by The Observer Staff | Jun 13, 2017 | Column, Steve Flowers
Those of us who follow Alabama politics had circled June 6, 2017 as the beginning of the 2018 governor’s race. However, we did not foresee Donald Trump’s election as President in November and the subsequent appointment of our U.S. Senator, Jeff Sessions, as his...
by The Observer Staff | Jun 13, 2017 | Ann Cipperly, Column
By Ann Cipperly On a raining afternoon, Fara and Jamie Flick’s daughter Madeleine is happily playing with a colorful rope she made as one of her arts and crafts projects. The 8-year-old is the delight of her parents. Jamie is looking forward to Father’s Day when he...
by The Observer Staff | Jun 13, 2017 | Letter to the Editor, Opinions
Dear Editor: I read with interest your report in the May 31 issue of the Observer concerning Flags for Vets. I already have a flag pole but the lanyard was badly frayed and needed to be replaced. I contacted the founder of Flags for Vets, Jamie Popwell and told him...
by The Observer Staff | Jun 13, 2017 | Letter to the Editor, Opinions
Dear Editor, Archimedes said, “Give me a lever long enough and a fulcrum on which to place it, and I can move the world.” We have the lever and fulcrum that can save the world. We just need to start using it. The threat is global warming. The Paris Climate Agreement...
by The Observer Staff | Jun 13, 2017 | Obituaries
Faith Ana Blackmon A baby girl was born in Kazanlak, Bulgaria on December 19, 2007. We do not know this special child’s natural parents or any of her family in Bulgaria. We do not know the circumstances of how she came to the Home for Medical and Social Care for...
