Column Articles

Mama

By SEAN DIETRICH They called her Mama. Everyone at Waffle House knew her that way. Few knew her real name. To them, she was “Mama.” “She was everyone’s mother,” said the Waffle House cook, standing over a flat-top stove. The older woman was cooking my eggs,...

A Conversation Worth Having

By SAM DICHIARA You’ve either experienced it yourself or at least heard of it: Your family is gathered around a table for Thanksgiving dinner when your uncle says something like, “Liberals are just socialists!” And your aunt fires back, “Oh yeah? Well conservatives...

Making the Grade: The Flying Biscuit Café

By STACEY PATTON WALLACE Many changes have come about in education in the last few decades. One class that has fallen by the wayside is home economics, or "home ec." When Mike and I taught at Long Cane Middle School in LaGrange, Georgia, home ec was an exploratory or...

Dietrich Dazzles at Opelika Public Library

BY WIL CREWS SPORTSCREWS@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM OPELIKA — A large crowd gathered at the Opelika Public Library last Thursday night to see acclaimed columnist and novelist, Sean Dietrich. Known for his commentary on living in the South, Dietrich, commonly referred to as...
The Holiday Spirit

The Holiday Spirit

By SEAN DIETRICH I pushed open the door to the rural restaurant and the little bell above the door jingled. I had been on the road since six that...

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Boys and Girls

Boys and Girls

By WENDY HODGE My dad used a term as far back as I can remember ... "passive soldier.” The way he said it sounded like a curse word to my young...

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I’m Ready

I’m Ready

By BRADLEY ROBERTSON Thursday, Nov. 11, was my 41st birthday. Hallelujah! Another year of life has passed and another awaits me on Earth. I believe...

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Making the Grade: Twice Baked

Making the Grade: Twice Baked

By Stacey Patton Wallace As I’ve mentioned several times before in this column, I absolutely LOVE dining in downtown Opelika. I’m so glad that...

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Oneness In Marriage

Oneness In Marriage

By BRUCE GREENTeaching Minister at 10th Street Church of Christin Opelika Creation truths are those truths directly connected with God bringing the...

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Oh, That’s Good!

Oh, That’s Good!

By WALTER ALBRITTON A man told me that finally he had decided to read the Bible – from Genesis through Revelation. “But pray for me,” he said;...

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Survive & Advance

Survive & Advance

ON THE MARKD. MARK MITCHELL The Opelika High School football team (9-3) defeated the Spanish Fort Toros, 28-14, last Friday in the second round of...

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