by The Observer Staff | Feb 10, 2012 | Education
Written by Elizabeth Patton Student Writer Trinity student Sara Caitlin Godwin represented Lee County in the Distinguished Young Women of Alabama competition, formerly known as Junior Miss. Godwin, a senior at Trinity, performed a self-taught “Charlie Brown” piano...
by The Observer Staff | Feb 3, 2012 | Editorial Board, Opinions
Last week, we used an old, tried and true journalistic device: raising a question in a headline that we proceeded to answer, or at least attempted to answer, in the story. We thought we had succeeded, answering the question, “Is Opelika in a dangerous debt situation?”...
by The Observer Staff | Feb 3, 2012 | Politics
During Tuesday’s Patriots of Liberty Tea Party hosted probate judge forum, candidates Jon Chase and Bill English discussed numerous issues facing Lee County’s probate court office, volleying back and forth, clarifying their positions and offering questions to one...
by The Observer Staff | Feb 3, 2012 | Politics
In a move officials said will likely save Lee County taxpayers about $18,000 a year, the Lee County Commission on Monday rejected several bids for receptacle and disposal services. Instead, the group decided to use its own Environmental Services team for disposal at...
by The Observer Staff | Feb 3, 2012 | Column
This might be another one of those columns that could get me potentially bounced from the Southern Baptist faith, but I continue nevertheless. Growing up, I participated in the Bible Drill program, a competition-based activity for children in which Bible verses were...