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Inside the Statehouse

by | Jul 13, 2016 | Column, Politics, Steve Flowers

by Steve Flowers As if we have not been inundated enough with politics this year, hold on to your seats. Over the next few weeks that is all you will hear, read or see. The Republican Convention is set for July 18-22 in Cleveland and the Democratic Convention will...

Favorite movies

by | Jul 13, 2016 | Column

by Bob Sanders From time to time we take a look at favorite movies. I long ago gave up trying to list a Top Ten or a Top 15 or Top whatever. These are some “must see” movies that I watch for on my old TV set. I have concluded that “Jaws” is really a great movie, not...

After the fourth

by | Jul 13, 2016 | Column

by Hardy Jackson Back in 1988, I wrote a piece for the Atlanta Constitution and without knowing it, set out on a journey that nearly a quarter of a century later, resulted in The Rise and Decline of the Redneck Riviera. In that book I chronicled the changes that...

OHS cheer squad dominates competition

by | Jul 13, 2016 | Column, Sports

by D. Mark Mitchell OPELIKA CHEERLEADERS Cheerleader Coach Brandy Edwards took the OHS cheerleaders to UCA Cheer Camp at Auburn University. The UCA Cheer Camp is held yearly for high school cheerleading squads to compete against other high school cheer teams across...