by The Observer Staff | Dec 22, 2023 | Politics
BY JAMES PATTERSONCONTRIBUTED TO THE OBSERVER OPINION —In the 1970s, I was an undergraduate at Auburn University when President Gerald R. Ford announced that he would campaign for the GOP Presidential nomination. I joined the Ford campaign on campus and in greater Lee...
by The Observer Staff | Dec 22, 2023 | Politics
BY MICHELLE KEY | PUBLISHER | MICHELLE@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM BY HANNAH GOLDFINGERHGOLDFINGER@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM AUBURN — Fun is coming to the Lake Wilmore Community Center.Two items related to the up-and-coming Lake Wilmore Community Center were approved at the Auburn...
by The Observer Staff | Dec 22, 2023 | Column, Greg Markley
BY GREG MARKLEY OPINION — This is my fifth annual column surveying Oxford Words of the Year. This year, I salute the memory of William “Bill” Safire, legendary word maven for The New York Times. On weekdays, many Times readers might shrug at his traditional...
by The Observer Staff | Dec 22, 2023 | Column, Steve Flowers
BY STEVE FLOWERS OPINION — As Christmas approaches, Alabama’s Sen. Katie Britt prepares to mark one year in office. Those of us who have known her since before she was elected to the Senate knew she would be successful, but we could not have imagined the...
by The Observer Staff | Dec 22, 2023 | Column, D. Mark Mitchell
BY D. MARK MITCHELL BY D. MARK MITCHELL OPINION —The Alabama High School Athletic Association (AHSAA) Central Board of Control held its board meeting to approve the seven-classisification system for the 2024-25 and 2025-26 school years. The seven-class system began in...
