by The Observer Staff | Jul 19, 2023 | Community, Featured, Politics
BY HANNAH GOLDFINGER HGOLDFINGER@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM AUBURN — Following the regularly scheduled items at the Tuesday night Auburn City Council meeting, and before thecitizens’ open forum began, Auburn Mayor Ron Anders issued a statement to the council and city....
by The Observer Staff | Jul 19, 2023 | Community, Featured, Politics
BY MICHELLE KEY MICHELLE@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM OPELIKA — Having been tabled for several weeks, the Opelika City Council voted Tuesday night to reinstate a proposed ordinance involving the rezoning of nearly 15 acres of land located at Gateway Drive and Interstate 85....
by The Observer Staff | Jul 19, 2023 | Column, Greg Markley
OPINION — Maybe 10 years ago, I bought an old copy of “Not So Wild a Dream.” I knew about Eric Sevaraid’s 1946 book on his life growing up in North Dakota and Minnesota and his travels as a young journalist. Knowing of his eloquent commentaries on CBS in the 1960s and...
by The Observer Staff | Jul 19, 2023 | Editorial Board, Opinions
CONTRIBUTED BY LIBERTARIAN PARTY OF ALABAMA ALABAMA — The recent landmark Supreme Court decision addressing racial gerrymandering has brought Alabama’s historic voter suppression practices to the forefront. The ruling not only exposed contemporary issues related...
by The Observer Staff | Jul 19, 2023 | Editorial Board, Opinions
OPINION — I had a discussion with a pastor recently about the weight of culture being pressed down upon our kids. At every turn it seems that kids are being led to values, lifestyles and decisions that are in direct contrast to what parents want for their child. In...
