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Congressional Delegation Reelected in November OPINION — Our Alabama congressional delegation will all be reelected next month, as usual. We are no different than any other state when it comes to the incumbency advantage of being in Congress. When someone is elected...

October Celebrates National Book Month

Before October flies by, I wanted to review and remind the readers that this month is National Book Month. I know we have so many modern ways of reading stories, but nothing takes the place of a good book. I look forward to reading books every Tuesday to early...

Alabama

By SEAN DIETRICH Sunrise in middle Tennessee. It was four in the morning. I left my hotel early to get on the road. I had a long way to go. There was a light dusting of frost on the Smoky Mountains. I could see my breath. I turned on the radio and found a station...

OHS ON PLAYOFF FRINGES

OPELIKA — Opelika hosted region foe Enterprise (EHS) at Bulldog Stadium last Friday night. First-year Enterprise head coach Ben Blackmon returned to Opelika (OHS), where he started his coaching career as an assistant under then-coach Spence McCracken. Blackmon's...
Inside the Statehouse

Inside the Statehouse

Some Legislative Issues By Steve Flowers The 2020 legislative regular session is wrapping up. After this week’s two-days of meeting days, only one...

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Inside the Statehouse

Inside the Statehouse

Who Are the Nine People Who Sit on Our State Supreme Court? By Steve Flowers This week allow me to share with you a sketch of the men and women who...

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The quiet gift is the most powerful gift

I Can See Clearly Now

By Beth Pinyerd “There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens.” Ecclesiastes 3:1. I am so thankful for the...

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Paul, Gentleness and Gender

Paul, Gentleness and Gender

By Bruce Green Teaching Minister at 10th Street Church of Christin Opelika When Paul wants to talk about their gentleness among the Thessalonians he...

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Nothing Like It

Nothing Like It

By WENDY HODGE Yesterday I went to the local public library. For a middle-aged lady, I get way too excited about these trips. But honestly, how can...

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