by The Observer Staff | Dec 20, 2016 | Column
By Ann Cipperly With spacious rooms featuring heart pine floors, oak mantels and a staircase gleaming with the patina of age, the 1900 historic home of Annette and Terry Andrus is a stunning setting for entertaining and celebrating Christmas. While Annette cooks...
by The Observer Staff | Dec 20, 2016 | Column, Politics, Steve Flowers
By Steve Flowers Historically speaking, Alabamians have been more interested in the governor’s race than presidential politics. For years, from 1876 to 1964, we were a totally Democratic state, more so out of tradition than philosophically. The hatred for the radical...
by The Observer Staff | Dec 20, 2016 | Column
There are a few places I try to stay away from, depending on the day or the time of year. For example, I try to stay away from Kroger on Senior Citizen Discount Day. If I ever forget which day it is, I’m quickly reminded when I pull up and half the parking lot is...
by The Observer Staff | Dec 20, 2016 | Column
In my last column, I told about some Christmas time vacations in the Bahamas and the Caribbean. This week I’ll tell about some of the other places we’ve visited. One was to a resort in Costa Rica, on the Pacific side near Liberia and not far south of...
by The Observer Staff | Dec 20, 2016 | Community
By Morgan Bryce Staff Reporter A little more than a year ago, Ashlyn Morgan was a mere fan of The Great American Baking Show, but the 24-year old Opelika native was one of 10 bakers that competed in the show’s second season to become “America’s Best Amateur Baker.”...
