by The Observer Staff | Dec 13, 2023 | Column, Steve Flowers
OPINION — In my 2015 book, Of Goats and Governors: Six Decades of Colorful Alabama Political Stories, I have a chapter entitled “Alabama’s Three Greatest Senators.” I chronicle the lives and accomplishments of Richard Shelby, Lister Hill and John Sparkman. Last week...
by The Observer Staff | Dec 13, 2023 | Beth Pinyerd, Column
BY BETH PINYERD OPINION — Over the past few weeks in preschools throughout the community, children have been joyfully singing in the Christmas season. I know personally in reading to preschoolers, who have been in this world for just a few months or a few years, they...
by The Observer Staff | Dec 13, 2023 | Column, D. Mark Mitchell
BY D. MARK MITCHELL OPINION — WRESTLINGOpelika’s wrestling team participated in the Swede Umbach Wrestling Tournament at Auburn High School last weekend. OHS finished third, behind Hewett-Trussville and Tallassee.The following are the weight classes, names,...
by The Observer Staff | Dec 13, 2023 | Bruce Green, Column
BY BRUCE GREEN OPINION —Daniel receives his vision of chapter 8 in 550 B.C. In his vision, he is in the “citadel of Susa” — the capital of the Medo-Persian kingdom (see Esther 1:1-3). He sees a ram with two horns, with one horn longer than the other. He is told later...
by The Observer Staff | Dec 13, 2023 | Column, Walt Albritton
BY WALT ALBRITTON OPINION —Robert Frost famously said, “The reason worry kills more people than work is that more people worry than work.”So, if worrying can kill us, it will not be a waste of time to reflect on the nature of worry and decide to stop worrying before...
