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Local Players on Prestigious Short List 

OPELIKA — The Alabama Sports Writers Association (ASWA) last week announced three finalists in each classification for "Back of Year" and "Lineman of Year" in the Alabama Independent School Association (AISA). Locally, Lee-Scott's (LSA) George Meyers (senior) was...

Inside the Statehouse

Richard Shelby Coming Home  OPINION — Our iconic senior United States senator, Richard Shelby, will walk out of the Senate chambers in Washington, D.C., next week and come home to retirement in Tuscaloosa. History will reveal Shelby as Alabama’s greatest U.S....

‘Goblin Mode’ and More Words of the Year 2022: Part One

OPINION — Bryan Garner, editor of Black’s Law Dictionary, writes about words in National Review. Pamela Paul, editor of NYT Book Review, is surrounded by words to read by deadline. Even actor and comedian Will Ferrell has a good quote on words. “Sometimes, I use big...

No Morning Like It

RELIGION — Christmas morning! There’s no morning like it. Excitement abounds. Unlike most mornings, little children bounce eagerly out of bed, and often before sunrise! Mom and Dad are usually not bright-eyed like the kids. Many times, my wife and I stayed up past...
The Heavy Heart of Hate

The Heavy Heart of Hate

By BRUCE GREENTeaching Minister at 10th Street Church of Christin Opelika While we might be challenged in several ways to understand and appreciate...

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The Opry

The Opry

By SEAN DIETRICH Iremember going to see the Grand Ole Opry as a boy. My father drove through the busy city of Nashville. I was five, he was...

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