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Anxiety and Faith: Part One

By BRUCE GREEN RELIGION — Anxiety is a serious issue in our world today. In this five-part series, we’ll explore this problem, as well as the difference faith in God can make.) “Monk” aired from 2001 to 2009. It not only achieved, but surpassed the requisite 100...

Faith Matters

By WALTER ALBRITTON RELIGION — Life is impossible without faith. We cannot survive without it. We must have faith in ourselves, faith in the people with whom we live and work and especially faith in God. That’s why every Sunday, our congregation recites together the...

Libertarians Get A Bigger Profile After Ballot Access Granted

OPINION — BY GREG MARKLEY Ballot access means not “crashing the gates” but being a factor in state elections. Libertarians often vote with the GOP, but now they can proudly pull the level for candidates in their own party. Although close races between Democrats and...

Grateful For Young Helping Hands

Beth Pinyerd, Classroom Observer As we enter this season of November, in which we can celebrate the whole season in gratitude, I drive down the streets of Opelika and out in the county and am awed by the beautiful autumn colors this year. It will take your breath...
Reflections of Summer Joys

Reflections of Summer Joys

By Beth Pinyerd “There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens.” Ecclesiastes 3:1. This coming Monday, we...

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Mountains and Models

Mountains and Models

By Bruce Green Teaching Minister at 10th Street Church of Christin Opelika When most of us see a mountain range, our eyes are instinctively drawn to...

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Summer Camp Part I

Summer Camp Part I

By WENDY HODGE It is 7:15 a.m. when I begin my fervent prayer for AC. My van is old, and it’s a crap shoot every time I crank the engine. So far...

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Andy

Andy

By SEAN DIETRICH Early evening. My mother-in-law (Mother Mary) and I are watching the Andy Griffith Show. We are whistling along with the opening...

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Summer Camp Part I

Fix You

By WENDY HODGE My son hugged me yesterday. There aren’t words to tell you how monumental that was. There has been a distance between us that I was...

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