Politics Articles

Inside the Statehouse

Big Jim: “Just spell my name right!” OPINION — Alabama has never had a more colorful governor than Big Jim Folsom. He also was a brilliant politician who understood the importance of name identification. My ninth-grade civics teacher was Miss Mary Lamb. She had taught...

Tuberville Announces Service Academy Information Sessions with Alabama Delegation

CONTRIBUTED BY THE OFFICE OF SEN. TOMMY TUBERVILLE OPELIKA  — Last week U.S. Sen.Tommy Tuberville announced that his office will be leading informational sessions about the application process for U.S. Service Academies throughout the month of August in...

Newspaper Obituaries for Pets: A Dead Issue, or Not

OPINION — As a 20-year-old copyboy at a large newspaper in 1977-1980, one of my unofficial jobs was ensuring the 70-something photo editor would not forget to put obituary photos back in the file to be given to the sender. A non-glamorous job for sure, but I found it...

WARNING: Colleges Better Stock Narcan By Fall Semester

Ignoring the Epidemic Could Lead to Wrongful Death Liability CONTRIBUTED TOTHE OBSERVER OPINION — During 2022 a staggering 110,236 Americans — an average of 300 a day, or one every five minutes — was killed by a drug overdose; an ever growing number of unnecessary...
Man of Many Firsts

Man of Many Firsts

BY HANNAH LESTER HLESTER@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM AUBURN — Michael Floyd is man of many firsts. Floyd is a first-generation college student, one of the...

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NAACP Holds Town Hall Meeting

NAACP Holds Town Hall Meeting

BY SAM DICHIARA THE OBSERVER LEE COUNTY — The Lee County branch of the NAACP held a community and law enforcement town hall discussion on Friday,...

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Inside the Statehouse

Inside the Statehouse

Congressional Delegation Garnered Good Committee Assignments OPINION — For the past several decades, Alabama’s power has been centered around the...

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