by The Observer Staff | Feb 9, 2023 | Steve Flowers
Alabama Making Strides in Broadband Expansion OPINION — If you took a nighttime plane ride across much of the rural South in the early 1900s, you would see nothing but darkness on the ground below because electricity at the time was centered mainly around highly...
by The Observer Staff | Feb 9, 2023 | Greg Markley
OPINION — Many have heard the quote by Benjamin Franklin, a Founding Father. But the setting for his saying, “Nothing is certain but death and taxes,” has seldom been noted. Franklin said that quote (in French) to a friend in a 1789 letter he sent to France. It...
by The Observer Staff | Feb 9, 2023 | Community, Politics
CONTRIBUTED BYPATSY BOYD PARKER LEE COUNTY — Patsy Boyd Parker, outgoing chair of the Lee County Democratic Party’s Executive Committee, invites additional members to the board. Individuals interested in applying for membership should phone one of the following...
by The Observer Staff | Feb 9, 2023 | Community, Education, Featured
BY WIL CREWS SPORTSCREWS@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM LEE COUNTY — Automated External Defibrillators, more commonly referred to as AEDs, provide a necessary resource to people, families, organizations and communities. While the average response time for Emergency Medical...
by The Observer Staff | Feb 9, 2023 | Community, Politics
CONTRIBUTED BY ALABAMA HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION ALABAMA — Hospital margins in Alabama have dropped 79% since the start of the pandemic, despite receiving financial assistance directly from the federal government and federal funds distributed through the state. Currently,...
