at 10th Street Church of Christin Opelika This is the last part of a three-part series from Philippians 3:7-11 on...
Why I Have Read the Same Devotional Book for 60 Years
By WALTER ALBRITTON I held it in my hands and wondered why I have kept reading this little book for the past 60 years. It is not a classic like...