by The Observer Staff | Aug 30, 2012 | Column
Part of the fun of bringing your new dog or puppy home is naming him. The choice of name is important, as you’ll be using it for years to come. Unlike a human child, you don’t have to worry about damaging his ego by giving him a ridiculous name. However, your choice...
by The Observer Staff | Aug 30, 2012 | Column
Sad day at the Circus, another furry friend left us. I have spoken of Willa, “the wandering dog” on occasion. She was the little rescue who helped me over the trauma of my first son leaving for Africa, then a mystery illness and the death of two beloved family...
by The Observer Staff | Aug 24, 2012 | Editorial Board, Opinions
We’d like to take this opportunity to once again welcome the widely-respected Bob Sanders to our family of columnists here at the Opelika Observer. We think he fits in far better with our local columnists than he ever did getting edited to death by the daily paper...
by The Observer Staff | Aug 24, 2012 | Column
Last week, our own local elected member of the Alabama House of Representatives, Speaker Mike Hubbard (R-Auburn), announced the creation of a new group to help craft the state GOP’s legislative direction for the upcoming session: the Commission on the Protection of...
by The Observer Staff | Aug 17, 2012 | Sports
By D. Mark Mitchell Sports Editor OHS Construction Report and Review The front parking lot at OHS is now paved and numbered. Construction continues on the south side of the school. This includes the area next to the old gym, cafeteria, half of Main Street and the last...