By GREG MARKLEY Opelika native Tim James, son of two-time governor Fob, ran for governor unsuccessfully in 2002 and missed the runoff in 2010 by a...
‘They Think There are 50 genders’ — Evaluating New Campaign Ads
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Column Articles
Continental Breakfast
By SEAN DIETRICH The old man in the crowded hotel dining room was wearing dual hearing aids. He smiled and greeted me with a voice that was loud...
Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day With Irish Inspired Dishes
By Ann Cipperly This year, whether you are Irish or not, treat your family to a meal featuring dishes inspired from the Emerald Isle of Ireland on...
Making the Grade: Ariccia Cucina Italiana
By STACEYPATTON WALLACE Back when I was a young girl growing up in Alexander City (“Eleck” City to the locals), Barbara Patton, my Mama, was an...
OHS Completes Busy Week
ON THE MARKD. MARK MITCHELL The Opelika High School girls’ and boys’ soccer teams swept Russell County in Seale, Alabama, last week. The boys won...
The Joy of Nature
By Beth Pinyerd Happy Spring Break to the children, families and educators of Lee County. Our communities offer us a gift of beautiful nature...
Inside the Statehouse
By Steve Flowers Incumbency Prevails in Secondary Constitutional Offices Incumbency is a potent, powerful, inherent advantage in politics. That fact...
Sarah Palin Loses Defamation Case But Tweaks NY Times
By GREG MARKLEY In the mid-1970s, American Express ran TV ads where someone faced the camera and asked “Do you know me?” Twelve years after U.S....
Thin Mints
By SEAN DIETRICH The two girls knocked on my door. They wore Kelly green berets and green vests. I greeted them. The two Girl Scouts went through...