by The Observer Staff | Jun 2, 2026 | Column, Sean Dietrich
OPINION —I’m supposed to be eating complimentary hotel-breakfast, but I’m in line behind a girl’s softball team.The dining room is nothing but long-hair, red ribbons, glitter makeup and striped softball socks.“They’re here for softball camp,” says one mother. “And...
by The Observer Staff | Jun 2, 2026 | Column, D. Mark Mitchell
OPINION — The Opelika High School athletic department settled into a rare quiet last week as the school year officially ended. The first week of summer is traditionally a brief pause for coaches and players to recharge before the grind of offseason preparation...
by The Observer Staff | Jun 2, 2026 | Column
OPINION —“If I finish my vegetables, I get dessert,” says Caleb, 8. “But Jesus didn’t get dessert. He got a spear in his side.”Caleb’s comparison might sound humorous, but it reminds us that when Jesus said, “It is finished,” on the cross (John 19:30), he wasn’t...
by The Observer Staff | Jun 2, 2026 | Column, Walt Albritton
OPINION —The world loves to honor those rare individuals who accomplish great things. Ted Turner developed a remarkable baseball business in Atlanta. Oral Roberts built a fine university in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Frank Lloyd Wright designed Fallingwater, a residential...
by The Observer Staff | Jun 2, 2026 | Column
OPINION — According to findings released in 2025 by both the American Psychological Association and the U.S. Surgeon General’s Office, nearly six out of every 10 adults report feeling lonely, isolated or disconnected from others. Chances are, as you read these words,...
