by The Observer Staff | Feb 8, 2013 | Sports
OHS Teams In The Post Season Opelika varsity girls and boys basketball teams and the wrestling team start the post season. Wrestling The 6A Sectional wrestling tournament will start today and end tomorrow, Saturday, in Prattville. The top four wrestlers in each...
by The Observer Staff | Feb 8, 2013 | Uncategorized
Field herpetology is not an exact science, even when practiced by actual scientists (just ask Bob Mount). Its truest practitioners showcase a faith unseen in even the more exuberant ecclesiastical congregations – that is, if they show up in a place where...
by The Observer Staff | Feb 8, 2013 | Column
The decisions we make today have a direct impact on our tomorrow. Most of us older individuals understand this, although many of us didn’t quite grasp the concept when we were younger. In the summer of 1991, I was driving back to my duplex one evening after work when...
by The Observer Staff | Feb 8, 2013 | Column
One reader has suggested that I write about some of the fundamentals that cause problems for young writers. It was suggested that I discuss the rules for lay and lie. Consider this about lay and lie from The Associated Press Stylebook: The action word is lay. It...
by The Observer Staff | Feb 8, 2013 | Column
Attention: ornithophiles (bird lovers), felinophiles (cat lovers), and Bobbie Yeo, Lee County Humane Society director. An article in The New York Times (Jan. 29) captioned “That Cuddly Kitty is Deadlier Than You Think” contains some startling information on the...