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Altar Call | Handling the agony of regrets

BY WALT ALBRITTON OPINION — Ninety-three and counting — enough time to amass a long list of regrets. But my list is short, because the Lord has shown me how to handle my shame and regrets. To regret something that happened, or didn’t happen, is a common experience....

On the Mark | After weeks of prep, Bulldogs are ready to take the field

BY D MARK MITCHELL OPINION — Excitement is building in Opelika as the Bulldogs gear up for their season opener against the Benjamin Russell Wildcats this Friday night.Head Coach Bryan Moore joined my local radio show “On the Mark” on FOX Sports the Game, to share...

Making the Grade | Beignets & Brew

BY STACEY WALLACE OPINION — Way back in 1992, when I was beginning my third year of teaching in LaGrange, I met a young woman named Ashley. She had begun substitute teaching at Lee’s Crossing Middle School, where I was teaching sixth grade language arts.In 1989,...

Sean of the South | See Rock City Barns

OPINION — Interstate 59 shot past our windows like a streak of pigeon excrement on a commercial airline windshield. We crossed into Tennessee, heading northward to New Jersey. The radio played Jerry Reed. And I was busy counting barns.A barn in the distance. Overgrown...