By GREG MARKLEY ‘To all the rescue cats I have loved before’ July 10 marked my second anniversary of having this weekly column. It is mainly about...
On Pets, Not Politics
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Column Articles
I Still Remember
By WENDY HODGE The other night, I dreamed of my friend, Denise. She was a funny, comfortable kind of friend who encouraged me and kept me laughing....
Farm-To-Table Produce Provides Nutritious, Flavorful Sides
By Ann Cipperly When I was growing up in Opelika, July was a slow, easy-going month with shelling peas on the front porch or under the Chinaberry...
Making the Grade: On the Road to Gadsden and Huntsville
Stacey Patton Wallace A few weeks ago, my husband Mike and I went on our second trip since September 2019. This time, we traveled to Huntsville,...
Running Life’s Greatest Race
By ALBRITTON I remember vividly my flight into Nome, Alaska. After flying from Mobile to Chicago, I had enjoyed a pleasant Delta ride into...
Noise Reduction
BRUCE GREENTeaching Minister at 10th Street Church of Christin Opelika There’s background noise (think of the gentle lapping of the ocean or a...
Opelika Falls in Dixie Youth Baseball State Tournament
ON THE MARKD. MARK MITCHELL The Dixie Boys State tournament ended late Sunday at Opelika's West Ridge Park. Dothan all-stars won the Junior Dixie...
Inside the Statehouse
By Steve Flowers The Story of Charles Henderson, Alabama’s 35th Governor and One of the State’s Greatest Philanthropists Since I hail from Troy,...
Mamas
By SEAN DIETRICH I watched one of those TV award shows last night. You know the kind I mean. The award ceremonies where celebrities you’ve never...